Te Kōrihi a NZ Opera

Chorus

The spine-tingling power of exceptional voices singing together – that’s the magic created by Te Kōrihi a NZ Opera - The Freemasons Foundation New Zealand Opera Chorus.


This group of talented singers adds richness and beauty to our main stage opera productions and other major concerts each year. There are three choruses, based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

The 2025 Freemasons Foundation NZ Opera Chorus

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

  • Beverley Pullon
  • Henrietta Reid
  • Maia Amosa
  • Anna Nguyen
  • Emma Roxburgh
  • Te Ohorere Williams
  • Jessica Webber
  • Helen Kim
  • Suzanne Shaw-Lentini
  • Claire Scholes
  • Iryna Sakharchuk
  • Julie Jang
  • Calista Ngati Au
  • Emma Sloman
  • Glenn Meade
  • Mike Liu
  • Ivan Zhang
  • Tom Varney
  • Taliai Fifita
  • Ipu Laga’aia
  • Nathan Hauraki
  • Nicholas MacQueen
  • Oneal Mendoza
  • David Wallace
  • Thomas Roeshol
  • Sashe Angelovski
  • Blake Scanlen
  • Alexander James
  • Ed Smith
  • Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono
  • Jack Doyle

Te Whanganui-a-tara | Wellington

  • Barbara Graham
  • Karyn Andreassend 
  • Matilda Wickbom
  • Rowena Simpson
  • Samantha Warhurst
  • Clarissa Dunn
  • Olivia Fraser
  • Rosie Knight
  • Rose Aldridge
  • Cadence Chung
  • Helene Page
  • Sinéad Keane
  • Jess Segal
  • Lynley Kadesi
  • Ruth Armishaw
  • Kate Manahi
  • Bayley Goldstone
  • Patrick Coehlo
  • Minto Fung
  • Patrick Geddes
  • Theo Moolenaar
  • Ewen Griffiths
  • Chris Anderson 
  • Joshua Pike
  • Guangyao Shen
  • Joe Haddow
  • Brent Allcock
  • Craig Beardsworth 
  • Richard Dean
  • Charle Rainey
  • Stuart Coats
  • Matt Landreth

Ōtautahi | Christchurch

  • Tara Martin
  • Nicole Davey
  • Erin Connelly-Whyte
  • Courtney Hickmott
  • Eleanor Sim
  • Shelley Liken
  • Emily-Jane Stockman
  • Alannah Vail
  • Erin Callanan
  • Louisa Pilkington
  • Ingrid Gunby
  • Jessica Wells
  • Anna Engelbrecht
  • Karyn Taylor-Moore
  • Sally Brown
  • Sarah Polson
  • Steven Moseley
  • Nigel Withington
  • David Moseley
  • Teddy Finney-Waters
  • Thomas McCabe
  • Scott Christie
  • Conrad Goddard
  • Jason Eager
  • John Bayne
  • Nigel Salsbury
  • Julian Anderson
  • Oscar Kersey
  • Douglas Shields
  • Kieran Kelly
  • Theo Hnat
  • Kahu Gray

Auckland Chorus 2022

Sopranos:

Alexandra Francis, Carla Camilleri, Emma Sloman, Fiona Li, Lilia Carpinelli, Sophia Yang, Tayla Alexander, Teresa Wojtowicz

Mezzo-Sopranos:

Carla Parry, Dilys Fong, Hannah Ashford-Beck, Jess Webber, Jessica Duirs, Kelly Lim Harris, Meghan Carppe, Te Ohorere Williams

Mezzos:

Anne Marie Sheridan, Cecilia Zhang, Claire Scholes, Helen Kim, Jess Wells, Melissa Jackson, Sophie Lamb, Suzanne Shaw-Lentini

Tenors:

Chris McRae, Giancarlo Lisi, Hamish Regan, Lachlan Craig, Leon Liu, Mike Liu, Nathan Hauraki, Nick Curry, Greg Patel, Sid Chand, Taylor Wallbank

Baritones:

Alex Matangi, Andrew Bolton, Arthur Adams-Close, Bernard Braithwaite, Christoph Schnoor, Daniel O’Donnell, David Holmes, David Wallace, Miles Timmis, Sashe Angelovski, Thomas Roeshol

Wellington Chorus 2022

Sopranos:

Barbara Graham, Clarissa Dunn, Karyn Andreassend, Kate Lineham, Matilda Wickbom, Michaela Cadwgan, Rowena Simpson,

Mezzo-Sopranos:

Grace Burt, Helen Lear, Laura Loach, Olivia Young, Ruth Armishaw

Mezzos:

Simon Hernyak, Sinéad Keane, Alex Woodhouse, Helene Page, Jennifer Huckle, Jess Segal, Lynley Kadesi, Shirley Kauter, Vanessa Withy

Tenors:

Benjamin Priest, Tharron McIvor, Ewen Griffiths, Joshua Pike, Peter King, Philip Roderick, Theo Moolenaar, Charles Wilson, Chris Anderson, Chris Berentson, Zane Berghuis

Bass:

Craig Beardsworth, Ken Ryan, Minto Fung, Stuart Coats, William McElwee, Matthew Landreth, Morgan King, Richard Dean, Samuel McKeever, Tomairangi Henare

Christchurch Chorus 2022

Sopranos:

Alexandra Watson, Elizabeth Ellison, Te Ohorere Williams, Kristin Hockey, Rhiannon Cooper, Sarah Hubbard, Eleanor Sim, Emma McClean, Erin Callanan, Millie Trusttum, Nicole Evans, Olivia Pike

Mezzos:

Sophia Ambrose, Holly Evans, Karyn Taylor-Moore, Laura Dean, Margot Button, Sally Blake

Tenors:

Chris McRae, David Moseley, Ewen Griffiths, Nigel Withington, Sid Chand, Thomas McCabe

Baritone Tenor:

Alex Robinson, Andy Fu, Jason Eager, Rory Sweeney, Scott Bezett, Steven Moseley

Baritone Bass:

John Bayne, Julian Anderson, Nicolas Davey, Nigel Salsbury, Scott Christie, Warwick Shillito