At the Opening of Tosca

The NZ Opera production Tosca opened in Auckland on 17 September 2015. What a great evening!

Watch the audience reaction to Tosca

Click here to see the dates of Tosca in Auckland and Wellington

Special Opera talk this Saturday: Tosca

Dear Members,

Don’t miss our Colazione this Saturday, 10.00-12.00pm, which is combined with our special Opera talk at 11.00am. Luca and David will take us through ‘Tosca’ and if you book through us, you will receive a 10% discount and no booking fee to pay. To book please email Valeria at info@dante.org.nz 

Grazie,

The Dante Team

Opera Talk: Tosca
11am
Dante Rooms
Freemans Bay Community Centre, 
52 Hepburn Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland

Tosca - NZ Opera

Tosca is the opera that conquered the world. This passionate story of lust, revenge and sacrifice is one of the most successful and beloved operas in the repertoire. Jealous and fiercely loyal, Tosca’s turbulent contradictions compel us. She loves passionately yet holds firm to her faith; she’s overwhelmingly generous while also ruthlessly violent. Tosca is the fire that burns throughout this monumental drama. She is the ultimate Diva.

PASSION UNLEASHED

We are thrilled that Orla Boylan will sing this captivating title role. And she is met by men worth fighting for – or against. As Cavaradossi, superstar Simon O’Neill unleashes the Italian hero within as his soaring voice takes flight in one of the best tenor roles ever composed. He meets his match in Phillip Rhodes’ fanatically evil Scarpia. Performing roles they were born to sing, Orla and these two New Zealanders bring the drama to this most dramatic of operas.

With Puccini’s powerful and visceral music illuminating the beauty and the ancient faith of the Eternal City, we defy you not to lose your heart to Tosca – and your soul to this extraordinary story. Featuring the famous arias ‘E lucevan le stelle’ and ‘Vissi d’arte’.

Accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Featuring the Freemasons NZ OPERA Chorus.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Duration approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes (including 20 minute interval)

Auckland Dates

September 17—27

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

• Thursday 17
  7:30PM
• Saturday 19
  7:30PM
• Wednesday 23
  7:30PM
• Friday 25
  7:30PM
• Sunday 27
  2:30PM

Click here for prices and bookings

Visit and like our FB page for a chance to win an A-Reserve double pass to the opening night of Tosca in Auckland on 17 September 2015, courtesy of NZ Opera.

And click here find out more about this wonderful Opera.

La Cenerentola di Rossini for Dante Auckland members

Dear Members,

Once again you are able to book tickets through us if you wish to go to the opera with 10% discount and no booking fee(usually $8 per booking).

This wonderful production of La Cenerentola will be showing in Auckland at the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre on:

Saturday 30 May

Wednesday 3 June

Friday 5 June

7.30pm

Or 1 matinee:

Sunday 7 June, 2.30pm.

Ticket categories are:

C-Res $49.50 (no discount applies for this category but you won’t pay the booking fee if you book with us)

10% discount applies to the following categories:

B-Res $74.50

A-Res $98.50

Silver $124.50

Gold $148.50

Premium $189.50

If you wish to benefit from this offer, all you have to do is email Valeria at info@dante.org.nz.

Please make sure you specify the category, the number of tickets and the performance date of your choice.

Payment will be due only after Valeria collects the tickets. You will be informed by email when this is done.

Deadline: Thursday28th of May, 1pm.

Special NZ Opera free event

Dear Members,

This is a fantastic opportunity for Opera ‘first timers’, courtesy of NZ Opera. If you’ve often wondered what Opera was all about but never really got very close…this is the chance for a real ‘close up’ on Opera and behind the scenes. Watch Luca Manghi, coach with NZ Opera and tutor at the Dante Auckland, at work coaching NZ Opera singers. David Kelly will accompany on the piano. 

And if you book you an also get complementary tickets to see the Don Giovanni, playing in Auckland in September. 

 Booking: Anna Jewitt educationassistant@nzopera.co.nz 

NZ Opera La Traviata / Dante Members receive 10% discount and no booking fee when booking through the Dante Auckland

Dear Members,

It is my pleasure to inform you that NZ Opera have kindly offered us again a  10% on tickets to Verdi’s most performed opera in the world and an irresistible classic:

           LA TRAVIATA

10% discount applies to all performances and categories except C-Reserve.

