New Zealand Opera Returns to Live Performances With ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

New Zealand Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” starting on June 8, 2021. The opera will star John Moore as the Count Almaviva with Emma Pearson as the Countess. In the role of Figaro, audiences will see Richard Ollarsaba with Joanna Foote taking on Susanna. Other cast members include Bianca Andrew, Kristin Darragh, Andrew Collins, Andrew {…}

Jun 18, 2018

New Zealand Appoints New General Director

New Zealand Opera has appointed Thomas de Mallet Burgess as its General Director. Burgess joins the company after five years with Perth-based company Lost & Found, whose mission is to present unusual operas in found spaces that speak to the resonance of the work. Throughout the years he has established an international reputation for directing award-winning opera and leading ground-breaking {…}