Programme

Venue: The PumpHouse, Takapuna

Friday 31 May Afternoon1pm

Class 251Vocal Duet - Own selectionopen

Class sponsor    Opera Factory
1st Place $100, 2nd $60, 3rd $40, sponsored by Opera Factory.

1Charlotte McDonald, Breony BearmanCome ti piaceMozart

2Alanah Jones, Jack DoyleStabat Mater Dolorosa G.B. Pergolesi

3Ivan Zhang, Alexa HarwoodTonightLeonard Bernstein

4Faamanu Fonoti-Fuimaono, Libby MontgomeryLove UnspokenLehar

Results: Published 31-May-2024 16:10 (details)

First placeAlanah Jones, Jack Doyle
Second placeCharlotte McDonald, Breony Bearman
Third placeIvan Zhang, Alexa Harwood

Class 246aMusic Theatre in costume - First Itemopen

Class sponsor    Janice Webb QSM, North Shore Performing Arts Society
Winner receives the Les Kitney Memorial Trophy and $150, sponsored by Janice Webb QSM. Second Prize $100 sponsored by Janice Webb QSM. Third Prize $50 sponsored by the North Shore Performing Arts Society. Performers will present two items. Both singing and acting ability will be judged.

1Jasmine JessenMister Snow (Carousel)Rodgers & Hammerstein

2Lafaele ValorieWoman (The Pirate Queen)Claude-Michel Schönberg

3Maddison Simich-BurrNot a day goes by (Merrily We Roll Along)Stephen Sondheim

4Logan McAlisterMoving Too Fast (The Last Five Years)Jason Robert Brown

5Zoe CuiCabaretJohn Kander

6Kimiya LobieRoxie (from Chicago)Fred Ebb / John Kander

Class 247Restricted - Own Selectionopen

Class sponsor   
Open to singers who have not won a first prize during the last three years at this or any similar competition.

1Maddison Simich-BurrQuia RespexitJ.S. Bach

2Grace BurtDa! Vspomnila (Pauline's Aria)Pyotr Tchaikovsky

3Zoe CuiJohnny (from Cabaret Songs)Britten

Results: Published 31-May-2024 16:12 (details)

First placeZoe Cui
Second placeMaddison Simich-Burr

Class 246bMusic Theatre in costume - Second Itemopen

Class sponsor    Janice Webb QSM, North Shore Performing Arts Society
Winner receives the Les Kitney Memorial Trophy and $150, sponsored by Janice Webb QSM. Second Prize $100 sponsored by Janice Webb QSM. Third Prize $50 sponsored by the North Shore Performing Arts Society. Performers will present two items. Both singing and acting ability will be judged.

1Jasmine JessenBurn (Hamilton)Lin-Manuel Miranda

2Lafaele ValorieThe Mad Hatter (Wonderland)Frank Wildhorn

3Maddison Simich-BurrPoor Wandering One (The Pirates of Penzance)Gilbert and Sullivan

4Logan McAlisterMaria (West Side Story)Leonard Bernstein

5Zoe CuiDays and Days (Fun Home)Jeanine Tesori

6Kimiya LobieAdelaide's Lament (Guys and Dolls)Frank Loesser

Results: Published 31-May-2024 16:11 (details)

First placeLogan McAlister
Second placeZoe Cui
Third placeLafaele Valorie

Class 250Song by a New Zealand Composeropen

Class sponsor    SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music
Winner receives the Andrew Reid Cup. Prizes in the form of vouchers from SOUNZ. 1st $70, 2nd $40, 3rd $30.

1Ivan ZhangDaffodilsTakerei Komene

2Teddy Finney WatersWhen I was one-and-twenty John Ritchie

3Asmitha MurugananthanHe MoemoeaAnthony Ritchie

4Jack DoyleSure on this Shining Night David Hamilton

5Holly EvansMy Heart’s Oppressed Alice Forrester

6Alanah JonesPowhiri David Hamilton

7Olivia ForbesHe MoemoeaAnthony Ritchie

8Libby MontgomeryAs the nightRoss Harris

Results: Published 31-May-2024 16:11 (details)

