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AucklandDuke Bluebeard's Castle
Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Brad Cohen; Daisy Evans; New Zealand Opera; Adrian Linford; Jake Wiltshire; Auckland Philharmonia
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de Castro-Robinson, Beethoven, Dvořák
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Rodolfo Barráez; María Dueñas
ChristchurchFrom the New World
de Castro-Robinson, Beethoven, Dvořák
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Rodolfo Barráez; María Dueñas
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Ravel, Norman, Shostakovich
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; André de Ridder; Jörgen van Rijen
AucklandResonance
Ravel, Norman, Shostakovich
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; André de Ridder; Jörgen van Rijen
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Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz takes flight in Auckland
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The unexpected grounding of Airbus A320s across the globe has musical consequences in Auckland, but Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz saves the day.
NZTrio and Emma Pearson: Strauss reimagined in gold and light
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The NZTrio, joined by soprano Emma Pearson for a programme largely focused on female composers, ending with Salina Fisher's arrangement of Strauss’ Four Last Songs.
A tale of two Stabat Maters in Auckland
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Heard side by side, these two Stabat Maters, neither of which is a typical example of its kind, make for an evening of striking contrasts under conductor Valentina Peleggi.
Into the labyrinth: opera and community in The Monster in the Maze
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Director Anapela Polata’ivao handles her mixed forces of amateurs and professionals with seamless assurance, the crowds’ movements across the stage showing both clarity and intent.
Gemma New conducts a superb Mahler 6 in Auckland
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A key feature of New’s Mahler is the ability to keep everything cohesive across the long span of the works as witnessed in this account of the Sixth Symphony.