New Zealand's largest professional opera company; presents mainstage, touring and semi-staged opera throughout the country; based in Auckland & Wellington; site has information on performances, booking, emerging artistes etc

Offers four or five performance seasons yearly, featuring seven or eight fully-staged operas; based in Epsom, Auckland; patron: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; also holds holds tuition workshops and master classes throughout the year

Internationally-acclaimed NZ baritone singer in opera and theatre; web site has biography, media reports, photographs, recordings etc; based in London

Rising New Zealand opera soprano, formerly from Palmerston North; site has her bio, CV, photos, sound clips, details of performances, supporters etc

Renowned opera singer with extensive concert, oratorio, and recital repertoires; made Dame of the British Empire in 1991; site sections: about the singer, concerts & events, Dame Malvina Foundation, photos etc; based in Hamilton

Official web site of the Samoan-born bass-baritone singer who was brought up in Dunedin; site has news & reviews, recordings, engagements diary, photographs etc

Wikipedia entry on the internationally renowned opera singer; has info under the sections: career, honours awarded, career highlights etc

Official site of NZ opera soprano Madeleine Pierard, originally from Napier; has a particular interest in performing contemporary vocal works; site has biography, calendar, sound clips, photos, reviews etc

Organisation set up to create opportunities in Hawke's Bay for professionals, amateurs and the community to work together to learn, stage, perform and enjoy opera of the highest standards; set up as a charitable trust based in Hastings

Theatre/dance venue in Wanganui; hosts performances of ballet, dance classical music etc; has been given a Category One grading by the Historic Places Trust; patron: HRH The Earl of Wessex, CVO Prince Edward