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Al fresco arias and medleys from musicals are on offer next month, when Music in the Garden returns to Couldrey House at Waiwera’s Wenderholm Regional Park.
The Summer Magic concert on Saturday, March 2 will feature light opera classics and popular standards from musical theatre performed by up and coming singers from Auckland’s Opera Factory, which has been training young operatic talent for 30 years.
Led by soprano Emma Sloman, the Summer Magic line-up will include sopranos Jess Webber, Antonia Brightwell and Calista Ngati Pou; tenors Mike Liu and Ivan Zhang; and baritones Campbell Ellison and Hamish Regan.
Gates open at 4pm and all ticketholders will be able to visit Couldrey House free of charge between then and 5.30pm.
The concert is the historic home’s major annual fundraiser and starts at 6pm, running until around 8.30pm.
As ever, concertgoers are invited to bring seats, rugs and a picnic to enjoy in the gardens as they listen to the performance, plus a torch for finding their way out when the show is over.
Organisers say the outdoor concert is an unforgettable occasion and they encourage people to book tickets early, as Summer in the Gardens is always popular and usually sells out quickly.
Tickets cost $45 for adults and $35 for Friends of Couldrey House, plus booking fees, while under-16s attending with an adult are free of charge. If March 2 is rained off, the concert will take place on Sunday, March 10.
Info and tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/summer-magic-music-in-the-garden/auckland/waiwera
