Thomas de Mallet Burgess: pushing the boundaries of NZ Opera - a podcast by RNZ

When a bunch of unruly British tourists caused havoc around the country back in 2019, the general director of the New Zealand Opera Thomas de Mallet Burgess was struck by a bolt of inspiration. It was a Shakespearean story that seemed ripe for the stage. But when NZ Opera announced the Unruly Tourists production earlier this year, it was met with controversy and a third of the board resigned in apparent protest against the company's new artistic direction.

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