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.
Registrations for our 2026 Chorus auditions are now closed.
If you’d like to learn more about auditioning, contact chorus@nzopera.co.nz.
The 2026 Freemasons Foundation NZ Opera Chorus
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
- Antonia Brightwell
- Aubrey Aikens
- Emma Roxburgh
- Henrietta Reid
- Maia Amosa
- Millie Trusttum
- Claire Scholes
- Helen Kim
- Jasmine Hulton-So’oialo
- Julie Jang
- Suzanne Shaw-Lentini
- Chris McRae
- Hamish Regan
- Mike Liu
- Nathan Hauraki
- Oneal Mendoza
- Andrew Bolton
- Aporo Haurua
- David Wallace
- Kees Varekamp
- Sashe Angelovski
- Steven Moseley
- William King
- Beverley Pullon
- Grace McCarthy Sinclair
- Kezia Schuitemaker
- Vanessa Preston
- Hannah Morgan
- Iona Taylor
- Bayley Goldstone
- Alexander James
Te Whanganui-a-tara | Wellington
- Barbara Graham
- Helen Lear
- Karyn Andreassend
- Matilda Wickbom
- Rowena Simpson
- Samantha Warhurst
- Charlotte Secker
- Geneviève Gates-Panneton
- Helene Page
- Ruth Armishaw
- Chris Anderson
- Elias Nguyen
- Jesse Stratford
- Patrick Coelho
- Patrick Geddes
- Brent Allcock
- Charle Rainey
- Joe Haddow
- Matt Painter
- Matthew Landreth
Ōtautahi | Christchurch
- Alannah Hounsome-Vail
- Eleanor Sim
- Emily-Jane Stockman
- Erin Connelly-Whyte
- Jamie Hart
- Ramonda Taleni
- Jessica Adams
- Karyn Taylor-Moore
- Sally Brown
- Sarah Polson
- Sarah Trevethick
- Sophia Ambrose
- Andy Fu
- Conrad Goddard
- David Moseley
- Jason Eager
- Nigel Withington
- Thomas McCabe
- Andrew Deyell
- Cameron Davis
- Douglas Shields
- Julian Anderson
- Kahu Gray
- Nigel Salsbury
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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