Dante members do not need to go as group, you can choose the performance of your choice.

And no booking fee!

Please email me your requests at info@dante.org.nz. Deadline for emailing your request is Thursday 12^thJune, 5pm.  I will collect the tickets on Friday 13^th June.

Payment will be due on Monday 16^th June, by online payment, cash or cheques. I will email you the exact amount you owe us.

NB: I need a minimum of 10 seats requests for this discount (and no booking fee) to apply. The great thing is that you do not have to go as a group the same night, you can book as individuals with me.

Performances:

Thursday 19^th June, 7.30pm

Saturday 21^st June, 7.30pm

Wednesday 25^th June, 7.30pm

Friday 27^th June, 7.30pm

Sunday 29^th June, 2.30pm

Ticket prices:

C-Res $49.50 (no discount applies)

B-Res: was $74.50, now for DA members:  $67

A-Res: was $98.50, now for DA members:   $88.70

Silver: was $124.50, now for DA members:   $112

Gold: was $148.50, now for DA members:   $133.70

Premium: was $189.50, now for DA members:   $170.60

I look forward to assisting you with your booking.

Warm regards,

Valeria

Bella figlia dell'amore...

Thank you to all the members who attended the Colazione last Saturday, and thank you Luca Manghi for his talk about the opera Rigoletto. We listen to a few arias, and here below is a clip of the famous La donna è mobile and Bella figlia dell'amore (with English subtitles), sang by the late Pavarotti.

Would you like to come to the opera with us?

****RIGOLETTO ****DISCOUNT RATE FOR DANTE ALIGHIERI MEMBERS*****

Book with us and receive 10% discount on each ticket  (except C-Reserve) and NO booking fee.

NB: NZ Opera will give us a 10% discount per ticket if we book at least 10 seats (any night/any category, we do not have to go as a group).

Bookings are open now and close on Friday 1^st June. To book please email Valeria at info@dante.org.nz

Ticket Categories:

B Reserve	$74.50
A Reserve	$98.50
Silver	$124.50
Gold	$148.50
Premium	$189.50

Performance Dates:

Thursday 7 June	7.30pm
Saturday 9 June	7.30pm
Wednesday 13 June	7.30pm
Friday 15 June	7.30pm
Sunday 17 June	2.30pm

For more information please visit www.nzopera.com

Rigoletto: special price for Dante members, and an introduction to the opera by Luca Manghi

Special event at the Dante

Verdi's Rigoletto is one of the most popular Operas of all time. A tale of love, passion and redemption is full of much-loved numbers such as La donna e' mobile, Cortigiani vil razza dannataor the beautiful and virtuosic Caro nome. 

In the city of Mantova, Rigoletto helps his master, the Duke, to seduce young women. He mocks their husbands and fathers until a curse is placed on both. The cards then turn on the table and the Duke seduces Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter. Revenge seems to be the only solution for the jester, but when Gilda falls in love with the Duke things don't go exactly like planned."

Come and discover more about this masterpiece of Italian Opera!

Luca Manghi will talk about the history of Rigoletto and the current production of NZOpera on

Saturday 26 May from 10am at the Dante Alighieri Society in Auckland, Freemans Bay Community Centre, 52 Hepburn Rd. Freemans Bay, Auckland.
Free entry, includes colazione (coffee and cornetti).

Would you like to come to the opera with us?

****RIGOLETTO ****DISCOUNT RATE FOR DANTE ALIGHIERI MEMBERS*****

Book with us and receive 10% discount on each ticket  (except C-Reserve) and NO booking fee.

NB: NZ Opera will give us a 10% discount per ticket if we book at least 10 seats (any night/any category, we do not have to go as a group).

Bookings are open now and close on Friday 1^st June. To book please email Valeria at info@dante.org.nz

Ticket Categories:

B Reserve	$74.50
A Reserve	$98.50
Silver	$124.50
Gold	$148.50
Premium	$189.50

Performance Dates:

Thursday 7 June	7.30pm
Saturday 9 June	7.30pm
Wednesday 13 June	7.30pm
Friday 15 June	7.30pm
Sunday 17 June	2.30pm

For more information please visit www.nzopera.com