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Young and the Sydney Symphony perform a splendid Die Walküre
Wotan's predicaments provide Sydney's victory: Chief Conductor Simone Young has her musicians on some of their best form in recent years, with only a few question marks over an excellent concert performance.
Blissful Mansfield Park in Auckland
Dove’s masterful adaptation, combined with an ebullient and characterful rendition by New Zealand Opera, make for a very effective and at times, very moving, afternoon at the opera.
A refreshing new Nozze di Figaro from New Zealand Opera
Lindy Hume directs a new production of Mozart's masterpiece which proves a constant delight.
Ridding Carmen of cliches in Auckland
A superlative performance of Carmen that was certainly among the most thrilling performances New Zealand Opera has put on in recent memory.
Awkward direction hampers NZ Opera's Magic Flute
A solid Magic Flute from the performers but marred by the director's foibles.