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Ngati Kahungunu and Ngaariki Kaiputahi, Flaxmere-born Soprano, Katherine Winitana has been launching herself head first into classical voice since making the switch from jazz and contemporary music in 2020. Winitana has since received First Class Honours in Classical Voice, been a Dame Malvina Major Studio artist with New Zealand Opera (2021-2022), attended New Zealand Opera … Read more
South Auckland Samoan Bass-baritone, Joel Amosa debuted with NZ Opera as Fiorello in the 2019 season of Barber of Seville. Joel was the Young Artist with NZO and performed Bartolo in the Marriage of Figaro with the company. Joel was the winner of the 2018 Lexus song quest competition, which led to performances in San … Read more
Catrin Johnsson was born in Sweden and trained at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm and at the Royal Academy of Music, London. In 2018 she was awarded an ARAM from the Royal Academy of Music for “significant contribution to the music profession”. Other awards include the prestigious Christina Nilsson Award. Catrin has worked as … Read more
Te Ohorere is a proud descendant of Ngāiterangi, Waitaha, Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Porou, and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga. She is a Soprano based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Te Ohorere began voice lessons with Dr. Morag Atchison during high school and was encouraged to pursue classical singing. This year she has finished her Master of Music studies … Read more
Sarah Mileham is a 21 year old Soprano of Korean, British and New Zealand heritage. Growing up in Tairua and Cambridge, she was always singing and dancing to anyone that would watch. After moving to Tauranga for schooling, her love for classical music was born through involvement in choirs and school musicals. From there, she … Read more
Soprano Tayla Alexander has accumulated a wide range of accolades and achievements in her short career. Tayla is the youngest-ever singer to receive a scholarship to the New Zealand Opera Studio, a first-class honours graduate of the University of Auckland’s Bachelor of Music programme, an alumna of the Wanganui Opera School, and was one of … Read more
A highly successful soprano, over her career Andrea Creighton has won awards including the Mobil Song Quest (New Zealand), the Webster Booth/Esso Award (United Kingdom), the Opera Prize of the Cercle Carpeaux de L’Opéra National de Paris; and the very prestigious Prix d’A.R.O.P for an outstanding debut performance at the Paris Opera. Andrea’s concert and … Read more
Raised in West Auckland, bass Wade Kernot has held roles and appointments across the world throughout his opera career. A founding member of Auckland’s Opera Factory and former Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist with NZ Opera, from 2010-2015 Wade held a full-time principal position at Theater St Gallen, Switzerland, where his roles included Monterone (Rigoletto), … Read more