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Submitted by NZ Opera News on December 6, 2009 - 10:16.
Date/Time: Saturday 12 December 2009 7:30pm Location: St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington On Saturday, December 12 the Wellington Branch of The New Zealand Opera Society is presenting its annual End-of-Year Recital. We are pleased to announce that the featured artist this year will be Wendy Dawn Thompson last seen in Wellington earlier this year as the sultry star of NBR New Zealand Opera’s production of Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri. She received rave reviews for her performance and we are delighted that she has agreed to do this recital for us.
She is returning to Wellington especially to do this recital for the Society.
Joining her will be two rising stars. Soprano Amelia Berry has just finished her Bachelor of Music at The New Zealand School of Music in Wellington. She is a student of Flora Edwards. She starred as Semele in the School of Music’s production of Handel’s opera this year and is moving on to do Honours in Performance in 2010. She won this year’s Dame Malvina Major Foundation Wellington Aria competition.
Baritone Matthew Landreth is originally from Dunedin and is now resident in Wellington. Matthew has been a PricewatersCooperhouse Dame Malvina Emerging Artist with NBR New Zealand Opera and has recently been made a Resident Artist for the company. He appeared in Opera Otago’s production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte last year and has toured the country with Operatunity in 2009, as well as appearing as a member of the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus in both L’Italiana in Algeri and Eugene Onegin this year.
The three singers will present a varied programme of both opera and song. Wendy Dawn will sing arias by Handel and songs by Richard Strauss and de Falla’s Seven Popular Spanish Songs. Amelia will sing songs by Mahler and Canteloube and Puccini’s popular aria ‘Chi il bel sogno di Doretta’ from La rondine. Matthew will sing Lilburn’s Sings Harry and an aria from Wagner’s Tannhäuser. Additionally each will present a Mozart aria and there will be duets and trios.
They will be accompanied by the highly experienced, Emma Sayers. Emma is a Lecturer in Piano and an accompanist at the New Zealand School of Music.
It will be a great night of fine music by three outstanding singers and continues the Opera Society’s commitment to supporting younger singers.
Submitted by NZ Opera News on November 2, 2009 - 18:24.
The New Zealand Opera Society Inc. is pleased to announce that the Opera Grant inaugurated last year will continue in 2009 and will be awarded to an opera project which enhances the art form in New Zealand and reflects the Society’s national status.
This grant is open to all New Zealand opera practitioners in all forms, including singers, technicians, pianists, conductors, opera groups, composers and writers. This year it will be worth up to $5,000.
The overall aim is to raise the national profile of the Society.
The Society is now seeking applications for projects planned for 2010.
Founded in 1979 the New Zealand Opera Society was established to support opera, opera performance and singers throughout New Zealand. Over the years the Society has supported many young singers, including many who have gone on to work professionally, Vocal Competitions and Opera and Singing Schools. In recent times grants have been given to Sirius Opera of Wellington, Canterbury Youth Opera, Opera Otago and NIMBY Opera. It also produces a monthly magazine for members, New Zealand Opera News, currently the only opera focused journal in Australasia, which covers operatic activity at home and abroad. Amongst the Society’s other activities are monthly screenings of opera DVDs in both Auckland and Wellington, and live concerts.
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Submitted by Te Wano on April 16, 2009 - 08:07.
my husband has a wonderful tenor voice which he has done nothing with although in his earlier years he sang a lot pop modern songs on stage and TV in perth, we live in kaitaia now ,every now and then I hear this most beautiful voice singing out over the garden so have decided its now time to do something about it and share him with NZ . Help! what do we do. He is constantly practising with his phrasing pitch and breathing.
Submitted by katej.webber on January 18, 2009 - 09:49.
I have recently inherited a large collection of Opera albums from my Aunt - I mentioned once that I liked an album we were listening to and now I have all of them :)
I'm looking to sell or donate them, I really don't need this many records :)
I would be happy to provide a full list of all the albums I have, either here or by fax or email. (it might take a little while to compile the list)
3/4 of them are stored in proper record 'suitcases'(?) and the rest are kept upright in a cupboard so they are in great condition
Please post a reply if you are (or you know someone who might be) interested
Thanks
Kate
Submitted by NZ Opera News on July 31, 2008 - 19:02.
In the 2006-07 season, the Metropolitan Opera launched Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD, a series of performance transmissions shown live in high definition (HD) in movie theatres around the world. The series expanded from six to eight opera transmissions in 2007-08, reaching over 600 participating venues in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia — and now in New Zealand. Don’t miss your chance to see The Met Opera captured live on the big screen, at a participating cinema near you!
During August and September 2008 eight operas will be shown in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Havelock North, Palmerston North, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin. The operas being screened are Roméo et Juliette, Hansel and Gretel, Macbeth, Manon Lescaut, Peter Grimes, Tristan und Isolde, La Bohème and La Fille du Régiment.
All sessions: Adult $30, Concessions $25 (Senior Citizens/Children Under 16 yrs-old)
For screening times, theatre and booking information visit http://www.nzmetopera.com/
Submitted by NZ Opera News on June 23, 2008 - 20:34.
The Trustees of the New Zealand National Singing School are proud to announce that the 24th School will take place at the EIT Campus in Hawke’s Bay from January 2nd to January 11th 2009.
The Trustees are delighted that Judy Bellingham, widely respected Singing Teacher, Adjudicator and Senior Lecturer in Voice at Otago University will return as Artistic Director, supported by Robert Wiremu recently appointed as Director of Music of the NZ Secondary Schools Choir as Deputy Director.
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Submitted by NZ Opera News on December 19, 2007 - 13:52.
Inside
- Opera Otago is announced as the recipient of The New Zealand Opera Society Inc. - Opera Grant
- Lindis Taylor presented with citation and Life Membership
- Rule Changes approved
- Southern Opera programme for 2008
- Reports from Wexford Festival Opera and Lindis Taylor at Summer Festivals in Europe
- Brigitte Heuser Recital in Wellington in January
- Zarazuela! coming to Napier and Wellington in January
- Membership Renewals due
- CD Reviews
- Reviews from Sydney and Wellington.
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Submitted by NZ Opera News on September 19, 2007 - 13:42.
Inside
- We announce an exciting new initiative: “The New Zealand Opera Society Opera Grant” - further details inside
- Editor Garth Wilshere in conversation with New Zealand’s internationally acclaimed tenor Simon O’Neill - Part one
- Plácido Domingo announced as patron of Southern Opera
- Masterclass in Christchurch with renowned American tenor Vinson Cole
- Entries now being accepted for the 2008 NZ Opera School in Wanganui
- Reviews from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
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Submitted by NZ Opera News on June 15, 2007 - 11:00.
Inside
- Special Lexus Song Quest coverage: Editor Garth Wilshere is in conversation with judge Elizabeth Connell, winner Phillip Rhodes, and reviews and reports on the Final Concert, the Wellington Recital and Masterclass.
- A message from the new President Michael Vinten.
- Exciting News: "Southern Opera" is launched with Carmen scheduled for Christchurch in October.
- Fidelio in concert in Auckland.
- Reviews from Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin.
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