First placeOlivia Forbes
Second placeIvan Zhang
Third placeJack Doyle

Friday 31 May Evening6pm

Class 245Becroft Aria (preliminary round)open

Class sponsor    Becroft Foundation, Les & Sonia Andrews Cultural Foundation
Time limit 7 minutes per aria. Competitors will only sing the FIRST of the two arias listed in the programme in this preliminary round. The winner will receive the Aria Cup and $7,000 from the Becroft Foundation; 2nd Prize $3000 and 3rd Prize $1000 from the Les and Sonia Andrews Cultural Foundation. Competitors must also enter TWO other classes in the competition. A single entry in either Class 263 (Linda Wootten Memorial) or Class 264 (Seamus Casey Memorial) will satisfy this condition.

1Grace BurtDido's LamentHenry PurcellDido and Aeneas
Ombra Mai FuG F HandelSerse

2Ridge PoniniÈ la solita storia del PastoreFrancesco CileaL'arlesiana
Salut Demeure chaste et PureCharles Gounod Faust

3Calista Ngati AuMon cœur s'ouvre á ta voix Camille Saint-SaënsSamson et Dalila
Voi lo sapete, o mammaPietro MascagniCavalleria Rusticana

4Jasmine JessenQuel guardo il cavaliereDonizetti Don Pasquale
Ich bin Euer Liebden StraussDer Rosenkavalier

5Maddison Simich-BurrVoi che sapete MozartThe Marriage of Figaro
O Mio Babbino Caro Giacomo PucciniGianni Schicchi

6Faamanu Fonoti-FuimaonoMein Sehnen, Main WahnenKorngoldDie Tote Stadt
Look through the PortBrittenBilly Budd

7Breony BearmanNon piu di FioriMozartLa clamenza Di Tito
Es gibt ein ReichStraussAriadne auf Naxos

8Allison HarkerUna voce poco faGioachino RossiniIl barbiere di Siviglia
Da tempesteGeorge F HandelGiulio Cesare

9Samuel McKeeverJa vas lyublyuTchaikovskyThe Queen of Spades
Per me giunto... Io morrò, ma lieto in coreVerdiDon Carlo

10Holly EvansJe veux vivre Charles Gounod Roméo et Juliette
Be kind and courteous Benjamin BrittenA Midsummer Night’s Dream

11Zoe CuiDi cor mio quanto t'amaiHandelAlcina
Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heisLeharGiuditta

12Anh Thu NguyenPorgi, AmorW. A. MozartLe Nozze Di Figaro
How Beautiful It IsBenjamin BrittenThe Turn of the Screw

13Olivia ForbesFrere VoyezJules MassenetWerther
Deh Vieni, Non Tardar W. A. MozartLe Nozze di Figaro

14Taylor WallbankQuanto è bellaGaetano Donizetti L’elisir d’amore
È la solita storia del pastore Francesco CileaL’arlesiana

15Alanah JonesUna donna a quindici anni W.A. MozartCosì fan tutte
Sposa son disprezzata VivaldiBajazet

16Charlotte McDonaldMon cœur s'ouvre à ta voixSaint-SaënsSamson et Dalila
Ahimè!... Che faro senzaGluckOrfeo ed Euridice

17Libby MontgomeryBe Kind and Courteous BrittenA Midsummer Night's Dream
Je Veux VivreGounodRoméo et Juliette

18Kimiya LobieVoi che SapeteMozartLe nozze di Figaro
Svegliatevi nel coreHandelGiulio Cesare

19Isabella ReidVedrai CarinoMozartDon Giovanni
Non So PuiMozartLe Nozze Di Figaro

20Szilvia HernyakQue fais-tu, blanche tourterelle GounodRoméo et Juliette
Svegliatevi nel coreHandelGiulio Cesare

Results: Published 31-May-2024 21:13 (details)

FinalistSamuel McKeever
FinalistBreony Bearman
FinalistTaylor Wallbank
FinalistLibby Montgomery
FinalistOlivia Forbes
FinalistRidge Ponini
FinalistJasmine Jessen

Saturday 1 June Morning9am

Class 255Vocal Championshipopen

Class sponsor    Anne Shanks
Competitors entering this class ($20) must also enter and compete in Classes 257, 258, and 259. Winner receives $200, 2nd place $100, 3rd place $50, donated by Anne Shanks.

