Wellington Opera proudly presents Manon, Jules Massenet’s quintessentially French opera of the belle époque.​

Amina Edris enchants audiences worldwide with her radiant soprano voice and captivating stage presence, while Pene Pati is beloved by many for his role in the chart-topping trio Sol3 Mio, and has since become one of the most sought-after tenors on the global stage. Phillip Rhodes returns following his wonderful performances in La Traviata and Lucia di Lammermoor.​​

Wellington Opera brings these wonderful Kiwi artists home to perform this sumptuous masterpiece at the St James Theatre, Wellington with French conductor Romain Dumas and Aotearoa’s renowned opera director Sara Brodie.​

1-7 August 2026.​ Extended to Sunday 9th August!! SOLD OUT!!

CAST

Manon – Amina Edris
des Grieux – Pene Pati
Lescaut – Phillip Rhodes^
Le Comte des Grieux – Wade Kernot
Guillot de Morfontaine – Patrick Power
Monsieur de Brétigny – Kieran Rayner^
Poussette – Sarah Mileham
Javotte – Jasmine Jessen
Rosette – Charlotte Secker

Director – Sara Brodie
Set Design – Michael Zaragoza
Costume Design – Rebecca Bethan Jones

Orchestra Wellington
Conductor – Romain Dumas

Chorus Director – Michael Vinten
Wellington Opera Chorus

​​Sung in French with English surtitles
In three acts with two intervals, total run time approximately 3 hours
St James Theatre, Wellington

​^Artist presented in association with The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation