Puccini

Performed by Eliza Boom (soprano) and Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 21 August 2022. Audio

Performed by Eliza Boom (sop), Amitai Pati (ten), Somi Kim (piano). Recorded at the Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert in the Auckland Concert Chamber, 2 August 2020. Audio

Performed by Amitai Pati (ten), Benson Wilson (bar), Somi Kim (piano). Recorded at the Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert in the Auckland Concert Chamber, 2 August 2020. Audio

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Video

Join us online from 8pm for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and soloists performing Puccini's breakthrough opera Manon Lescaut.

This passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris, can stake its claim as the world’s most popular opera. Video

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has both offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century

APO Opera in Concert: Turandot

Puccini's breakthrough opera Manon Lescaut features soloists Serena Farnocchia, Kamen Chanev, Dalibor Jenis, Pelham Andrews, Matteo Falcier, Bianca Andrew and James Ioelu, with the Freemasons NZ Opera…

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Video

The drama is set during the California Gold Rush and Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine is in love with a notorious outlaw. Video

Cultures clash when a trusting young woman marries an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki. Video

Puccini's instrumental gem performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio

A grand spectacle of legendary China. Video

A young Japanese geisha in Nagasaki clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent marriage. Video

The passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris, can stake its claim as the world’s most popular opera. Video

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Video