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NZTrio as well as tenor Ipu Laga’aia. The full line-up of artists will be announced later in the year. Co-Artistic Directors Gillian Ansell and Helene Pohl say, “We are delighted to announce a return of the Summer Celebration format for February 2022. The overwhelming response we had to the 2021 Celebration gives us confidence that audiences will be just as excited as we are!” “The Celebration will again feature an all-NZ line-up, with collaboration being the main focus. We’re thrill...

Whanganui Happenings: Whats on this week and regular events 4 May, 2021 11:00 PM 10 minutes to read Sarjeant Gallery curator of collections Jennifer Taylor Moore with the contents of the time capsule on display at Sarjeant on the Quay. Photo / Supplied Sarjeant Gallery curator of collections Jennifer Taylor Moore with the contents of the time capsule on display at Sarjeant on the Quay. Photo / Supplied Wanganui Midweek ■ AMPUTEE SOCIETY OF MANAWATU AND DISTRICTS What: Whanganui amputees and c...

Laughton Kora join forces with The New Zealand String Quartet to present a fabulous night.   “The New Zealand String Quartet, Four Suits and a Soprano is a show born from a tumultuous time in the music and entertainment industry,” says Josh.   “Yet the challenges of COVID-19 have brought a new sense of imagination for us as performers and creative. And it is this social evolution that has cultivated our wonderfully distinctive ensemble of performers together for you to enjoy.” Sophie...

Press Release – The New Zealand String Quartet The New Zealand String Quartet Live in Concert with Sophie Morris | Rutene Spooner | Chris McRae New Zealand’s most accomplished performers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa protégé Ipu Laga’aia, tenor Chris McRae, musical theatre stars Sophie Morris and Rutene Spooner, and music legend Laughton Kora join forces with The New Zealand String Quartet for a nationwide tour of THE NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET, FOUR SUITS AND A SOPRANO in April and May. The con...

Live in Concert with Sophie Morris | Rutene Spooner | Chris McRae New Zealand’s most accomplished performers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa protégé Ipu Laga’aia, tenor Chris McRae, musical theatre stars Sophie Morris and Rutene Spooner, and music legend Laughton Kora join forces with The New Zealand String Quartet for a nationwide tour of THE NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET, FOUR SUITS AND A SOPRANO in April and May. The concert tour, including 16 performances, will be a night of operatic classics from ...

Picnic benefits from return of opera stars Amelia Berry wowed last year. Six of New Zealand’s top opera stars will perform at Auckland Opera Studio’s Matakana Summer Picnic Concert this month. The event will see the return of favourites, soprano Amelia Berry and tenor Ipu Laga’aia, who performed at the picnic last year. They will be joined by sopranos Amina Edris and Natasha Wilson, bass-baritone Paul Whelan and tenor Oliver Sewell. They will be accompanied by pianist Claire Caldwell.  �...

Mountain Scene January 29, 2021 By TRACEY ROXBURGH Closed borders are providing an extra boost for next month’s Twilight Opera, the stage for which is a recently-designated ‘garden of national interest’ at Dalefield. Produced by the Arrowtown Creative Arts Society (ACAS), with Auckland’s Opera Studio, it’ll be the second event of its kind held at Bruce and Margot Robinson’s ‘Birchwood Garden’, at Birchwood Road. Five of the seven names now signed on for the Febru...