21 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter MechenAt Last! NZ Opera’s 2021 “take” on Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro makes it to Wellington
15 Feb · Peter MechenDays Bay Opera’s setting and Bizet’s “Pearl Fishers” an indelible operatic combination
18 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter MechenNOYE’S FLUDDE – Delitable in alle wise and a ful gret joie!
11 Aug · Opera House · Peter MechenA Masked Ball – Wellington Opera’s presentation of perilous concealment
13 Jul · Peter MechenA double bill from Wellington Opera which pulled no punches – Dame Gillian Whitehead’s Mate Ururoa, with Ross Harris’s Notes From the Front
22 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter MechenAtmospheric production, ingratiating voices, gentle updating – NZ Opera’s “La Boheme” in Wellington
11 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenHistory in the making in 2023 – Alban Berg’s opera “Wozzeck” performed “live” for the first time in New Zealand
23 Sept · Opera House · Peter MechenPasifika (m)Orpheus operatic presentation a poignantly human tale
10 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenBartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” – a production for our time
27 Jul · St James Theatre · Peter MechenCelebrating 70 Years – Royal New Zealand Ballet’s “Lightscapes”
3 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenMyth and Ritual in everyday life – from Orchestra Wellington
20 Apr · Opera House · Peter MechenMozart’s Don Giovanni from the new Wellington Opera Company – a promising beginning
12 Feb · Lindis TaylorSleep-walking as Rhona Fraser’s Days Bay Opera returns with a delightful Bellini masterpiece
3 Oct · Opera House · Peter MechenEnthralling and disturbing – NZ Opera’s take on Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw”
23 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter MechenIntense, heartfelt and involving – Verdi’s Rigoletto from Eternity Opera at the Hannah Playhouse
19 Jul · Peter MechenTwo out of three from Puccini’s Il Trittico boldly and confidently presented by the NZSM
29 Jun · Opera House · Steven SedleyA joyful, exhilarating Barber of Seville, New Zealand Opera’s first offering of the year
6 Dec · Opera House · Lindis TaylorA triumphant culmination of Pinchgut Opera’s work in Sydney: Hasse’s Artaserse
16 Nov · Hannah Playhouse · Peter MechenEternity Opera sings triumphantly once again at Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse – Puccini’s Madam Butterfly
7 Oct · St James Theatre · Peter MechenNZ Opera’s Kátya Kabanová packs a punch at the St.James in Wellington
30 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary CollierCompressed, alternative version of Mozart’s Figaro treated with wit and flair
25 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary CollierNZSO and Edo de Waart’s outstanding performance of Damnation of Faust
6 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Lindis TaylorEternity opera’s triumph with The Marriage of Figaro – with the second cast
5 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter MechenEternity Opera’s “Figaro” produces the goods at Welllington’s Hannah Playhouse
15 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis TaylorOrchestra Wellington’s fifth concert excels with last works of Berlioz, Bartok and Tchaikovsky (almost)
30 Sept · St James Theatre · Peter MechenSweeney Todd – powerful and disturbing theatre at St.James’, Wellington
18 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis TaylorAnnual Wellington Aria Contest final showcases some fine talent
11 Sept · Lindis TaylorAdmirably staged and sung opera and music theatre excerpts from the school of music
31 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary CollierMaaike Christie-Beekman with Rachel Thomson in admirable song recital
27 Aug · Lindis TaylorMagical I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) the tenth production by Rhona Fraser’s Opera in Days Bay
24 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Lindis TaylorDon Giovanni scores impressively in performance by Eternity Opera’s second cast
20 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter MechenThe Don rides out again – Eternity Opera’s “other” Don Giovanni
20 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter MechenOpera with energy and excitement – Eternity Opera Company’s Don Giovanni at the Hannah Playhouse
15 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis TaylorDelightful, witty Così fan tutte from Wanderlust Opera
12 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis TaylorMarvellous Wagnerian farewell (Siegfried and Götterdämmerung) for conductor Inkinen and his Symphony Orchestra
9 May · St James Theatre · Rosemary CollierCenerentola brilliant in every aspect – principals’ singing and acting, orchestra and chorus, production, sets and costumes from New Zealand Opera
28 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary CollierOpera Boutique with a boisterous Pergolesi double bill
6 Sept · Opera House · Peter MechenSource of innocent merriment – Wellington G&S Society’s “The Mikado”
21 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary CollierProduct of Terezin concentration camp survives as admirable, enjoyable children’s opera
3 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis TaylorFestival opera Ainadamar semi-staged but powerful, strongly cast and magnificently performed
10 Aug · Opera House · Lindis TaylorExpansion of review of Il Corsaro, published by London’s Opera magazine
12 Sept · Opera House · Peter MechenPirates, policemen and patriotic persuasion in, er, Penzance? – no, Wellington!
11 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis TaylorGao Ping’s winning presentation of Debussy, New Zealand and east Asian piano music