New Zealand Opera

New Zealand Opera is New Zealand's only full-time professional opera company, formed in 2000 from the merger of companies based in Auckland and Wellington.

NZ Opera
New Zealand Opera
Formation2000 (2000)
Merger of
  • Auckland Opera
  • Wellington City Opera
  • Southern Opera
TypeOpera company
Location
  • New Zealand
Artistic Director
Thomas de Mallet Burgess
Websitenzopera.com
Formerly called
The NBR New Zealand Opera

History

The company was formed as The NBR New Zealand Opera in 2000 when the Auckland Opera (1970–2000) and Wellington City Opera (1992–1999) companies decided to merge into one organisation for financial reasons.[1] A further merger with Southern Opera in Christchurch in 2012 allowed the company to maintain a nation-wide presence and stage work in all three centres.[2] The National Business Review (NBR) named sponsorship was dropped in 2014.[3]

References
  1. Dart, William (9 December 2002). "Nicholas Tarling: On and Off: Opera in Auckland 1970-2000". The New Zealand Herald (book review). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. "Opera merger welcomed | Ministry for Culture and Heritage". mch.govt.nz. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. "New Zealand Opera appoints new General Director" (Press release). New Zealand Opera. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via Scoop Media.



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