Artist development with NZ Opera

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.”

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