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Auckland Opera Studio will present the first of its Winter Series concerts this Saturday, June 20, at the former Vivian Gallery in Matakana.
The concert will feature sopranos Eliza Boom and Natasha Wilson, and tenor Manase Latu.
Studio director Frances Wilson says under normal circumstances all the singers would either be in Europe or America performing in some of the world’s greatest opera houses, but are currently unable to be there due to Covid-19.
She says it’s anticipated Eliza Boom may be able to leave for Germany soon to join the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio based in Munich, but the others are not expected to perform overseas until after Christmas.
Natasha Wilson previously worked with New Zealand Opera and was an emerging artist with the company in 2018. She hopes to soon resume singing with the Pittsburgh Opera.
Manase Latu is a past winner of the NZ Aria Competition. He is a Kiri Te Kanawa scholar studying at The Royal College of Music in London and shortly will take up a position at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The singers will be accompanied at the Matakana concert by pianist Somi Kim. Somi is an associate of the Royal Academy of Music and pianist for the classical music ensemble NZTrio.
The Matakana concert will feature music drawn from classical operas and contemporary musicals.
The concert starts at 5pm. Bookings are essential. Book at aucklandoperastudio.co.nz.
