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Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono
Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono is a 26 year old Samoan baritone from Flaxmere, Hastings, and has recently acquired his Masters in Advanced Opera Studies through The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio (TANZOS) at the University of Waikato, under the tutelage of Kristin Darragh and David Harper. Fonoti-Fuimaono’s interest in classical music flourished through his involvement with the … Read more
Moses Mackay
Proudly supported by the Canterbury Opera Foundation A lyric baritone and multi-instrumentalist whose experience spans not only opera and the concert platform, but also multiple platinum-selling albums as part of internationally acclaimed trio Sol3 Mio, Moses Mackay began his opera career as an emerging artist with NZ Opera in 2009 – his performance in Le … Read more
Hanna Hipp
Returning to Aotearoa following a well-received turn as Dorabella in NZ Opera’s 2024 season of Così Fan Tutte, Polish mezzo-soprano Hanna Hipp is held in high regard worldwide for her ardent and impassioned singing. A former member of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Hanna has appeared widely in operas, … Read more
Emma Pearson
Raised in Perth, Australia, soprano Emma Pearson has performed widely in New Zealand, Australia and across Europe and the USA. Holding a principal artist position at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, Germany for nine years, where she performed more than 30 roles for the company, Emma was in 2014 awarded the title of Kammersängerin by … Read more
Manase Latu
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 … Read more