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Global tenor star joins fight to save historic Auckland church for acoustic music centre 10 May, 2021 04:39 AM 2 minutes to read Tenor Simon O'Neill who is urging New Zealanders to help buy the historic World War I Soldiers' Memorial Church. Photo / Dean Purcell Tenor Simon O'Neill who is urging New Zealanders to help buy the historic World War I Soldiers' Memorial Church. Photo / Dean Purcell NZ Herald Global tenor star Simon O'Neill has added his voice to buy St David's Church on Khyber Pass in Auckland and repurpose it for acoustic music. The Presbyterian Church is planning to sell the 100...

Supporters of an Auckland church want to turn the building into a music centre. Supporters of an Auckland church have launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to save it, aiming to raise $1 million in 23 days. St David’s Church, also known as the Soldiers’ Memorial Church, was built on Khyber Pass Rd in 1927 as a “living memorial” to those who died in the war. Friends of the church said they were “blindsided” by news it would be put up for sale following the dissolution of the congregation in November last year. Chris McKeen/Stuff Lisa Bates and Paul Baragwanath for Friends of ...

Fidelio from Auckland, New Zealand. Our friends in Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra are livestreaming many of their concerts this year and are kicking things off on Saturday 8th May with Appropriately, Fidelio celebrates the triumph of freedom over oppression. Music Director Giordano Bellincampi will lead a cast of stellar talent including Simon O’Neill and Kirstin Sharpin. More information about the concert can be found here. Concert Halls are open as normal in New Zealand and APO have been consciously trying to reach countries and audiences currently affected by COVID restrictions with t...

On Saturday 8 May the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) will present Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio under the baton of Music Director Giordano Bellincampi and featuring an all-star kiwi cast, led by international opera sensations Kirstin Sharpin and Simon O’Neill. Audiences can look forward to being swept away by Beethoven’s lyrical genius paired against a story of political and ethical resolve. A so-called “rescue opera” inspired by a true story of the French Revolution, Fidelio tells the story of Leonore whose husband, Florestan has been secretly imprisoned by his political ...

Press Release – Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra   On Saturday 8 May the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) will present Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio under the baton of Music Director Giordano Bellincampi and featuring an all-star kiwi cast, led by international opera sensations Kirstin Sharpin and Simon O’Neill. Audiences can look forward to being swept away by Beethoven’s lyrical genius paired against a story of political and ethical resolve. A so-called “rescue opera” inspired by a true story of the French Revolution, Fidelio tells the story of Leonore whose husband, Flo...