Photo: Tim Finn
The story idea came first, the opera came about by chance.
A co-founder of prominent New Zealand band Split Enz, Tim Finn had long been fascinated by Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who guided Captain James Cook to Aotearoa and then helped the Englishman and his crew communicate with the locals.
Tupaia was pivot
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