Noon
Kuwait’s first Soprano brings Puccini to the Gulf; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra hires its first female music director and we mark the 3rd anniversary of Jack Body’s passing.
Jack Body Photo: Gareth Watkins / Lilburn Trust / Wallace Arts Trust
1pm Dame Gillian Whitehead is a true Icon
Dame Gillian Whitehead has been honoured with an Icon Award. The awards recognise New Zealand artists who contribute substantially to the country’s creative landscape. RNZ Concert presenter Nick Tipping had a special role at the awards evening and reports on who else has become an Icon.
Dame Gillian Whitehead Photo: Gareth Watkins / Lilburn Trust / Wallace Arts Trust
1.30pm Real life “great leaders” inspire new Kiwi comedy
Stalin, Pol Pot and Donald Trump are the inspiration behind Problems, a high energy, high anxiety Kiwi comedy. Written by Joe Musaphia and directed by Gavin Rutherford Problems opens this week at Circa. They talk to Zoë George about their fascination with the past, how to write comedy and what Monty Python has to do with it.
Photo: AFP
2pm
The Cleveland Orchestra is celebrating 100 year in business. We hear their recording of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder performed by soprano Measha Brueggergosman and conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.
Richard Wagner by Cäsar Willich Photo: Public Domain
