Proudly supported by the Ryman Healthcare Dame Malvina Major Foundation Mina Foley Award
Manase Latu is an award-winning lyric tenor, raised in Auckland’s Ōtahuhu and currently based in New York City. After completing his studies at the University of Auckland (BMus, First Class Honours) and the Royal College of Music (pgDip in Vocal Studies) from 2020-23 Manase trained at the Metropolitan Opera as part of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Programme.
While at The Met, Manase performed in their 2022 seasons of The Magic Flute, Idomeneo and Hamlet, and he also sang Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) at the 2022 Aspen Music Festival and School. His concert and oratorio experience includes work with Music of the Baroque, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, New Choral Society and the BBC Chorus & London Philharmonic. The 2024 season of Le comte Ory marks Manase’s first lead appearance in an NZ Opera production.