“I found Opus Orchestra's exuberant energy inspiring...”
Bianca Andrew,
Mezzo Soprano
Welcome to Opus Orchestra
We are the professional orchestra for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty region and the wider Central North Island. Proudly local, we deliver superb live music while supporting our beloved regional venues.
Artistic excellence, gifted musicians and total dedication - this is our orchestra. Help Keep The Music Playing
COMING UP…
PARTY TIME!
Fun for the whole family!
Saturday, 24 May, 10:30 AM
Sir Howard Morrison Centre (Rotorua)
Join Opus Orchestra and Georgia Jamieson Emms in Rotorua, Tauranga and Hamilton for our annual family concert!
Lisotta is straight off the farm, but she doesn’t want just guitars and ukeleles at her party. Lisotta wants a real orchestra with flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, trumpets, timpani and violins…
Saturday, 24 May, 4 PM
Baycourt Theatre (Tauranga)
Sunday, 25 May, 2 PM
Dr. Gallagher Concert Chamber (Hamilton)
Be a part of the magic
Thanks to our generous friends and supporters, we are able to keep the music alive in our region. You can be a part of our whānau too! There are many ways to help.
Upcoming events
Scholars Baroque Aotearoa and Opus Orchestra
Antonio VIVALDI - Gloria
Johann Sebastian BACH -Mass in A Major
We look forward to another collaboration with Scholars Baroque Aotearoa in June, performing choral masterworks of the baroque era in Tauranga and Matamata.
Saturday, 14 June, 7:30 PM, St. Peters in the City (Tauranga)
Sunday, 15 June, 2:30 PM, All Saints Anglican Church (Matamata)
Poetic Imaginings
Mendelssohn - The Hebrides Overture
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 1
Harris - Light is Where You Are
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
Friday, 17 October, 7:30 PM, Dr. Gallagher Concert Chamber (Hamilton)
Saturday, 18 October, 4:00 PM, Baycourt Theatre (Tauranga)
Sunday, 19 October, 2:30 PM, Sir Howard Morrison Centre (Rotorua)
TICKETS COMING SOON…
WATCH
Opus Orchestra is committed to fostering New Zealand Music. Watch the orchestra perform “Made in Aotearoa” in October 2022, conducted by Peter Walls.
PROGRAMME:
Ross Harris: Chamber Symphony (World Premiere)
Lyell Cresswell: Kaea (soloist: David Bremner)
Opus Orchestra’s performance of Made in Aotearoa in Hamilton, 7 October 2022