Story: Opera and musical theatre

More links and websites

• Dunedin Opera Company

  Formed in 1956, the Dunedin Opera Company is the oldest professional opera company in New Zealand.

• Musical Theatre New Zealand

  This non-profit organisation fosters and encourages musical theatre, and the site provides links to many community theatre groups around the country.

• National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA)

  Based in Christchurch, NASDA offers a Bachelor of Performing Arts specialising in Music Theatre.

• New Zealand Opera

  New Zealand Opera is the largest professional opera company in New Zealand, performing in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

• New Zealand Opera School

  New Zealand’s premier opera training school, which runs annually in January.

More suggestions and sources

• Downes, Peter. The Pollards: a family and its child and adult opera companies in New Zealand and Australia, 1880–1910. Wellington: Steele Roberts, 2002.

• Downes, Peter. Shadows on the stage: theatre in New Zealand: the first 70 years. Dunedin: J. McIndoe, 1975.

• Harcourt, Peter. Fantasy and folly: the lost world of New Zealand musicals. Wellington: Steele Roberts, 2002.

• Simpson, Adrienne, ed. Opera in New Zealand: aspects of history and performance. Wellington: Witham Press, 1990.

• Simpson, Adrienne. Opera’s farthest frontier – a history of professional opera in New Zealand. Auckland: Reed, 1996.