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23 - 27 Sep, 2026$40.27 - $264.05
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An early masterpiece by the composer of Carmen, The Pearl Fishers is an opera stunning in its brilliance, clarity and undeniable beauty. Performed by the New Zealand Opera for the first time since 2002, this season promises Bizet’s gorgeous work as you’ve never seen it before.
With a cast boasting some of New Zealand’s finest internationally based opera talent – with all four principal cast members returning to Aotearoa for this season – accompanied by the unfailingly outstanding voices of the Freemasons Foundation New Zealand Opera Chorus and the world-class Auckland Philharmonia, this is as essential as opera gets.
Produced by New Zealand Opera in partnership with State Opera South Australia, in an all-new production by acclaimed Australian director Stephen Barlow, this is your opportunity to see a gem of the opera canon in a new light – bright, beautiful and unmistakably ‘ours’.
Proudly part of the Auckland Council whānau
Local tip
He tīwhiri mō te rohe
Check out the sculpture of celebrated Kiwi opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa which sits on Level 3 of the Aotea Centre. It was created by local artist Terry Stringer and unveiled by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa herself when the auditorium was named in her honour in 2019.
Getting there
Te huarahi ki reira
The Aotea Centre is a short walk up Queen Street from Waitematā Station, and the Civic car park is conveniently located beside the venue if you’re driving.
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