Verdi
Luisa Miller by Verdi
This heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love is a rarely performed gem from Verdi’s early period. Video
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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
An opera in four acts with libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare’s Othello
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VERDI: Il Trovatore
An opera in four acts, based on the play 'El Trovador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez Video
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Verdi's Aida
Premièred in the Cairo Opera House in 1871, this tragic love story is set in the time of the pharaohs when Egypt was at war with Ethiopia Video
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La Traviata - an opera in three acts based on the novel, La Dame aux Camélias
La Traviata, an opera in three acts based on the novel, La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias) by Alexandre Dumas Video
Verdi's Chance Meeting
John Drummond explores critical moments in the history of Western music when things might well have turned out differently. Verdi's chance meeting. In 1841 Verdi decided to compose no more. But a… Audio
An opera in disguise
Bach Musica is doubling in size to perform Verdi’s Requiem in Hamilton and Auckland this weekend. Often referred to as “an opera, in church clothing” the work has such dramatic intensity that soloists… Audio
Stuart Maunder: NZ Opera 2016 Season
NZ Opera General Director Stuart Maunder previews their 2016 productions, talent and designs. Audio
Simon Romanos: Great Sopranos
Simon looks at three of the finest operatic sopranos in history, all named Joan. Audio
Fabrizio Cassol: 'Macbeth'
Verdi's opera 'Macbeth' takes on new meaning in the production at the Auckland Arts Festival by South African director Brett Bailey. Composer Fabrizio Cassol talks to Eva about what changes he's made… Audio
Brett Bailey: Macbeth in the Congo
Director of South African performance company Third World Bunfight, whose latest production is a radical take on Verdi's opera Macbeth, set in modern-day Congo, and playing at the Auckland Arts… Audio
Stabat Mater
Brian Kay looks at settings of the Stabat Mater in this programme first broadcast as part of his Choral Connections series. Audio
