New Zealand Opera and the Dame Malvina Major Foundation have been working together for more than 20 years to support the development of emerging opera talent in New Zealand.
During that time close to one hundred young singers have benefited from the professional performance experience, mentoring and coaching that the various artist development programmes have offered. Many of these artists have gone on to a professional career in opera. The Dame Malvina Major Foundation is now looking at new ways to support young artists through the opera company from 2023. Information on New Zealand Opera’s artist development programme is available on the NZ Opera website.
“Thank you all so much for your commitment and belief in this wonderful programme... I will forever treasure this special time in my extraordinary journey.”
Studio Artists
2022
HANNAH ASHFORD-BECK
EMMANUEL FONOTI-FUIMAONO
KATHERINE WINITANA
2021
SAMUEL DOWNES
BEN KUBIAK
KATIE TRIGG
KATHERINE WINITANA
2020
HARRY GRIGG
ANNA SIMMONS
FELICITY TOMKINS
Emerging Artists
2018-19
PASQUALE ORCHARD
WILL KING
ANGUS SIMMONS
2017-18
NATASHA WILSON
MANASE LATU
SAMSON SETU
2016-17
(DMM Scholars)
ELIZA BOOM
JAMES HENARE
OLIVIA SHEAT
2015-16
KATHERINE MCINDOE
MADISON NONOA
2014-15
JARVIS DAMS
CHELSEA DOLMAN
FILIPE MANU
EMILY SCOTT
CHRISTIAN THURSTON
2013-14
CHEUKY CHAN
ELIZABETH MANDENO
OLIVER SEWELL
THOMAS ATKINS
2012-13
BIANCA ANDREW
EDWARD LAURENSON
KIERAN RAYNER
2011-12
EMMA FRASER
MOSES MACKAY
STEPHEN DIAZ
2010-11
AMELIA BERRY
CAMERON BARCLAY
RACHEL DAY
XING XING WANG
2009-10
ALEXANDRA IOAN
ANDREW GRENON
BRIGITTE HEUSER
POLLY OTT
2008-09
ANNA ARGYLE
CLAIRE BARTON
DANIEL O’CONNOR
2007-08
BARBARA GRAHAM
BARBARA PATERSON
HADLEIGH ADAMS
JULIA HILL (BOOTH)
MATTHEW LANDRETH
MICHAEL GRAY
2006-07
CATHERINE NORTON
DAVID KELLY
RACHELLE PIKE
SARAH-ANN WALKER
2005-06
MALCOLM EDE
PALOMA BRUCE
REBECCA CRABTREE
SARAH WOOD
2004-05
ANDREW GLOVER
KRISTEN DARRAGH
PHILLIP RHODES
WADE KERNOT
2003-04
CARLA PARRY
ELAINE WOGAN
SARAH McONIE (now COURT)
SEAMUS CASEY
STEPHANIE BAIN
2002-03
ANDREW CONLEY
EMMA SLOMAN
SARAH-JANE RENNIE
SEAMUS CASEY
2001-02
ANDREW CONLEY
APRIL MARIE NEHO
HELEN LEAR
JOANNA HESLOP
TODD MOHI
2000-01
BRENDON MERCER
JAMES HARRISON
JAMES MENG
JOANNA HESLOP
PENNY DAVIS
WENDY DAWN THOMPSON
Young Artists/Fellows
2019
JOEL AMOSA
2018
THOMAS ATKINS
2017
JAMES HARRISON
2016
EMMA FRASER
2015
AMELIA BERRY
2014
RACHELLE PIKE
2013
ANNA LEESE
2012
PHILLIP RHODES
2011
PHILLIP RHODES
2010
DAVID KELLY
2009
KRISTIN DARRAGH
2008
WADE KERNOT
“One of my personal favourite parts of the program was the constant availability to work with visiting artists from overseas.”
