Classical music and kapa haka combine this week in Rotorua and Hamilton.

Austrian-New Zealand bass Anthony Robin Schneider gives Clarissa Dunn an insider's view on the challenges of singing the bass part in Beethoven's Choral Symphony.

The finale of The Big Sing competition is taking place in Dunedin this week and the judges will be listening hard.

Klezmer band The Kugels get ready for their New Zealand tour.

Jacqueline Coats has been awarded the 2019 Pettman Dare Fellowship, travelling to the UK to work with Opera North and study at the University of Leeds.

The Aotea Centre is renaming its ASB theatre after our most famous opera singer and first-ever Grammy award winner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Wellington opera company Eternity Opera has created a more inclusive version of ‘Rigoletto’ to address modern day views.

When an Australian musician recorded his fart on his phone he had no idea it would become an educational talking point for music students all around the world. His 7-tone fart was so unique, he turned it into a symphony and it went viral.

Not many of us would consider the organ to be colourful, but that’s exactly how touring organist Benjamin Sheen describes his instrument of choice. He’s performing with the APO this week and chats with David Morriss about his colourful world.

The story of settlers of the south will be told through music this week thanks to the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.