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Wellington Aria Contest final: singers in good form

By , August 21, 2011

The contest that was The Evening Post aria contest for many years continues in good heart. This year, the contestants were all past or present students of the New Zealand School of Music, and almost all had been recently through a period of very hard work, as cast members of the brilliant, highly entertaining and successful production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

It is therefore... read more

Concours de la Chanson: second year of splendid initiative

By , July 3, 2011

The commitment of the Alliance Française Wellington to providing a competition for singers continues; the first competition last year gave a platform for some splendid singing of French chanson and mélodie, and Sunday night’s final continued that.

There were fewer finalists in the Chanson Moderne section this year than last year, and of the four, two chose to sings songs by Jacques Brel.

First, we heard Estere Dalton... read more

Soprano Barbara Graham wins major French vocal prizes

By , December 20, 2010

Alliance Française Concours de la Chanson

By , May 14, 2010

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