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[edit]Opera companies
[edit]Since the merger of professional companies in Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch, New Zealand Opera has been the country's sole professional opera company. The company stages up to three operas a year in Auckland and Wellington and features international as well as New Zealand soloists.
New Zealand operas
[edit]Performers
[edit]Notable New Zealand opera singers past and present include:
- sopranos Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Malvina Major, Amina Edris, Ana James, and Anna Leese
- mezzo-sopranos Dame Heather Begg and Honor McKellar
- tenors Christopher Doig, Patrick Power, and Simon O'Neill
- baritones Iosefa Enari and Teddy Tahu Rhodes
- bass baritones Sir Donald McIntyre, Īnia Te Wīata, and Jonathan Lemalu
- bass Oscar Natzka
- sopranos Frances Alda and Joan Hammond, who were both born in New Zealand but left at a young age
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Taylor, Lindis (22 October 2014). "Opera and musical theatre". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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External links
[edit]- New Zealand Opera
Media related to Opera in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons