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Peter Walls
Peter Walls loves Mozart. He has conducted Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and The Impresario and invited by the Lincoln Centre to contribute to their bicentenary year symposium on Performing Mozart. An early flirtation with Rossini began when he conducted La Cenerentola for Perkel Opera. Among other operas, Peter has conducted … Read more
Jessica Goldbaum
Jessica Goldbaum commenced her musical career with the Sarajevo Philharmonia in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subsequently, she contributed to orchestral excellence with the Hawai’i Symphony and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, culminating in her current role with the Opus Orchestra. Beyond orchestral engagements, Jessica demonstrates a commitment to bassoon pedagogy and the development of reed-making tools. Her … Read more
Joanna Foote
A UCLA Master’s Graduate, soprano Joanna Foote has performed at prestigious venues including Deutsche Oper Berlin, London Young Vic, Paris Châtelet and Barcelona Liçeu. Joanna débuted as Susanna in NZ Opera’s 2021 The Marriage of Figaro and recently appeared as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Vixen in The Cunning little Vixen for Festival Opera.
Allison Harker
Canadian mezzo-soprano Allison has a rich performance history from theatre to opera. Allison holds a bachelor of Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia. She has performed in over 20 operas, from Mozart to Britten and has performed as a soloist in North America, Asia and Europe.
Tomairangi Henare
Tomairangi Henare (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) has recently completed his Bachelor of Music with Honours in Classical Performance at Victoria University. He has performed roles including Marchese d’Obigny (La traviata) and Pandolfe (Cendrillon) and has performed in the chorus for Wellington Opera, Festival Opera and New Zealand Opera. Tomairangi was also honoured to be a … Read more
Ridge Ponini
Proud Cook Island tenor 28 year old Ridge Ponini completed his Honours degree in Music at the University of Otago, majoring in classical voice performance under the tuition of Judy Bellingham. In 2021 Ridge was awarded the Enari Iosefa Opera Award from Creative New Zealand. Ridge was also a semi-finalist for the Lexus Prestigious song quest … Read more
David Kelly
David Kelly is a répétiteur and pianist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand. He is Principal Répétiteur for New Zealand Opera. He performs regularly with the Auckland Philharmonia, Auckland Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Wellington, and is a coach and accompanist at the New Zealand Opera School and the Universities of Waikato and Auckland. He performs … Read more
Katherine Winitana
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
Joel Amosa
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