What’s On
TOSCA
New Zealand Opera’s acclaimed 2015 production of Tosca is set to make its free-to-air television debut this Queen’s Birthday weekend. Filmed for cinema release, the production will air on TVNZ 1 on Sunday 31 May at 10am.
Eight Songs for a Mad King
Get outside the box of opera as you know it with this innovative indoor / outdoor staging at site specific venues in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Christchurch showing has been rescheduled late 2020. Sign up to our newsletter for updates.
The Marriage of Figaro
Power, privilege and forgiveness. UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this season has moved to 2021.
Semele
Fame and immortality. Mythology goes to church in this unique staging of Semele inside Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral.
10 – 19 September 2020
The Human Voice
A tale of love stripped back. The lies we tell to others and ourselves, an unflinching examination of the human condition in 45 minutes of drama you cannot look away from.
6 October – 6 November 2020
New Zealand Opera in Concert
Two special concerts featuring Beethoven and Fauré – Anniversaries in Song and Trouble and Strife – Stories in Song at St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington.
22 – 25 September 2020
Peter Grimes
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents Britten’s Peter Grimes, featuring The Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus.
9 October 2020