Opera
Nicholas McBryde: Arts Festival Dunedin
Arts Festival Dunedin is back with a new name and a fresh focus. Director Nicholas McBryde talks about the festival's changes and upcoming events. Audio
Warwick Fyfe: Australian Baritone
Australian baritone starring in NZ Opera's production of Don Giovanni. Audio
Philip Rhodes and Frances Wilson
Auckland Opera Studio starring tenor and producer of the upcoming staging of Lucia di Lammermoor. Audio
Jacqueline Coates & Tecwyn Evans: 'This Other Eden'
Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie's latest opera 'This Other Eden' is based on Michelanne Foster's play of the same name, and centres on early New Zealand missionary Thomas Kendall and his interactions… Audio
Sol3 Mio: brio trio
Samoan brothers Pene and Amitai Pati and their cousin Moses Mackay whose self-titled debut CD was the biggest selling album in New Zealand in 2013. Audio
Claire Scholes: NZ Opera Review
Claire reviews last night's Auckland premiere of NZ Opera's Don Giovanni. Audio
Marlena Devoe and James Ioelu: Bel Canto prizewinners
The 2014 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Awards held in Sydney last weekend were dominated by New Zealand singers, with Auckland soprano Marlena Devoe winning first prize, and… Audio
Felipe Manu: NZ Opera Singer
NZ Opera Emerging Artist talks about current and upcoming projects. Audio
Margaret Medlyn: NZSM Head of Voice
Head of Classical Voice at the New Zealand School of Music previews A Night At The Opera. Audio
Richard Mantle: Opera North General Director
Opera North General Director talks about the Pettman Dare scholarship programme. Audio
Soprano Anna Leese talks about her role in 'Don Giovanni'
Anna has recently returned to our shores from her home in Italy to play the part of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. Audio
Playing Favourites with Rhona Fraser
Producer of small scale, intimate opera productions in Days Bay, whose latest production, Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. Audio
Wellington opera singer bound for London
Bianca Andrew is a 24-year-old mezzo soprano from Wellington who's been described as one of this country's most promising young singers. She is a finalist in the Lexus Song Quest tomorrow night, and… Audio
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson explore some of the operas of this prolific composer. Audio
Richard Strauss: Lion of Opera - Part Two
To mark the composer's 150th birthday, Thomas Hampson presents an appreciation of Strauss's genius in opera, with contributions from other acclaimed singers including Montserrat Caballé, Martha… Audio
Richard Strauss: Lion of Opera - Part One
To mark the composer's 150th birthday, Thomas Hampson presents an appreciation of Strauss's genius in opera, with contributions from other acclaimed singers including Montserrat Caballé, Martha… Audio
Christina Smith: dressing stages
Australian set and costume designer whose work for Verdi's La Traviata, can be seen in the upcoming NZ Opera production. Audio
GOLIJOV: A La Habana from Ainadamar
Oswaldo Golijov's opera Ainadamar explores the relationship between writer Federico Garcia Lorca and his muse, actress Margarita Xirgu, conjuring the poet's dramatic life and tragic death in front of… Audio
Carlo Bergonzi (1924-2014)
Roger Flury and Des Wilson look back at the career of the great Italian tenor who as a young man had to choose between cheese-making and opera. Audio
Len Lye The Opera
Tim Dodd goes behind the scenes to talk to the creative team at the premiere season of Eve de Castro-Robinson's and Roger Horrocks's opera based on the life of the New Zealand artist. Audio
