New Zealand Opera is New Zealand's only full-time professional opera company, formed in 2000 from the merger of companies in Auckland and Wellington (and...
26 KB (2,588 words) - 05:08, 21 November 2024
Old Russell / Okiato Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell (Okiato) in 1840–41....
26 KB (3,174 words) - 19:35, 27 July 2024
The National Opera of New Zealand was a short-lived opera company based in Auckland, New Zealand, established with the support of the QE II Arts Council...
2 KB (105 words) - 23:08, 27 May 2021
collaborations with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Queensland, New Zealand Opera, Opera Southwest, Florida...
16 KB (1,414 words) - 14:35, 17 September 2024
The New Zealand Opera Company was New Zealand's first resident professional national company, formed by baritone Donald Munro in 1954. Its first full-scale...
2 KB (134 words) - 01:28, 24 October 2023
perform around New Zealand and compete against other choirs internationally. Opera has been produced in New Zealand since colonisation. New Zealand has produced...
51 KB (5,333 words) - 18:53, 7 November 2024
Natasha Wilson (category 21st-century New Zealand women opera singers)
(born 1994) is a New Zealand soprano opera singer of Māori and Pākehā heritage. Wilson was born and brought up in Auckland, New Zealand. Her father was...
12 KB (1,130 words) - 02:14, 20 October 2024
List of Shortland Street characters (category Use New Zealand English from May 2024)
Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since 25 May 1992. The show centres on the title hospital and its staff and...
6 KB (179 words) - 07:33, 31 October 2024
Whanganui (redirect from Wanganui, New Zealand)
Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable...
74 KB (7,089 words) - 03:38, 22 November 2024
professional opera company Opera Factory, based in Auckland, Opera New Zealand based in Auckland, merged into New Zealand Opera Southern Opera, based in...
79 KB (7,998 words) - 13:26, 15 September 2024
Judy Bellingham (category Use New Zealand English from October 2024)
Elisabeth Judy Bellingham MNZM is a New Zealand opera singer, teacher, and author. She was an associate professor at the University of Otago. In 2016...
8 KB (681 words) - 19:35, 1 November 2024
Porgy and Bess (category Race-related controversies in opera)
production in the show history of New Zealand". National Library blog. National Library of New Zealand. "New Zealand Opera Company: Porgy and Bess (2nd of...
98 KB (12,721 words) - 23:12, 19 November 2024
lists events that have happened or are expected to happen during 2024 in New Zealand. Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary...
327 KB (25,103 words) - 03:43, 22 November 2024
Martin Henderson (category New Zealand male soap opera actors)
Neilson in the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street. He played the role until 1995. Shortland Street became New Zealand's longest-running...
20 KB (1,355 words) - 09:01, 22 November 2024
Craig Parker (category New Zealand male soap opera actors)
Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Guy Warner in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street (1992–96, 2007–08...
10 KB (503 words) - 04:42, 24 September 2024
Frances Alda (category 19th-century New Zealand women singers)
partnerships at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, with Enrico Caruso. Alda was born Fanny Jane Davis in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 31 May 1879 to David Davis...
8 KB (810 words) - 10:49, 18 September 2024
Christchurch (redirect from Christchurch, New Zealand)
activities, before merging with New Zealand Opera in 2013. Christchurch is a home for the experimental music scene of New Zealand. There are usually buskers...
236 KB (18,456 words) - 02:30, 22 November 2024
Kyriakos (Saint Cyriacus the Anchorite. Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944), New Zealand opera singer Kim Kiri (born 1985), South Korean comedian Kiri Baga (born...
2 KB (201 words) - 12:58, 13 May 2023
Ali McGregor (section The Opera Burlesque)
Australian soprano opera singer, actress and cabaret performer. She has performed in operas in the United Kingdom, in Australia and in New Zealand. Her cabaret...
9 KB (846 words) - 14:59, 24 May 2024
The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated...
121 KB (12,624 words) - 21:37, 19 November 2024
is a list of New Zealand musicians of any genre. See also the categories: New Zealand musical groups New Zealand musicians New Zealand songwriters Contents...
12 KB (1,117 words) - 17:32, 5 November 2024
Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn...
19 KB (2,066 words) - 11:02, 30 May 2024
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth...
26 KB (1,969 words) - 04:24, 22 November 2024
Kiri Te Kanawa (category 20th-century New Zealand women opera singers)
təˈkɑːnəwə/), born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron (6 March 1944), is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described...
51 KB (5,544 words) - 06:04, 29 September 2024
Dame Malvina Major Foundation (category Opera in New Zealand)
volunteers who support the running of it. One programme they offer is with New Zealand Opera. In 2022, the recipients of this studio programme were: Katherine...
8 KB (919 words) - 13:19, 12 March 2024
Wellington (redirect from Wellington New Zealand)
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range...
174 KB (14,738 words) - 11:57, 22 November 2024
Victorian Opera". victorianopera.com.au. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018. "Sweeney Todd". New Zealand Opera. Archived...
108 KB (10,489 words) - 01:10, 17 November 2024
Pene Pati (category Use New Zealand English from March 2024)
Pene Pati (born 1987) is a Samoan-born New Zealand tenor opera singer, specialising in lyrical repertoire and bel canto. He has been singing on international...
11 KB (1,246 words) - 06:46, 19 November 2024
Shortland Street (redirect from Ferndale (New Zealand))
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on...
41 KB (4,455 words) - 08:30, 21 November 2024
Robyn Malcolm (category New Zealand soap opera actresses)
MNZM (born 1965) is a New Zealand actress, who first gained recognition for her role as nurse Ellen Crozier on the soap opera Shortland Street. She is...
23 KB (1,253 words) - 04:57, 21 November 2024