Saturday 28 September, 7.30pm
Due Drop Events Centre
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Sunday 29 September, 5.00pm
Auckland Town Hall
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VERDI                Aida – Triumphant March and Temple Scene
BELLINI            Norma – ‘Casta Diva’, ‘Mira, o Norma’ duet
MASSENET    Werther – ‘Air des Lettres’
VERDI               La Traviata – ‘Di Provenza il mar, il suol’
VERDI               Nabucco – ‘Va pensiero’
PUCCINI         Turandot – ‘Nessun Dorma’
PUCCINI         Madame Butterfly ‘Humming Chorus’
PUCCINI         Madame Butterfly – Act Three

ELIZA BOOM                                                         Soprano
KATIE TRIGG                                                         Mezzo soprano
FELICITY TOMKINS                                          Soprano
EMMANUEL FONOTI-FUIMAONO        Tenor
BENSON WILSON                                              Baritone
UWE GRODD                                                        Conductor
JOHN DAVIES                                                        Stage Direction  

AUCKLAND CHORAL
PAKURANGA CHORAL
MANUKAU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Indulge in an operatic evening of rich emotion and romantic tragedy like no other. For the first time, the highly acclaimed Auckland Opera Studio and Manukau Symphony Orchestra come together to weave an explosive and heartrending combination of works from two Masters: welcome to VERDI MEETS PUCCINI.

From the oriental grace and passion of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, to Verdi’s exotic and scorching landscapes of ancient Egypt, two very different women are nevertheless led on the same crushing journey of unrequited love. A careful selection of arias, such as ‘Nessun Dorma’ and Bellini’s ‘Casta Diva’ – from the powerful and turbulent to the soft and sublime, will complement these not-to-be-missed scenes.

Flying in from London to perform these two groundbreaking concerts are New Zealand’s Eliza Boom Soprano, Katie Trigg Mezzo-soprano and Felicity Tomkins Soprano with Benson Wilson Baritone alongside Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono Tenor. Uwe Grodd will conduct the Manukau Symphony Orchestra along with Auckland Choral and Pakuranga Choral. Directed by John G. Davies