Whakarangatirahia te oranga Ahurea o Aotearoa
Enriching the Cultural Life of Aotearoa
We are storytellers, advancing our national conversation by making great opera
By telling stories through the power of the human singing voice, New Zealand Opera exists to serve our communities, our artists, and our artform, ensuring a vibrant and sustainable presence for opera in New Zealand.
The four corners of our culture frame:
Mana Toi | Celebrating Aotearoa
We are storytellers, advancing our national conversation by making great opera. We respect and honour NZ artists and stories.
Mahitahi | Collaborative
We exist for, arise from, and work with our communities: Big Tent Opera | Doors Wide Open.
Manaakitanga | Connected
We are ground-up, not top-down. Community is our heart, audiences are our reason for being, artist development is our future.
Auahatanga | Distinctive
We continually ask ourselves: what can we do at NZO that no-one else is doing or can do?
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