Let the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra strings sweep you away on a journey across the globe and into the past with pieces including Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, Bruckner’s String Quintet, Tchaikovsky’s Andante cantabile, Rautavaara’s Pelimannit, and Lilburn’s Diversions.
Experience the most famous love story of all time like never before, with Festival Opera. You’ll be swept away by the intoxicating French flair for romance in this classic retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Composer Charles Gounod brings seemingly effortless beauty and rousing anthems to this tale of two star-crossed lovers whose passionate romance unfolds amidst a […]
Experience the most famous love story of all time like never before, with Festival Opera. You’ll be swept away by the intoxicating French flair for romance in this classic retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Composer Charles Gounod brings seemingly effortless beauty and rousing anthems to this tale of two star-crossed lovers whose passionate romance unfolds amidst a […]
Experience the most famous love story of all time like never before, with Festival Opera. You’ll be swept away by the intoxicating French flair for romance in this classic retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Composer Charles Gounod brings seemingly effortless beauty and rousing anthems to this tale of two star-crossed lovers whose passionate romance unfolds amidst a […]
Festival Opera - Romeo and Juliet Experience the most famous love story of all time like never before, with Festival Opera. You’ll be swept away by the intoxicating French flair for romance in this classic retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Composer Charles Gounod brings seemingly effortless beauty and rousing anthems to this tale of two star-crossed lovers […]
JUST ANNOUNCED: Emma Watkins is boarding her Green Plane to New Zealand in December with her friends Elvin Melvin, BB Butterfly and Waffles The Wombat! One NZ presale: 10am Wednesday 27 Sep. Head to one.nz/musicGP On sale: 10am Friday 29 SepFor tickets and info lvntn.com/EmmaMemmaTixNz23
Follow the breadcrumbs this Christmas, and venture into the fantastical realm of Hansel & Gretel for an unforgettable evening at the ballet. Inspired by the old-fashioned magic of silent movies, this ballet will transport you to a magical world with large-scale cinematic effects, choreography by Loughlan Prior and a specially commissioned score by Claire Cowan. […]
New Zealand's sexiest and most successful comedy of all time is about to get its gear off again, in a nationwide tour this September and October!This hilarious new production of Ladies Night promises to be this year's funniest night out as these real Kiwi blokes dare each other to put on a male strip show, after falling […]
Yikes the school holidays are coming! What to do with YOUR Thing One and Thing Two??!!Here’s an idea..! Bring the whole family to ‘The Cat in the Hat’ for an experience they’ll never forget... The story has been around for over 50 years and kids still love it... just like you did! Two bored kids. […]
Latin sounds will fill the air in Napier and Palmerston North with conductor Pablo Gonzalez, Cantaora María José Pérez and music from Turina, Piazzolla and De Falla. Spanish conductor Pablo Gonzalez and the NZSO Strings open Fiesta Española with Turina’s La Oracion del torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer), a work unmistakably Spanish in theme and style. […]
Violinist Esther Yoo makes her long-awaited debut with the NZSO in a concert inspired by the spirit of fun and adventure. Esther Yoo is fast becoming one of the most sought-after violinists performing on the world stage today. Her ability to shift from the most lyrically, emotive playing to the technically astounding will be on […]
Step into the fairy-tale world of Mozart’s triumphant The Magic Flute in this special fundraising concert in support of Hawke’s Bay’s Festival Opera. Premiering mere months before Mozart’s untimely death, The Magic Flute is a story full of characters motivated by passion or by hate, but all in search of the ultimate truth. This celebrated […]
