Upbeat for Tuesday 4 July 2017

1:40 PM.A complete reworking of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Jekyll & Hyde opens tonight at Auckland’s Basement Theatre. It has a uniquely kiwi twist – Mr Hyde is so evil that he punches the cleaning lady… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.1893 marked the first performance of Pucini’s Manon Lescaut, a fiery passionate interpretation of a novel by Abbé Prévost about a girl gone bad. It was Puccini’s first great success. Auckland… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Orchestra Wellington’s concert master Amalia Hall has only been in the role a short time, but she’s achieved a lot. This week she oversees the orchestra with Michael Houstoun as he performs a concerto… Read more Audio