Events
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04 / 25
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04 / 26
Start: 20:00
Location:
Mercury Theatre, Auckland
Details:
Auckland Opera Studio is paring a talented group of New Zealand singers with respected choreographer and dancer Michael Parmenter and the Auckland Chamber Ochestra to present a dynamic evening of opera and dance. Stage director Patrice Wilson, in keeping with the ethos of the Auckland Opera Studio and her own naked approach to opera and to Brecht’s stripped away style, puts the focus of this piece on the singers, with a cast of youg dramatic performers who play out the many faces and present the ‘sins’ as a kinetic ballet for voices.The first part of the programme presents the opera Seven Deadly Sins by German composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and German poet, playwright and theatrical reformer Bertolt Brecht who developed the Epic Theatre (it asks the audience to be more than just the unseen spectator in the theatrical illusion). This is then juxtaposed with the exquisite music of Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 2, Opus 10. This evening promises to be exciting, perhaps outside the box of your usual night at the Opera.For further information phone 027 291 9953.
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04 / 27
Start: 20:00
Location:
Mercury Theatre, Auckland
Details:
Auckland Opera Studio is paring a talented group of New Zealand singers
with respected choreographer and dancer Michael Parmenter and the
Auckland Chamber Ochestra to present a dynamic evening of opera and
dance. Stage director Patrice Wilson, in keeping with the ethos of the
Auckland Opera Studio and her own naked approach to opera and to
Brecht’s stripped away style, puts the focus of this piece on the
singers, with a cast of youg dramatic performers who play out the many
faces and present the ‘sins’ as a kinetic ballet for voices.The
first part of the programme presents the opera Seven Deadly Sins by
German composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and German poet, playwright and
theatrical reformer Bertolt Brecht who developed the Epic Theatre (it
asks the audience to be more than just the unseen spectator in the
theatrical illusion). This is then juxtaposed with the exquisite music
of Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 2, Opus 10. This evening promises to be exciting, perhaps outside the box of your usual night at the Opera.For further information phone 027 291 9953.
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04 / 28
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04 / 29
Start: 20:00
Location:
Mercury Theatre, Auckland
Details:
Auckland Opera Studio is paring a talented group of New Zealand singers
with respected choreographer and dancer Michael Parmenter and the
Auckland Chamber Ochestra to present a dynamic evening of opera and
dance. Stage director Patrice Wilson, in keeping with the ethos of the
Auckland Opera Studio and her own naked approach to opera and to
Brecht’s stripped away style, puts the focus of this piece on the
singers, with a cast of youg dramatic performers who play out the many
faces and present the ‘sins’ as a kinetic ballet for voices.The
first part of the programme presents the opera Seven Deadly Sins by
German composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and German poet, playwright and
theatrical reformer Bertolt Brecht who developed the Epic Theatre (it
asks the audience to be more than just the unseen spectator in the
theatrical illusion). This is then juxtaposed with the exquisite music
of Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 2, Opus 10. This evening promises to be exciting, perhaps outside the box of your usual night at the Opera.For further information phone 027 291 9953.
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05 / 19
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05 / 20
Start: 19:30
End: 22:30
Location:
James Hay Theatre, Town Hall, Christchurch
Details:
It’s big, it’s live. It’s opera at its best Party, party, party … with “the best little opera company in the world” on its 21st birthday. This year Canterbury Opera notches up its twenty first year in the business of producing grand opera and it promises to be the most exciting year yet, offering something for everyone. The season opens in style with a star studded extravaganza, The 21st Birthday Gala, on Saturday 20th May, at The James Hay Theatre. This special concert, created by Artistic Director, Brian Castles-Onion offers a feast of opera highlights not to be missed. Rejoicing in a remarkable company history and the amazing people involved over the years, this concert will be a night to remember. Presenting arias, ensembles and scenes from the best moments in the history of the company, performed, where possible, by some of the original artists. It’s a wonderful celebratory concert with a party feel - a fabulous highlights programme with over 90 artists onstage. The amazing cast includes Dame Malvina Major, Chris Doig, Suzanne Prain, Jud Arthur, Barry Mora, and Viktoriya Dodoka, with the Canterbury Opera Chorus, Canterbury Opera Youth and the Christchurch Symphony. 20th May 2006 - One Night Only James Hay Theatre, Christchurch Adults $75, $55, Student/Child $35
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05 / 21
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05 / 25
Start: 20:00
Location:
Auckland Town Hall
Details:
Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s only opera Bluebeard’s Castle is one of the greatest operas written. Its combination of the lyrical, profound and powerful is almost unequalled. On Thursday 25 May the Auckland Philharmonia, with funding from The Trusts, and in association with NBR New Zealand Opera and “Stamp” – Creative Development at The Edge, presents the first full performance of this work in Auckland.Bartók’s opera takes the old horror story of 17th century figure Gilles de Rais, dubbed the “wickedest man in the world”, and turns it into a moving, metaphorical exploration of what makes people individuals and couples. The music of Bluebeard’s Castle is incomparably rich, and the work is at once a brooding Gothic fable and a profound insight into human intimacy.In this production, Hungarian bass Ferenc Cserhalmi plays Bluebeard (a role for which he is renowned in Europe), with acclaimed New Zealand dramatic soprano Margaret Medlyn playing his wife Judith. Bluebeard’s Castle is conducted by experienced English opera conductor Stephen Barlow – and is performed in Hungarian with surtitles. Prior to the performance of Bluebeard’s Castle the audience is treated to two of the opera’s forerunners, Liszt’s immortal Les Préludes and from Strauss’ opera Salome, the seductive and poisonous Dance of the Seven Veils.Auckland Philharmonia: The Trusts OPERA IN CONCERT – Bluebeard’s Castle Thursday 25 May – 8pm, Auckland Town HallTickets: Adults $35-$80; concessions available (service fees may apply)Bookings: Ticketek Orchestra Hotline ph. (09) 307 5139 or visit www.ticketek.co.nz The Trusts Opera in Concert: “Bluebeard’s Castle” is funded by The Trusts and is presented in association with NBR New Zealand Opera and “Stamp” – Creative Development at The Edge. The Auckland Philharmonia receives major funding from Creative New Zealand and major grants from Auckland City and the ASB Charitable Trust.
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