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JULIEN VAN MELLAERTS
Baritone / Organiser
Dunedin/Matakana
Since winning the Wigmore Competition and Kathleen Ferrier Competitions in 2017, Julien has carved out a stellar career throughout Europe.
RHONDA BROWNE
Contralto
Hawke's Bay
Described as 'majestically statuesque and forbidding' contralto Rhonda Browne was winner of the London Wagner Society's Bayreuth Bursary and Audience Prize.
KAMILLA DUNSTAN
Mezzo-soprano
Whangārei
Kamilla studied at The Royal College of Music and GSMD and is making her debut with Glyndebourne this season.
JONATHAN EYERS
Baritone
Hamilton
Jonathan is currently on the first year of the prestigious Opera Studies Course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with Robert Dean.
JARROD LEE
Tenor
Auckland
Jarrod is a singer, actor and vocal coach trained at the world-renowned Royal Academy of Music, specialising in Musical Theatre.
KATHERINE MCINDOE
Soprano
Katherine is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has appeared at Wigmore Hall and as a soloist on BBC Radio 3.
KIERAN RAYNER
Baritone
Waikanae
Kieran is an award-winning and versatile singer and actor. He is a Garsington Opera Alvarez Young Artist and winner of the Sandbach prize 2019.
SOPHIE SPARROW
Soprano
Whangārei
Sophie Sparrow is on the Royal Academy Opera Programme as a Royal Academy of Music Scholar, Countess of Munster Trust and Kiwi Music Trust awardee.
MADELEINE PIERARD
Soprano / Organiser
Hawke's Bay
A regular at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Madeleine has been based in London for 15 years and has enjoyed a diverse international career as a freelance opera singer.
CHRISTIE COOK
Mezzo-soprano
Clevedon, Auckland
Christie Cook is a graduate of the University of Otago and the Wales International Academy of Voice. She has sung with Grange Park Opera and the Monteverdi Choir.
CARLEEN EBBS
Soprano
Motueka/Hawke's Bay
Motueka-born Soprano, Carleen Ebbs was a London Handel Singing competition finalist, a Britten Pears Young Artist and has worked with the major UK Opera companies.
CLINTON FUNG
Baritone
Auckland/Malaysia
Clinton is an award-winning Kiwi baritone based in Cardiff, where he is studying with Dennis O'Neill at the Wales International Academy of Voice.
TIANYI LU
Conductor
Auckland
Winner of the 1st Prize at the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors Competition, Tianyi Lu is the inaugural Female-Conductor-in-Residence with the Welsh National Opera and is in demand globally.
ISABELLA MOORE
Soprano
Wellington/Auckland
Award-winning New Zealand soprano Isabella Moore is the winner of the 2015 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award and Lexus Song Quest.
BENJAMIN REASON
Baritone
Wellington
Benjamin is currently in his Honours year at the Guildhall School in London under the tutelage of Robert Dean.
BENSON WILSON
Baritone
Hawke's Bay
Winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Competition and Lexus Song Quest, Benson Wilson is a Harewood Artist with English National Opera.
LEILA ALEXANDER
Soprano
Auckland
A qualified lawyer, actor and dancer, award-winning soprano, Leila is currently in her final year of an MMus at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
MARLENA DEVOE
Soprano
Auckland
Marlena studied at Wales International Academy of Voice with Dennis O'Neill and was winner of the Sutherland/Bonynge Bel Canto Award.
CLAIRE EGAN
Soprano
Gisborne
Claire Egan is known for vocal brilliance and a strong stage presence and was the winner of the Premio Lirico Internazionale Piero Boni and the Dame Joan Sutherland Encouragement Award.
HARRY GRIGG
Tenor
Cheviot
Harry Grigg studies at The Royal College of Music. He was a Dame Malvina Major Foundation Studio Artist with NZ Opera and a member of the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Singers Development Programme.
FILIPE MANU
Tenor
Tongan tenor Filipe Manu is currently on the prestigious Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where in the 2018/19 season made his company debut as Hippolyt in Phaedra.
MADISON NONOA
Soprano
Hamilton
Madison Nonoa is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is a Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne Opera Festival.
PHILLIP RHODES
Baritone
Hawke's Bay
Known for his electrifying stage presence, Phillip Rhodes is in huge demand in Europe and his Royal Opera House Debut as Escamillo in Carmen in the 2018/19 Season.
BRADLEY WOOD
Pianist
Christchurch
New Zealand Pianist and Conductor Bradley Wood is a highly sought after soloist and collaborator specialising in vocal music.