NZSO: Ngū Kīoro…Harikoa Ake - Celebrating Togetherness

8.00 NZSO: Ngū Kīoro…Harikoa Ake - Celebrating Togetherness

Today, as we celebrate 100 years of radio in this country we present a jubilant concert from 2020 that sums up the spirit, diversity and uniqueness of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Programme:

FARR: From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs: I. The Invocation of the Sea; BIZET: Les Toréadors, from Carmen Suite No 1; BIZET: Parle-moi de ma mère, from Carmen; BIZET: Danse Bohème, from Carmen Suite No 2; PSATHAS: Tarantismo; RIKA arr Mayall: Tangaroa Whakamautai; RIKA arr Mayall: Taku Mana; PUCCINI: Si, mi chiamano Mimi, from La Bohème; PUCCINI: O soave fanciulla, from La Bohème; VERDI: Niun mi tema, from Otello; STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier, Concert Suite; TOMOANA arr Mayall: Pōkarekare Ana

Eliza Boom (soprano), Simon O'Neill (tenor), Maisey Rika (vocals), Horomona Horo (Taonga Pūoro), Voices New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich

Recorded on 26 June 2020 in Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert

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