Organisers of the Matakana Opera Picnic got lucky last year and held their concert just hours before the country went in to lockdown. But this year, they haven’t been so fortunate.
The Covid-19 Red setting, with its restrictions on audience numbers, has forced the Auckland Opera Studio to cancel this year’s event, which was to have been held on Saturday, February 26.
The planned programme featured some of the country’s rising opera stars and would have been one of the last opportunities to hear several of these singers before they head overseas to resume their international careers.
An Auckland Opera Studio spokesperson says they are devastated to cancel this popular and much-anticipated event.
The studio is hoping to present smaller concerts over the weekend of February 26 and 27 at their studio in Auckland.
Anyone interested should keep an eye on the website for details: www.aucklandoperastudio.co.nz.