1Breony Bearman

2Zoe Cui

3Jack Doyle

4Teddy Finney Waters

5Faamanu Fonoti-Fuimaono

6Szilvia Hernyak

7Alanah Jones

8Logan McAlister

9Charlotte McDonald

10Samuel McKeever

11Libby Montgomery

12Asmitha Murugananthan

13Anh Thu Nguyen

14Isabella Reid

15Taylor Wallbank

16Ivan Zhang

Results: Published 02-Jun-2024 22:33 (details)

First placeSamuel McKeever
Second placeBreony Bearman
Third placeJack Doyle

Class 256Folk/Traditional/Spiritualopen

Class sponsor   
The Winner will receive $100. 2nd Prize $50. 3rd Prize $25.

1Teddy Finney WatersLowdown, Lownsome LowArr. Heenan

2Ivan ZhangBy the watersideLin

3Isabella ReidDeep RiverArr H.T. Burleigh

4Jack DoyleAt The River Aaron Copland

5Zoe CuiDanny BoyTrad Irish

6Kimiya LobieJane MaryamMohammad Nouri

Results: Published 01-Jun-2024 15:46 (details)

First placeTeddy Finney Waters
Second placeIvan Zhang
Third placeJack Doyle

Class 254European Art Song (not English), after 1840open

Class sponsor   
The Winner will receive $100. 2nd Prize $50. 3rd Prize $25.

1Ivan ZhangWidmungRobert Schumann

2Grace BurtPhidyléHenri Duparc

3Teddy Finney WatersSpirate, pur SpirateDonaudy

4Jack DoyleClair du lune Gabriel Fauré

5Holly EvansStornello Guiseppe Verdi

6Zoe CuiJe ne t'aime pasKurt Weill

7Ridge PoniniL'alba separa dalla luce l'ombraFrancesco Tosti

8Isabella ReidMaiFaure

9Kimiya LobieHôtel Poulenc

10Charlotte McDonaldChanson tristeDuparc

11Olivia ForbesL’âme évaporéeClaude Debussy

12Alanah JonesChanson d’amourGabriel Fauré

13Libby MontgomeryHow fair this spotRachmaninov

14Taylor WallbankA Vucchella Paolo Tosti

Results: Published 01-Jun-2024 15:46 (details)

First placeRidge Ponini
Second placeLibby Montgomery
Third placeOlivia Forbes
Very highly commendedJack Doyle

Saturday 1 June Afternoon1pm

Class 253Operatic Soloopen

Class sponsor    Opera Factory
This class is not open to entrants in the Becroft Aria. 1st Place $100, 2nd $60, 3rd $40, sponsored by Opera Factory.

1Asmitha MurugananthanDeh! Non Voler CostringereDonizettiAnna Bolena

2Ivan ZhangHere I stand... Since it is not by meritIgor StravinskyThe Rake's Progress

3Teddy Finney WatersDa geh’ ich zu MaximLeharDie Lustige Witwe

4Jack DoyleBella Siccome un Angelo Donizetti Don Pasquale

Results: Published 01-Jun-2024 15:46 (details)

First placeIvan Zhang
Second placeJack Doyle
Third placeTeddy Finney Waters
Very highly commendedAsmitha Murugananthan

Class 257Oratorioopen

Class sponsor   
Time limit 7 minutes. Any preceding recitative must be included. The Winner will receive the Sir John Allum Challenge Cup and $100. 2nd Prize $50. 3rd Prize $25.

