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Kaleidoscope - Māori Opera Waituhi
Television (Excerpts) – 1984
The marae is really an operatic experience; if you've ever been on a marae then you've seen everything...– Writer Witi Ihimaera talks about the similarities between opera and Māori culture
The very first memory I have is of chanting in the dark, and the chanting went on and on and on and I started to cry...– Witi Ihimaera talks about his inspirations in writing the libretto for Waituhi
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