Festival Opera NZ

After spending last season working on a number of operatic productions in Europe, the incredible johnleowilkie is returning to Hawke’s Bay to Direct Festival O...

Tickets on sale now for Festival Opera's Summer Season! Don't miss a stunning double bill featuring Purcell's 'Dido & Aeneas', and Puccini's 'Gianni Schicchi'...

“I was a quiet sort of kid, and I see students in the current PPV cohort that remind me a lot of myself back then. Performing on stage was a way for me to freel...

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is here for 2024! This year, the focus of the week is all about making te reo Māori visible, encouraging everyone to take simple actions...

“Romeo and Juliet was a real full circle moment because we have students with little to no experience in a full scale opera production taking on roles again whi...

“Seeing diverse groups of people come together, share experiences, and celebrate the arts was profoundly rewarding. The Hawke’s Bay Art Festival’s ability to cr...

Congratulations to Richard Wood who has been named New Zealand Photographer of the Year 2024 by NZIPP! We’re lucky enough to have had Richard capture the hero ...

If you’re in the vicinity of the concerts hel d by Te Pae Kōkako, TANZOS, why not head along and see where how several PPV Graduates share their remarkable tale...

Festival Opera soloist, PPV Grad, all-round superstar Kate Manahi on what she loves about being part of the opera community. We agree, Kate! 🫶 #FestivalOpera ...

Ever wanted to catch a performance by The Metropolitan Opera in New York?! (obviously 😉) MTG Hawke's Bay are offering the next best thing, screening Met Opera ...

We love opera not just because of what it is, but because of what it delivers for our community. Festival Opera was born in 2013 with an ambition to bring worl...

Isn't it incredible that an opera singer's voice can be heard clearly over an entire orchestra without any amplification? To achieve this, opera singers adjust...

Head over to creativeartsnapier this week to see Niamh Bentley’s beautiful exhibition, ‘Living Water’ - a series of watercolour ink and pen works inspired by Ni...

What are your plans for lunch today? Festival Opera's very own Alice Sip and Anna Pierard are performing as part of today's Lunch Hour Concert at the Havelock ...

A huge congratulations to Festival Opera past performers and PPV Grads Alfred, Emmanuel and Samuel who have been named as semi-finalists in the 2024 Lexus Song ...