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Ticket information & Prices
AUCKLAND Booking information
THE EDGE Box Office - (09) 357 3355 or 0800 BUYTICKETS
NOTE: 0800 number is not available from mobile phones
Aotea Centre, Queen Street, Auckland
Box Office hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
www.buytickets.co.nz
WELLINGTON Booking information
TICKETEK Box Office - (04) 384 3840 or 0800 TICKETEK
NOTE: 0800 number is not available from mobile phones
St James Theatre, 77-87 Courtenay Place, Wellington
Box Office hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm
www.ticketek.co.nz
NATIONAL Booking information
NZO Box Office - (09) 379 4068 or (04) 499 8343
Level 3, 100 Mayoral Drive, Auckland
Box Office hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Enquiries: bookings@nzopera.co.nz
Subscribe to the Season
Book your double shot of opera
Subscriptions have now closed for our 2010 Opera Season.
As a subscriber to The NBR New Zealand Opera you save 15% on single ticket prices, get your choice of the best seats in the house before single tickets go on sale, have the option to exchange your tickets for free within each season from performance to performance and receive free copies of our in-house magazine Voices during the year. As an added bonus, if you happen to lose your tickets we will replace them no questions asked.
What does a subscription consist of?
A subscription to an annual Opera Season consists of two tickets, one ticket to each opera production within the year. Subscriptions are available in all seating categories from C-Reserve ($84) through to Premium ($319). Subscriptions close immediately following the final performance of the first opera of the year. Subscriptions have now closed for our 2010 Opera Season.
Our 2011 Opera Season launches on 30 September 2010, subscriptions will go on sale immediately following this date. Stay tuned to our website for on sale date information and early booking prizes later in the year.
For more information on subscribing to the opera contact us at bookings@nzopera.co.nz
Catch $22 Tickets
The NBR New Zealand Opera has declared war on empty seats. Catch $22 allows anyone to purchase $22 tickets from 10am on the day of the performance. But here's the catch: the tickets are for the 'best of the worst' seats in the house, and tickets must be purchased in person from the venue box office. Subject to availability. Booking fees apply.
A limited number of Catch $22 tickets will be released during the Macbeth season. For free, instant notification of the number of tickets up for grabs for each performance, subscribe to New Zealand Opera's SMS service by texting NZO to the number 2343.
Opera for Groups
Get a group of 10+ friends together and save 10% on single ticket prices, plus receive one free ticket for every 10 purchased. Applies to all seating categories except C-Reserve. booking fees apply.
Enquiries: groups@nzopera.co.nz
Under-25 Rush
We offer a limited number of $25 Under-25 Rush tickets for each opera season. Rush tickets are only available at the venue Box Office from 10am on the day of the performance. ID is required, only one ticket per ID. subject to availability. booking fees apply.
Enquiries: rush@nzopera.co.nz
Did you know?
An English translation of the opera is projected on surtitles above the stage during our performances.
Early opera resembled the atmosphere of a race course - chatting, food, laughter and loud comments were the norm.
If you are 25 years old or under you can purchase $25 tickets at the venue box office before any performance.
The world's longest opera is Wagner's The Ring Cycle, lasting over 14 hours plus intervals. That's 18 hours at the theatre.
The world's longest applause lasted for 1 hour and 20 minutes as a standing ovation. The opera: Otello starring Placido Domingo.
On average, an opera will last between 2 and 3 hours, with one interval in a two act show, and two in a three act show. Operettas and musicals tend to be shorter.
NZO has launched an Opera Social Club - no joining fees, no club membership, everyone is welcome.
