Audio Described Opera - The Pearl Fishers, New Zealand Opera
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A brand new staging of Bizet's classic makes its world premiere in Aotearoa.
An early masterpiece by the composer of Carmen, The Pearl Fishers is an opera stunning in its brilliance, clarity and undeniable beauty. Performed on the New Zealand Opera stage for the first time since 2002, the 2026 season promises Bizet's gorgeous work as you've never seen it before. With a cast boasting some of the New Zealand's finest internationally based opera talent – with all of the principal cast returning to Aotearoa – accompanied by the unfailingly outstanding voices of the Freemasons Foundation New Zealand Opera Chorus and the world-class Auckland Philharmonia and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, this is as essential as opera gets.
For Braille readers with electronic Braille displays that can connect to the internet, surtitles in Braille will be available during the audio described performance.
When: Sunday, 27 September: 12:30pm touch tour; 2:30pm audio described performance.
Where: Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland 1010.
Run time: 2 hours 20 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Tickets: $79.00 - $129.00, plus one free companion ticket per audio description patron. There is a $8.00 booking fee.
To book: call Ticketing Manager Julie Bird on 0800 696 737, or 09 379 4068, or email [email protected]. Box office hours are Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
An early masterpiece by the composer of Carmen, The Pearl Fishers is an opera stunning in its brilliance, clarity and undeniable beauty. Performed on the New Zealand Opera stage for the first time since 2002, the 2026 season promises Bizet's gorgeous work as you've never seen it before. With a cast boasting some of the New Zealand's finest internationally based opera talent – with all of the principal cast returning to Aotearoa – accompanied by the unfailingly outstanding voices of the Freemasons Foundation New Zealand Opera Chorus and the world-class Auckland Philharmonia and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, this is as essential as opera gets.
For Braille readers with electronic Braille displays that can connect to the internet, surtitles in Braille will be available during the audio described performance.
When: Sunday, 27 September: 12:30pm touch tour; 2:30pm audio described performance.
Where: Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland 1010.
Run time: 2 hours 20 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Tickets: $79.00 - $129.00, plus one free companion ticket per audio description patron. There is a $8.00 booking fee.
To book: call Ticketing Manager Julie Bird on 0800 696 737, or 09 379 4068, or email [email protected]. Box office hours are Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
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Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive Auckland,Auckland, New Zealand
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