Soprano
Pene Pati: I'm Listening To This
Sol3 Mio star Pene Pati has a lot on this plate at the moment, which is the way we like things on this segment. He's missing everyone back home on Mother's Day, especially his own mother, Juliette, to… Audio
My Current Song: Dave Curtis, After All These Years
Singer-songwriter David Curtis was one of the youngest hit-makers that New Zealand has ever produced, having recorded the smash hit 'Wheel of Fortune' at the tender age of 13 in 1970. Fifty years on… Audio
Calling Home: Filipe Manu in London
Filipe Manu is a New Zealand-Tongan tenor who is currently based in London, where he is part of the Young Artist programme at the world-renowned Royal Opera House. He's Calling Home this morning. Audio
Calling Home: Owen Lindsay in Vienna
This week Owen Lindsay's calling home from Dublin, but his usual residence is in the Austrian capital of Vienna. He's the co-founder and director of Restless Ecstasy Theatre Company. Audio
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: encouraging the next generation
It's been nearly 50 years since Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's stellar career took off when she was cast as the Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro. Dame Kiri joined Jim Mora to talk about her… Video, Audio
Lisa Della Casa (1919-2012)
Tribute to soprano Lisa Della Casa by Roger Flury and Des Wilson. Video, Audio
Galina Vishnevskaya - A Tribute
Roger Flury and Des Wilson discuss the extraordinary life and career of the Russian soprano who survived childhood poverty, disease, the siege of Leningrad, political persecution and even exile to… Audio
Rodney Macann, Madison Nonoa and Stephen Diaz: Singers
Bass-baritone Rodney Macann has brought together a quartet of New Zealand's most talented young opera singers for a Rotary Wellington fundraising concert for the Wellington Free Ambulance. He… Audio
Dame Malvina Major calls it a day because of performance anxiety
Legendary New Zealand soprano Malvina Major has given her final professional performance. She tells Eva what she has planned for the next phase of her career. Audio
Renee Fleming: Soprano
Superstar soprano Renée Fleming is in the country for a one-off concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Judd. She tells Eva about her voice and her perspective on the music… 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
James Judd: Conductor
James Judd was Music Director with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra between 1997 and 2007. He's back this month, leading the orchestra in a nationwide tour, and conducting a gala evening with… Audio
Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010)
The extraordinary voice and career of the Australian soprano known as La Stupenda. Audio
Anne Sophie Duprels
We speak to Parisian soprano, the star of Madame Butterfly, Anne Sophie Duprels who is in Christchurch performing the emotionally taxing lead role of Cio-Cio San (Butterfly) Audio
Madison Nonoa: Christchurch Aria
The Dame Malvina Foundation Christchurch Aria is the first major vocal competition of the year. Eva speaks to the winner: soprano Madison Nonoa. Audio
Christine Goerke: Soprano
American dramatic soprano Christine Goerke is fast becoming one of the world's most in-demand singers. She's in back in the country for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Wagner Gala, alongside… Audio
Anna Hoetjes: Bach Magnificat
Soprano Anna Hoetjes joins the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the Consortia University of Canterbury Chamber Choir, and a host of soloists this weekend, for Bach's 'Magnificat'. She previews… Audio
Renata Scotto - A legend looks back, Part 2
Legendary Italian soprano looks back on her life, from her earliest memories as a young girl falling in love with opera, through her thriving career singing some of her most famously acclaimed roles… Audio
Renata Scotto - A legend looks back, Part 1
Legendary Italian soprano looks back on her life, from her earliest memories as a young girl falling in love with opera, through her thriving career singing some of her most famously acclaimed roles… Audio
Elizabeth Connell
Dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell talked with Christine Argyle in 2007. Audio