Opera in Schools: Red!
Our 2026 toured work for Opera in Schools will be the vibrant children’s opera Red! by New Zealand composer Lucy Mulgan.
Archives: Operas
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Opera in Concert: Madama Butterfly
Operatic arias, te reo Māori and sublime vocal prowess blend together in this concert of treasured and popular waiata.
The Marriage of Figaro
Lindy Hume and Tracy Grant Lord’s sumptuous take on The Marriage of Figaro makes its very-long-awaited premiere in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Opera in the Park
Operatic arias, te reo Māori and sublime vocal prowess blend together in this concert of treasured and popular waiata.
Bluebeard’s Castle
New Zealand Opera and Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival present the return of the internationally acclaimed Theatre of Sound (UK) production of Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók).
Toiere
Operatic arias, te reo Māori and sublime vocal prowess blend together in this concert of treasured and popular waiata.
The Monster in the Maze
In this exciting community opera directed by Anapela Polataivao ONZM (Red White and Brass, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt), the myth of the minotaur will be told as never before.
La bohème
In the depths of an Italian winter, with the sun slowly setting on the 19th century, Giacomo Puccini premiered his fourth opera at Turin’s Teatro Regio. Today, just shy of 130 years later, that work continues to stand alone.
Mansfield Park
Following its Aotearoa debut as part of our 2024 season, we’re thrilled to announce the return of the Waterperry Opera Festival production of Jonathan Dove and Alasdair Middleton’s cult favourite Austen adaptation, Mansfield Park; back for its first ever shows in Te Waipounamu.