Monday 16th March, 2026

Great Hall Lunchtime Concert - Puccini & Pucciniana

Toi Toi Opera presents a delicious lunchtime treat as part of the Concerts for Christchurch Foundation’s Great Hall Lunchtime Concert Series.

An extraordinary line-up of emerging artists join company co-directors Alex Robinson (baritone) and Katherine Doig (soprano), and Head of Music Jeremy Woodside (piano), for the first of our beautiful events this year. We welcome back to the Toi Toi stage the very wonderful Kahu Gray (bass), Erin Connelly-Whyte (soprano), and David Moseley (tenor), and introduce two new faces, Alannah Hounsome-Vail (soprano) and Alexandra Hope Watson (soprano).

All of these exceptional young artists will be featuring in our exciting upcoming opera seasons, but first - let them bring you a fabulous feast of Puccini & Pucciniana in your lunch hour.

Featuring arias from La bohème, Suor Angelica, Turandot, Gianni Schicchi, Tosca, La rondine, Edgar - and much much more - and with tickets ranging from just $5-$20, this is a gorgeous afternoon of opera you cannot afford to miss!

Details: Monday 16th March, from 1.10pm, at The Great Hall of The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora. SOLD OUT

Programme

Introduction by Toi Toi Opera Managing Director Alex Robinson

The singers with Jeremy Woodside, piano:

• Alex Robinson - 'Questo amor, vergogna mia' (Puccini Edgar)

• Alannah Hounsome-Vail - 'Elle a fui, la tourterelle!' (Offenbach Les Contes d'Hoffmann)

• Alexandra Hope Watson - 'Frère! Voyez!…Du gai soleil' (Massenet Werther)

• David Moseley - 'E lucevan le stelle' (Puccini Tosca)

• Erin Connelly-Whyte - ‘Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém’ – ‘Song to the Moon’ (Dvořák Rusalka)

• Katherine Doig - 'Chi il bel sogno di Doretta' (Puccini La rondine)

• Alannah Hounsome-Vail – ‘O mio babbino caro’ (Puccini Gianni Schicchi)

• Alexandra Hope Watson - 'Quando m'en vo' (Puccini La bohème)

• Kahu Gray - 'Vecchia zimarra, senti' (Puccini La bohème)

• Erin Connelly-Whyte – ‘Senza mamma’ (Puccini Suor Angelica)

• Katherine Doig - 'Signore, ascolta!' (Puccini Turandot)

• David Moseley - 'Nessun dorma' (Puccini Turandot)

Thank you from all at Toi Toi Opera to the Concerts for Christchurch Foundation Trust for the invitation to perform as part of your very special concert series, and also to our very warm and generous audience for your beautiful support.