NBR New Zealand Opera 2012 Season
The NBR New Zealand Opera has announced its 2012 Season, revealing an exciting and diverse programme for audiences.
Three operas will be staged in 2012: two main-stage productions in Auckland and Wellington – a new production of Verdi’s much-loved Rigoletto, and Smetana’s comic masterpiece The Bartered Bride; and Hōhepa, a new opera, having its world première at the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington.
Hōhepa
The NBR New Zealand Opera is thrilled to launch their 2012 Opera Season with the world premiere of a ground-breaking new New Zealand work - Hōhepa. This production represents more than a decade of extensive research by composer Jenny McLeod and is based on the life of Maori chief Hōhepa Te Umuroa. The result is a warm and at times humorous opera; epic yet human at heart.
Rigoletto
Opera doesn’t get more melodramatic than Rigoletto, Verdi’s heart-breaking tale of love and deception. Rigoletto is also a firm favourite with audiences, and amid a flow of glorious melody features one of opera’s most recognisable arias, “La donna è mobile”.
The Bartered Bride
Bedřich Smetana’s dream to establish a Czech national opera was realised with The Bartered Bride, his second opera, and the first Czech opera to become a worldwide hit. An effervescent, comic look at Bohemian life, The Bartered Bride is a tale of true love prevailing despite the best efforts of a scheming marriage broker and a couple of social-climbing parents.
- New Zealand
- Auckland (10)
- Wellington Region (11)
Events
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Summer Opera in the Gardens: Ayrlies
The NBR New Zealand Opera and Auckland Friends of the Opera invite you to an open air concert of popular opera in the magnificent setting of Ayrlies… Read More
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Hohepa - Opening Night
The NBR New Zealand Opera is thrilled to launch their 2012 Opera Season with the world premiere of a ground-breaking new New Zealand work - Hōhepa.… Read More
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Rigoletto - Opening Night
The NBR New Zealand Opera's second opera of 2012 is Verdi's much loved Rigoletto. "Rigoletto is full of soaring music which makes… Read More
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Rigoletto - Opening Night
The NBR New Zealand Opera's second opera of 2012 is Verdi's much-loved Rigoletto. "Rigoletto is full of soaring music which makes… Read More
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The Bartered Bride - Opening Night
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
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The Bartered Bride
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
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The Bartered Bride
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
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The Bartered Bride
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
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The Bartered Bride - Opening Night
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
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The Bartered Bride
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
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The Bartered Bride
The NBR New Zealand Opera's third opera of 2012 is an acclaimed Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. "...the show… Read More
