Opera Viewpoint: A Case for More Funding

Abstract

Since the disbanding of the last national company, opera in New Zealand has been underfunded and virtually relegated to the sidelines as an artistic activity. But, as Lindis Taylor, editor of Opera News, points out, regional opera has now acquired a new strength and vitality. In the light of a forthcoming review by the QEII Arts Council of their opera policy, he gives here a succinct background to these discussions.