Opera

Giordano Bellincampi talks to Tim Dodd about Verdi's opera 'Il Trovatore' and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's semi-staging of the opera in the Auckland Town Hall. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia's Opera in Concert for 2022, performed in Auckland Town Hall, 16 July 2022. Audio

Lexus Song Quest 2022 Grand Final - Part Two Audio

Lexus Song Quest 2022 Grand Final - Part One Video, Audio

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, Part Two Audio

2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 2, Part One Audio

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

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

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

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

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

Performed by Amelia Berry, Claire Filer, Moonyoung Jang, Manase Latu, Isabella Moore, Samson Setu, Oliver Sewell, Imogen Thirlwall, Paul Whelan, and Benson Wilson with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland… Audio