Anna Leese
NZSO - Requiem
A concert exploring the big questions of life and death through works by John Psathas, Richard Strauss and Mozart - composers who have all grappled with these universal themes in profound and… Audio
Dame Kiri & Friends - The Gala Concert
A spectacular gala concert drawn from our archives presented by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2006. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs with her long-time friend and colleague, Frederica von Stade, and… Audio
The Strangest of Angels
An opera that explores a fictional encounter between author Janet Frame and a psychiatric nurse at Seacliff Hospital near Dunedin. Audio
Music Alive: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Celebrate Christmas 2022
The Auckland Philharmonia presents its annual Christmas concert. For 2022, their guests are soprano Anna Leese, the Graduate Choir New Zealand and conductor Benjamin Bayl. Audio
Interview with Anna Leese and Kenneth Young
Anna Leese and Kenneth Young talk to Tim Dodd about their collaboration on the opera 'The Strangest of Angels'. Audio
Kenneth YOUNG: The Strangest of Angels
Performed by sopranos Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young, Ron Ball Studio, Christchurch, 12 & 13 August 2022. Audio
Interview with Anna Leese and Kenneth Young
Anna Leese and Kenneth Young talk with Tim Dodd about their collaboration on the opera 'The Strangest of Angels'. Audio
Wakatipu Music Festival: Leese, Cohen, De Pledge
Soprano Anna Leese, clarinetist Jonathan Cohen and pianist Stephen De Pledge at the Wakatipu Music Festival in Queenstown. Video, Audio
HANDEL Messiah – Parts Two & Three
Performed by Anna Leese (soprano), Sarah Court (mezzo), Frederick Jones (tenor), Robert Tucker (bass), The Tudor Consort, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New. Audio
HANDEL: Messiah – Part One
Performed by Anna Leese (soprano), Sarah Court (mezzo), Frederick Jones (tenor), Robert Tucker (bass), The Tudor Consort, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Audio
VERDI: Brindisi, from La Traviata
Performed by Anna Leese, Natasha Wilson, Kristin Darragh, Simon O'Neill, Amitai Pati, and Oliver Sewell with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of… Audio
VERDI: Un di se ben rammento - Bella figlia dell'amore, from Rigoletto
Performed by Anna Leese, Natasha Wilson, Kristin Darragh, Simon O'Neill, Amitai Pati, and Oliver Sewell with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of… Audio
VERDI: Gia nella notte densa, from Otello
Performed by Anna Leese and Simon O'Neill with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio
PUCCINI: Finale to Act I, La Bohème
Performed by Anna Leese and Amitai Pati with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio
GOUNOD: Nuit d'hymenee, from Romeo et Juliette
Performed by Anna Leese and Simon O'Neill with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio
Tales of passion and betrayal from the APO
The APO goes to the opera for their next concert, which features a stellar line-up of some of New Zealand's top opera singers. Audio
Gala Concert in the presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
NZ Opera stars Anna Leese, Pene Pati, James Ioelu, the NZ Opera Chorus, and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi present a Gala concert in the newly renamed Kiri Te… Audio
Three Kiwis Dame Kiri turned into stars
Tonight there’s a star-studded gala to celebrate the naming of the Kiri Te Kanawa theatre at the Aotea Centre. On stage are three performers whose lives have been touched by New Zealand’s greatest… Audio
A Baroque Easter - Part Two
Music for Easter by Bach and Handel performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and guests at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 April 2019. Audio
A Baroque Easter
Music for Easter by Bach and Handel performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and guests at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 April 2019. Audio
