City Choir Dunedin: The Reluctant Dragon
- Date: 08/08/2026 16:00 - 17:30
- Location: Otago Boys' High School auditorium
- Tickets: Adult $30, Concession $25, Student $10, schoolchildren free
The Reluctant Dragon - A Dramatic Family Musical Entertainment
Saturday 8 August 2026 4:00pm and 7:30pm
Otago Boys High School, 2 Arthur St, Littlebourne, Dunedin
David Burchell, Conductor
City Choir Dunedin
The Little Box of Operas
Dunedin Youth Orchestra strings
John Rutter’s lively musical version of Kenneth Grahame's "The Reluctant Dragon" features some of Dunedin’s most promising young soloists (and City Choir Dunedin as the villagers), in a dramatic presentation both on stage and throughout the auditorium, with spectacular use of costuming and props, and accompaniment by players from the Dunedin Youth Orchestra.
Other musical stories from Rutter’s tuneful works are included: City Choir will sing ‘Five Childhood Lyrics’ - a brief set of choral songs based on children’s rhymes, and the Dunedin Youth Orchestra strings will perform his ‘Suite for String Orchestra’ which features traditional English folk tunes. The music and stories will be linked together for the audiences by the narrator.
