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Canterbury Opera 21st Birthday Gala
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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Gothic glory surrounds Bluebeard’s Castle
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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