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Christmas Gala "A night in Vienna"
Start: 19:30
Start: Dec 10 2009 - 19:30
End: Dec 11 2009 - 19:30

A glittering fundraising gala production of favourite operetta, popular opera AND

Gilbert & Sullivan will be presented onstage at Opera Factory in Newmarket for two

nights only on Thursday 10th December and Friday 11th December at 7.30pm.

This Christmas Gala celebrates the end of another busy year for the remarkable

Institution of Opera Factory, a registered charitable trust, now in their 15th year of

successful operation in the heart of Newmarket. Funds raised will support the new

programme for 2010 which will offer performance, opportunity, education and

training for all ages and levels plus new initiatives for community outreach and a new

advanced vocal course.

The Gala will include costumed excerpts from ‘La Boheme’, ‘The Gondoliers’, ‘Die

Fledermaus’, ‘The Merry Widow’, ‘The Mikado’ , ‘Lilac Time’, ‘The Magic Flute’, A

Night in Vienna’ with special guest artists and the Opera Factory

Ensembles accompanied by Jesse Martins on the grand piano.

Opera Factory’s Christmas Gala is on for two nights only.

All tickets are $40 (includes interval refreshments) *

BOOKINGS: Online at www.iticket.co.nz or Phone 09 361 1000 (Booking fee may apply)
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Christmas Gala "A night in Vienna"
End: 19:30
Start: Dec 10 2009 - 19:30
End: Dec 11 2009 - 19:30

A glittering fundraising gala production of favourite operetta, popular opera AND

Gilbert & Sullivan will be presented onstage at Opera Factory in Newmarket for two

nights only on Thursday 10th December and Friday 11th December at 7.30pm.

This Christmas Gala celebrates the end of another busy year for the remarkable

Institution of Opera Factory, a registered charitable trust, now in their 15th year of

successful operation in the heart of Newmarket. Funds raised will support the new

programme for 2010 which will offer performance, opportunity, education and

training for all ages and levels plus new initiatives for community outreach and a new

advanced vocal course.

The Gala will include costumed excerpts from ‘La Boheme’, ‘The Gondoliers’, ‘Die

Fledermaus’, ‘The Merry Widow’, ‘The Mikado’ , ‘Lilac Time’, ‘The Magic Flute’, A

Night in Vienna’ with special guest artists and the Opera Factory

Ensembles accompanied by Jesse Martins on the grand piano.

Opera Factory’s Christmas Gala is on for two nights only.

All tickets are $40 (includes interval refreshments) *

BOOKINGS: Online at www.iticket.co.nz or Phone 09 361 1000 (Booking fee may apply)
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Mezzo-soprano Wendy Dawn Thompson to sing in Wellington in December
Start: 19:30

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.
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