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December 2018
Orchestra Wellington – New World
Mozart’s opera of lust, betrayal and revenge is prefaced by one of the most dramatic overtures ever written. The weighty brass chords of the opening serve notice that judgement is certain, before launching into music as lively as the society it was written for. Michael Norris’ Violin Concerto embarks on a journey through different energies, ... Find out more >>
Find out more »February 2019
Festival Opera – La Traviata
Violetta Valery is a glamorous Parisian courtesan and a prized beauty. But all beauty fades, and knowing this, Violetta fights to protect the one pure thing in her life that could never die. As her suffering intensifies she is forced to live with the pain of her decision. She is one of Verdi’s most noble ... Find out more >>
Find out more »Festival Opera – La Traviata
Violetta Valery is a glamorous Parisian courtesan and a prized beauty. But all beauty fades, and knowing this, Violetta fights to protect the one pure thing in her life that could never die. As her suffering intensifies she is forced to live with the pain of her decision. She is one of Verdi’s most noble ... Find out more >>
Find out more »Festival Opera – La Traviata
Violetta Valery is a glamorous Parisian courtesan and a prized beauty. But all beauty fades, and knowing this, Violetta fights to protect the one pure thing in her life that could never die. As her suffering intensifies she is forced to live with the pain of her decision. She is one of Verdi’s most noble ... Find out more >>
Find out more »Festival Opera – La Traviata
Violetta Valery is a glamorous Parisian courtesan and a prized beauty. But all beauty fades, and knowing this, Violetta fights to protect the one pure thing in her life that could never die. As her suffering intensifies she is forced to live with the pain of her decision. She is one of Verdi’s most noble ... Find out more >>
Find out more »April 2019
Hawkes Bay Orchestra – Contrasts Choral
S. Lange - New work commissioned by Napier Civic Choir Britten - Les Illuminations, Op. 18 Vasks - Missa Our first programme comprises contrasting music from the 20th & 21st centuries. A new work by our local composer Stephen Lange and Britten’s exhilarating settings of poems by Arthur Rimbaud in the first half will be ... Find out more >>
Find out more »Hawkes Bay Orchestra – Contrasts Orchestral
Grieg - Holberg Suite Janáček - Suite, JW VI/2 Suk -Serenade for Strings This almost entirely Czech programme for strings will give us the opportunity to hear the very popular Holberg Suite alongside two Czech pieces united by the same denominators - charm, lightness and sincere expression.
Find out more »Hawkes Bay Orchestra – Contrasts Choral
S. Lange - New work commissioned by Napier Civic Choir Britten - Les Illuminations, Op. 18 Vasks - Missa Our first programme comprises contrasting music from the 20th & 21st centuries. A new work by our local composer Stephen Lange and Britten’s exhilarating settings of poems by Arthur Rimbaud in the first half will be ... Find out more >>
Find out more »Orchestra Wellington – Fantastic Symphonies
Hector BERLIOZ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Hector BERLIOZ LÉLIO Declan Cudd Daniel O’Connor Narrator Orpheus Choir of Wellington This symphony, which Berlioz subtitled “Episodes in the Life of a Young Artist,” tells a dramatic love story. Its five movements revolve around an “idée fixe”, a theme describing the beloved. That theme is the very breath of yearning. ... Find out more >>
Find out more »May 2019
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra – Triumph
Benjamin Northey – Chief Conductor Benjamin Morrison – Violin Mendelssohn – Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Korngold – Violin Concerto in D Major Beethoven – Symphony No 7 Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage is an atmospheric musical work that captures the anxiety of a boat becalmed, the relief as the wind begins to rise ... Find out more >>
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