Teddy Tahu Rhodes announced for "From Broadway to La Scala"

Teddy Tahu Rhodes in South Pacific

New Zealand barihunk Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who is one of this generations most successful singers to bridge the world of Broadway musicals and opera, will be performing in "From Broadway to La Scala" as part of the Christchurch Arts Festival.

The show will feature music by Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Gershwin and Cole Porter and will have a limited run this Fall. It opens in Auckland on September 15, before traveling to Wellington and Christchurch. The star of South Pacific will be joined by film and cabaret star Jennifer Ward-Lealand, hunkentenor David Hobson and soprano Greta Bradman.

The singers will be backed by players from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in each respective city under the musical direction of Vanessa Scammell. 

Tickets for the Auckland performance are available through Ticketmaster and for the Wellington and Christchurch concerts, through Ticketek.