1Samuel McKeeverIt is enough (Elijah)Felix Mendelssohn

2Faamanu Fonoti-FuimaonoLord God of AbrahamMendelssohn

3Breony BearmanInflammatus et accensus (Stabat Mater)Rossini

4Ivan ZhangThy rebuke... Behold and seeG. F. Handel

5Szilvia HernyakLaudamus teJ. S. Bach

6Teddy Finney WatersThy rebuke hath broken his heart; Behold, and seeHandel

7Grace BurtQui Sedes ad Dexteram PatrisA Vivaldi

8Jack DoyleHostias (Requiem)Gabriel Fauré

9Zoe CuiHow beautiful are the feet (from Messiah)Handel

10Charlotte McDonaldBut who may abideHandel

11Anh Thu NguyenBlute nur, du liebes Herz!JS Bach

12Isabella ReidIch Will Dir Mein Herze SchenkenBach

13Alanah JonesIch folge dir gleichfalls (Johannespassion)J.S Bach

14Libby MontgomeryLaudate Dominum Mozart

15Olivia ForbesIch Will dir mein Herze SchenkenBach

16Taylor WallbankIngemisco G. Verdi

17Asmitha MurugananthanBereite dich, Zion (from Weihnachts-Oratorium)Bach

18Logan McAlisterComfort ye, Every Valley (Messiah)Handel

Results: Published 01-Jun-2024 15:47 (details)

First placeSamuel McKeever
Second placeBreony Bearman
Third placeAlanah Jones

Sunday 2 June Morning9am

Class 264The Seamus Casey Memorial Awardopen

Class sponsor    Seamus Casey Memorial Award Fund
Open to male singers. Winner receives $750 sponsored by anonymous donor, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place $100, sponsored by NSPAS. Competitors will sing three items: an aria from opera, a German Lied, and an item in English. These may be sung in any order, but total performance time must not exceed 15 minutes. Due to time constraints, singers are requested to NOT give spoken introductions to their works.

1Teddy Finney WatersLothariaArne
La tiranna avversa sorteVivaldiArsilda, Regina Di ponto
Der KüssBeethoven

2Ridge PoniniRoses of picardy Haydn Wood
ZueignungStrauss
Oh! Ne t'eveille pas Benjamin GodardJocelyn

3Faamanu Fonoti-FuimaonoDream ValleyQuilter
Ah per sempre BelliniI Puritani
Nacht und TraumeSchubert

4Taylor WallbankQuesta o Quella Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto
Total Eclipse G. F. HandelSamson
Zueignung Richard Strauss Letzte Blätter

Results: Published 02-Jun-2024 22:38 (details)

First placeRidge Ponini
Second placeTaylor Wallbank
Third placeTeddy Finney Waters

Class 259German Liedopen

Class sponsor    Auckland Art Songs & Lieder
Winner will receive the Gwilym Evans Memorial Trophy and $125, Second place $50, and Third place $25.

1Samuel McKeeverBelsatzar, Op. 57Robert Schumann

2Breony BearmanStehe StillRichard Wagner

3Teddy Finney WatersFrühlingstraumSchubert

4Jasmine JessenWidmung Schumann

5Asmitha MurugananthanSapphische OdeBrahms

6Ivan ZhangImmer leiser wird mein SchlummerJohannes Brahms

7Isabella ReidAuch Kleine DingeWolf

8Ridge PoniniDie lotosblume Robert Schumann

9Szilvia HernyakNachtAlban Berg

10Faamanu Fonoti-FuimaonoLiebst du um SchonheitMahler

11Zoe CuiTraum durch die Dämmerung Op. 29 No. 1Strauss

12Alanah JonesVon ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1Johannes Brahms

13Libby MontgomeryIch Schwebe Strauss

14Holly EvansSuleika IFranz Schubert

15Charlotte McDonaldDer ZwergSchubert

16Kimiya LobieLorelei Clara Schumann

17Jack DoyleDer Nussbaum Robert Schumann

18Olivia ForbesDie Nacht Richard Strauss

19Anh Thu NguyenNachtgangRichard Strauss

20Logan McAlisterNacht und Träume Franz Schubert

21Taylor WallbankDie Nacht Richard Strauss

Results: Published 02-Jun-2024 22:38 (details)

First placeSamuel McKeever
Second placeBreony Bearman
Third placeJack Doyle

Sunday 2 June Afternoon1pm

Class 263The Linda Wootten Memorial Awardopen

Class sponsor    Linda Wootten Estate
Open to female singers. Winner receives $750, Second place $250, Third place $100 from the Linda Wootten Estate. Competitors will sing three items: an aria from opera, a German Lied, and an item in English. These may be sung in any order, but total performance time must not exceed 15 minutes. Due to time constraints, singers are requested to NOT give spoken introductions to their works.

