New Zealand Opera - Auckland
29 March 2024

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Madama Butterfly

New Zealand Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Classic operatic romance a visual and musical joy
20 Apr 13 / New Zealand Herald
An elegant and emotional Butterfly
20 Apr 13 / National Business Review
An unsentimental but memorable Butterfly
19 Apr 13 / The Opera Critic
Simply put, this production is visually and musically fantastic
19 Apr 13 / Stuff
The Bartered Bride

NBR New Zealand Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Comic opera suffers in translation
15 Oct 12 / The Dominion Post
There is much to admire in Daniel Slater's The Bartered Bride
26 Sep 12 / New Zealand Herald
An evening of many pleasures
25 Sep 12 / The Opera Critic
Glorious voices soar above Czechoslovakian-set opera gloom
24 Sep 12 / National Business Review
The Bartered Bride
NBR New Zealand Opera's staging of Smetana's 1866 opera The Bartered Bride updates it to 1972, adds a circus and tosses in plenty of humour.
Rigoletto

NBR New Zealand Opera


No. of reviews: 6

A memorable night of theatre
11 Jun 12 / The Opera Critic
A world class performance Of love And hate
10 Jun 12 / Scoop
A theatrical experience on a scale unlikely to be found elsewhere in our city
9 Jun 12 / New Zealand Herald
Lindy Hume’s production transplanting Rigoletto to Berlusconi’s Italy is a must-see
31 May 12 / New Zealand Listener
Vocally superb, riveting theatre
22 May 12 / The Dominion Post
A mature and intelligent production
22 May 12 / National Business Review
Rigoletto: Power and corruption
A new production of Verdi's opera Rigoletto sets the tale of lust, murder and revenge in Silvio Berlusconi's contemporary Italy.
Hohepa

NBR New Zealand Opera


No. of reviews: 4

An act of faith for all concerned
20 Mar 12 / New Zealand Herald
Hohepa - a great but flawed opera
19 Mar 12 / National Business Review
Impressive blend of Maori and opera
16 Mar 12 / Stuff
New opera celebrates imprisoned Maori hero
16 Mar 12 / San Francisco Chronicle
Warrior's legend shapes operatic journey
A new opera, Hohepa, brings to life the story of a Maori transported to Tasmania for defending his people's land.
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News & Articles

New Zealand Opera appoints new General Director
Brad Cohen replaces a Helsinki-bound Thomas de Mallet Burgess as General Director of New Zealand Opera.
3 Apr 2023 / Limelight
The Unruly Tourists
An opera, a composer and a departing director.
31 Mar 2023 / Five Lines
NZ Opera receiving hate mail over repertoire choices
NZ Opera has taken serious flack—complete with hate mail—from New Zealand opera-goers for daring to veer away from the standard repertoire and providing a mix of classic and contemporary offerings.
28 Mar 2022 / OperaWire
‘Opera On The Harbour’ to debut on Auckland’s iconic waterfront
NZ Opera will present concert performances of the famous, crowd-pleasing musical Carousel in an open-air setting on the Auckland waterfront across three nights in February.
26 Oct 2021 / Scoop
Three NZ Opera board members resign
The three board members who resigned from NZ Opera last week have spoken out about their decision, hitting back at suggestions it was linked to a new performance based on the antics of a group of unruly tourists.
31 May 2021 / Radio New Zealand