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The Pearl Fishers – NZ Opera/Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre: September 25, 2026 (13th Floor Theatre Review)

September 26

Last night we saw the opera The Pearl Fishers. And what we heard was glorious — some of the best singing NZ Opera has put on stage. What we saw of it on the stage however was ludicrous.

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