Puccini
Manon Lescaut - Act 2
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 14 July 2017 Audio
Manon Lescaut - Act 1
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 14 July 2017 Audio
Puccini’s “musically modern” Manon Lescaut
1893 marked the first performance of Pucini’s Manon Lescaut, a fiery passionate interpretation of a novel by Abbé Prévost about a girl gone bad. It was Puccini’s first great success. Auckland… Audio
Tobias Ringborg: Conductor
Swedish conductor Tobias Ringborg is in the country to conduct NZ Opera's season of 'Tosca'. Puccini's score is etched in Tobias' memory, he leads the orchestra, soloists and chorus without any music… Audio
Claire Scholes: Tosca Review
e reviews the opening-night performance of Puccini's 'Tosca' by NZ Opera. Audio
Simon Romanos: Great Sopranos
Simon looks at three of the finest operatic sopranos in history, all named Joan. Audio
Orla Boylan and Simon O'Neill: Tosca
Irish soprano Orla Boylan joins the New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill in NZ Opera's current production of Puccini's 'Tosca'. They take a break from rehearsals to tell Eva about the piece, its… Audio
Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly, set in Japan, had one of the most disastrous premieres in Italian operatic history, but the first version was certainly not the last. Michael Vinten looks into the… Audio
Francesco Pasqualetti: conductor
Italian conductor Francesco Pasqualetti is back in the country to lead NZ Opera's production of Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly'. He tells Eva about his special connection to Puccini. Audio
Playing Favourites with Rhona Fraser
Producer of small scale, intimate opera productions in Days Bay, whose latest production, Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. Audio
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Clarissa Dunn tells the story of the life and music of an Italian favourite - Giacomo Puccini. Audio