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Article: Opera scales new heights

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October 6, 1996
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A SINGER on stilts, 20 dancers, a chorus of 75 and an orchestra with more than 100 musicians will feature in Opera New Zealand's startling production of Puccini's Turandot next year.

At a party to celebrate the launch of its season of Tosca at Auckland's Aotea Centre last night, Opera NZ general manager Stephen Morrison announced the company's 1997 programme, which will also include Verdi's Il Trovatore.

Morrison said Turandot, set in ancient Beijing, would be based on the Australian Opera production, which was directed by Sydney Dance Company director and prominent dancer Graeme Murphy. "It will be the largest production ever seen in New Zealand," ...

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