Upcoming opera in New Zealand NOT to be missed
May 20, 2012 | Author insider
Picture: Set model of RIGOLETTO designs by Richard Roberts
The NBR New Zealand Opera is presenting performances of a new production of Verdi’s RIGOLETTO during May and June in Wellington and Auckland.
The new and daring production is directed by Australian director Lindy Hume (the Artistic Director of Opera Queensland), designed by Australian theatre designer Richard Roberts, and features AustraliansWarwick Fyfe, Emma Pearson and James Clayton, veteran NZ bass baritone Rodney Macann, and exciting young Mexican tenor, Rafael Rojas. The full cast and creative teams are as follows:
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor WYN DAVIES
Director LINDY HUME
Production Designer RICHARD ROBERTS
Lighting Designer JASON MORPHETT
CAST
Rigoletto WARWICK FYFE
Duke of Mantua RAFAEL ROJAS
Gilda EMMA PEARSON
Sparafucile ASHRAF SEWAILAM
Maddalena KRISTIN DARRAGH
Count Monterone RODNEY MACANN
Count Ceprano JAMES CLAYTON
Matteo Borsa DEREK HILL
Cavaliere Marullo MATTHEW LANDRETH
Countess Ceprano EMMA FRASER
Giovanna WENDY DOYLE
The Usher MOSES MACKAY
Accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
With the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus
Single Tickets: $49.50 to $189.50. Concessions are available
Performances are in Wellington on the 19th to 26th May, and in Auckland on the 7th to 17th June.
For further information see:
http://www.nzopera.com/operas/rigoletto
While in July, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will be presenting Wagner’s DIE WALKURE in three concert performances in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland with a truly stellar International cast. The cast is as follows:
Cast
Edith Haller Sieglinde
Christine Goerke Brünnhilde
John Wegner Wotan
Jonathan Lemalu Hunding
Margaret Medlyn FrickaPietari Inkinen Conductor
Australasians Simon O’Neill and John Wegner are certainly stellar International stars in this repertoire, but after hearing Christine Goerke as an electrifying Princess Eboli in the Houston Grand Opera production of Verdi’s DON CARLOS little over one month ago, and Jonathan Lemalu as an equally dramatic and vocally resplendent Queequeg in the State Opera of South Austrlia’s production of MOBY DICK last year, this is truly shaping up to be a major musical event NOT to be missed !
Performances are on Sunday, 22nd of July in Wellington, Wednesday, 25th July in Christchurch and Saturday, 28th July in Auckland.
For further information see:
http://www.nzso.co.nz/concerts/concert/die-walkure/
