Opera
VERDI: Rigoletto
Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars as the melancholy hunchback Rigoletto in Verdi's dramatic opera, in this Met Encore performance from 2013.
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DONIZETTI: Maria Stuarda
Joyce DiDonato gives a sensational performance as Mary, Queen of Scots, in Donizetti’s bel canto drama, opposite Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth. Video
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Tenor Simon O'Neill still upbeat despite losing a year's work
Globally-acclaimed New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill had a whole year of work lined up around the world, and due to Covid-19 it is all on hold or cancelled, which means a complete loss of income. Audio
JANACEK: Káťa Kabanová
This opera was also largely inspired by Janáček's love for Kamila Stösslová and is dedicated to her.
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VERDI: Simon Boccanegra
Verdi's opera explores long-held secrets, treachery and the father-daughter relationship, in the majestic setting of Renaissance Genoa. Video
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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by the APO
The grandest of all grand operas, presented at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Opera in Concert" for 2018. Video, Audio
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LIVE VIDEO: APO Encore - Aida
Join us at 8.00pm for tonight's livestream video from Auckland Philharmonia & guests in a semi-staged performance of Verdi's 'Aida'.
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PUCCINI: Tosca
Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Video
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GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice
Mark Morris’s spirited take on the ancient Orpheus myth stars Jamie Barton as Orfeo, the grieving lover on a quest through the underworld. Video
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MASSENET: Werther
Werther is a melancholy poet troubled by his love for a married woman and his general disaffection with the world. Video
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ROSSINI: La Cenerentola
Rossini’s effervescent take on the Cinderella story returns, with rising star mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught in the title role and tenor sensation Javier Camarena as her Prince Charming. Video
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WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman
The two leading roles in this opera, the Dutchman and Senta, represent archetypes to which Wagner would return, in most of his later works: the 'otherworldly stranger' and the woman who sacrifices… Video
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LIVE VIDEO: APO Encore - Manon Lescaut
Join us online from 8pm for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and soloists performing Puccini's breakthrough opera Manon Lescaut.
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MOZART: Così fan tutte
The Met's production of Mozart's masterpiece updates the action to an amusement park inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s. Video
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HANDEL: Agrippina
'Agrippina' was originally set in Ancient Rome, but Sir David McVicar’s staging updates the action to the current day: an era in which sly posturing and sometimes-questionable tactics continue to… Video
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Jarod Holt is going up in the world
Singer Jarod Holt joins us to talk about making the move from baritone to tenor. Audio
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro
This opera gives us Mozart at the height of his powers setting a libretto of genius by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
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NZ vocal coach Andrew Crooks on self-isolation
New Zealand vocal coach Andrew Crooks is in self-isolation following a flight from the United States. He's using his time to figure out how best serve his American students by distance learning and… Audio
MASSENET: Manon
Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life. Video
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Peter Sellars: genre-defying director stages Canadian opera
Peter Sellars is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is professor at UCLA, where he teaches Art as Social… Audio