One of our youngest opera stars talks about why she just wants to sing.

The Tremains Art Deco Weekend continues to grow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Beds hard to find as visitors beat a track to Whanganui

The paintings by Charles Frederick Goldie are considered to be among his finest.

Dame Malvina Major's music for sale

The Russian soprano revealed why Anna Netrebko is one of the great voices of today.

A radical take-down of the mad world we live In is compelling opera, writes William Dart.

Schubert song cycle turned into goth opera for a Trump-sick world, writes Richard Betts.

Lenny Kravitz got into a heated row after eating a chocolate bar at the opera.

New Zealand Opera is bringing home our stars in 2018, writes William Dart.

Contemporary Katya Kabanova contrasts the power and passion of nature with daily life.

World's greatest bass-baritones is in NZ to perform a role he says is devilishly good.

Sensual and sexy, NZ Opera's Carmen is a first-rate production, writes William Dart.

The gypsy of Lindy Hume's Carmen production becomes a true hero, writes William Dart.

Is it okay to stage The Mikado in 2017? Most definitely, writes William Dart.

Opera singer Natasha Wilson is performing in the world premiere production of NZ Opera's Candide at the Auckland Arts Festival in March 2018.

Opera singers Sol3 Mio have been forced to postpone their Hawaii concert, after Canadian authorities lost Amitai Pati's passport.

Kiwi opera star Madeleine Pierard was studying to be a doctor when composer Jack Body inspired her to sing instead.

For two nights next week, Epsom becomes the operatic heart of our city, writes William Dart.

Sweeney Todd, once described by its composer, Stephen Sondheim, as a movie for the stage, had a dream venue in The Civic.

Priorities have changed after learning new father has only two years to live.

Auckland Opera Studio and its artistic director Frances Wilson should be very proud of giving Handel's Oreste its New Zealand premiere.

A few words with Frances Wilson.

The final of the Lexus Song Quest celebrated the competition's 60 years in style.

What new paths might Mozart have pursued had he lived to capitalise on the popular success of The Magic Flute?

New Zealand Opera is bringing Sara Brodie's production of The Magic Flute to Auckland after a successful season in the capital.

Young opera singers around New Zealand have spent the past 10 days auditioning for the country's most prestigious song contest.

Auckland's 'Off Broadway' institution puts on a bumper weekend, writes William Dart.

Sixteen figures in flowing cream reclaim the King of Thebes from Freud in this melodic contemporary opera.

Nixon in China, co-produced with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and New Zealand Opera, cements why John Adams has created an operatic survivor.