Upbeat for Monday 15 August 2016

1:40 PM.Wellington's newest arts phenomenon, Eternity Opera opens its first production this week. Mozart's Don Giovanni features some of Wellington's best professional singers. Director Alex Galvin and… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Jennifer Shennan reviews the return of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Giselle. It's touring the country. Is it en pointe with purists and is it better the second time around? Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Australian artist Michael Leunig is coming to New Zealand for the Dunedin Arts Festival. The well-known cartoonist, poet, painter, writer and philosopher discusses the New Zealand psyche, his trade… Read more Audio