1Maddison Simich-BurrAn die MusikFranz Schubert
Come away deathRoger QuilterTwelfth Night
Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too WellGilbert & SullivanH.M.S. Pinafore

2Calista Ngati AuSeguidilla Georges BizetCarmen
I am in need of musicBen Moore
Träume Richard Wagner

3Jasmine JessenLet the florid music praise Britten
Wie Melodien Brahms
Ain’t it a pretty night FloydSusannah

4Holly EvansThe Salley GardensWilliam Butler Yeats
Gretchen am Spinnrade Franz Schubert
Non, Monsieur mon Mari Francis PoulencLes Mamelles de Tirésias

5Zoe CuiPorgi amorMozartLe nozze di Figaro
Arie aus dem Spiegel von ArkadienArnold SchoenbergBrettle-Lieder
Toothbrush TimeWilliam BolcomCabaret Songs

6Libby MontgomeryElle a fui, la tourterelle OffenbachLes Contes d'Hoffmann
Als Luise die briefe Mozart
Love went a-ridingFrank Bridge

7Charlotte McDonaldVa! laisse couler mes larmesMassenetWerther
Where corals lieElgar
Von ewiger LiebeBrahms

8Anh Thu NguyenSongAnthony Ritchie
Gretchen am SpinnradeFranz Schubert
Quando me'n vo'Giacomo PucciniLa Boheme

9Alanah JonesV’adoro, pupille G.F Handel Giulio Cesare
Dink’s SongTrad, arr. Britten
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774Franz Schubert

10Olivia ForbesV’adoro PupilleHandelGiulio Cesare
NichtsRichard Strauss
Goodnight MoonEric Whitacre

11Kimiya LobieMio bel tesoroHandelAlcina
Liebst du um SchönheitClara Schumann
At the Last Lousy Moments of LoveWilliam Bolcom

12Isabella ReidOmbra Mai FuHandelXerxes
Die Main AchtBrahms
Love's PhilosophyQuilter

Results: Published 02-Jun-2024 22:32 (details)

First placeOlivia Forbes
Second placeLibby Montgomery
Third placeJasmine Jessen
Very highly commendedCalista Ngati Au

Sunday 2 June Evening6pm

Class 258Art Song in original English (any period)open

Class sponsor   
The Winner will receive $100. 2nd Prize $50. 3rd Prize $25.

1Ivan ZhangMusic for a whileHenry Purcell

2Teddy Finney WatersGo, Lovely RoseQuilter

3Samuel McKeeverChannel FiringFinzi

4Breony BearmanKashmiri SongStephen Hough

5Ridge PoniniNow Sleeps the Crimson PetalRoger Quilter

6Szilvia HernyakKing DavidHerbert Howells

7Faamanu Fonoti-FuimaonoThe Infinite Shining HeavensVaughan Williams

8Anh Thu NguyenJohnnyBenjamin Britten

9Olivia ForbesWill there really be a morning? Richard Hundley

10Zoe CuiThou didst delight my eyesGurney

11Jack DoyleSure on this Shining Night Samuel Barber

12Holly EvansShe Never Told Her LoveJoseph Haydn

13Charlotte McDonaldNow Sleeps the Crimson PetalQuilter

14Kimiya LobieLoreleiGershwin

15Alanah JonesSpringIvor Gurney

16Libby MontgomeryAdorationBridge

17Taylor WallbankThe Lake Isle of Innisfree Ben Moore

18Isabella ReidSpring SorrowIreland

19Logan McAlisterSilent NoonRalph Vaughan Williams

20Asmitha MurugananthanWhere Corals LieElgar

Results: Published 02-Jun-2024 22:33 (details)

First placeSamuel McKeever
Third placeBreony Bearman
Third placeLibby Montgomery
Very highly commendedJack Doyle
Very highly commendedOlivia Forbes

Monday 3 June Becroft Aria Finals5:30pm

Class 245fBecroft Aria Finalopen

Class sponsor   
8 Finalists of Class 245.

1Olivia Forbes

2Jasmine Jessen

3Taylor Wallbank

4Breony Bearman

5Szilvia Hernyak

6Samuel McKeever

7Ridge Ponini

8Libby Montgomery

Results: Published 03-Jun-2024 22:26 (details)

First placeBreony Bearman
Second placeSamuel McKeever
Third placeOlivia Forbes
Very highly commendedRidge Ponini

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