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2022 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final, Part Two
Lexus Song Quest 2022 Grand Final - Part Two Audio
Teddy Tahu Rhodes: staying sincere to the music
The Lexus Song Quest 2022 judge talks with Clarissa Dunn about his singing career following his first prize win in the 1991 contest, and how a comment from the judge has stayed with him and held true… Audio
2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 2
Finding the opera voices of tomorrow, here is RNZ Concert's recording of the second of two semi-finals for the Lexus Song Quest 2022. Sopranos Katherine Winitana, Patricia Westley and Tayla Alexander… Audio
VERDI: Il Trovatore, Act 4
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert for 2022, performed in the Auckland Town Hall, 16 July 2022. Audio
VERDI: Il Trovatore, Act 3
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert for 2022, performed in the Auckland Town Hall, 16 July 2022. Audio
VERDI: Il Trovatore, Act 2
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert for 2022, performed in the Auckland Town Hall, 16 July 2022. Audio
VERDI: Il Trovatore, Act 1
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert for 2022, performed in the Auckland Town Hall, 16 July 2022. Audio
2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1, Part Two: Arias
2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1, Part Two: Arias Audio
2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1, Part One: Songs/Lieder
2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1, Part One: Songs/Lieder Audio
Judging the Lexus Song Quest
New Zealand bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes talks with Clarissa Dunn about what he’ll be looking for as the adjudicator of this year’s Lexus Song Quest. Audio
Music Alive: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Verdi Requiem
The Auckland Philharmonia performs Verdi’s Requiem - epic in scale and a thrilling journey of intense human emotion; sorrow, desire, anger, fear; as dramatic as any opera. Audio
VERDI: Requiem
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia with soloists Erica Grimaldi, Olesya Petrova, Gustavo Porta, and Petri Lindroos, and the Chorus of NZ Opera with members of Voices NZ and the Graduate Choir NZ… Audio
Pene Pati: I'm Listening To This
Sol3 Mio star Pene Pati has a lot on this plate at the moment, which is the way we like things on this segment. He's missing everyone back home on Mother's Day, especially his own mother, Juliette, to… Audio
Simon O'Neill on winning a Grammy for the Best Choral Performance
Originally from Ashburton, tenor Simon O'Neill has just won a Grammy as part of his performance in a rendition of Mahler's Symphony No.8 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Simon speaks to Jesse about the… Audio
RED! a new NZ opera for children
Gather the family for the story of Red. She's a girl with red red hair and she's off to see her Granny who lives in the woods. But she'll need reserves of cunning and strength to overcome the… Video, Audio
NZ Opera's plans for 2022
NZ Opera's had a 'mare of a year. Covid 19 of course disrupted the planned productions. There were high-profile departures from its board, not to mention social media scorn poured on a planned opera… Audio
Opera stars return home
Some of our best home-grown talent are back in the country, albeit briefly. Baritone Benson Wilson and soprano Claire Filer join a star-studded cast for the upcoming Opera Gala Concert. Audio
Imogen Thirlwall
Imogen Thirlwall is a NZ soprano who’s been based in Germany for the last few years. She’s back in the country to sing the role of Barbarina in NZ Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro. Audio
