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Sunday 26 August 2018, 7 pm Once upon a time, aria contests, as a part of a pattern of performing arts competitions, flourished in every city and many smaller towns throughout New Zealand. There were aria competitions in both Wellington…
Wednesday 16 November, 12:15 pm Both Rosemary Collier and I found ourselves at what turned out to be an unexpectedly amusing recital. We were both held up by late trains and non-functioning lifts and so missed whatever introductory remarks…
Sunday, 6 September 2015, 7pm By 7.50pm on Sunday there were 5 people seated in the audience; by 7.10pm when the singing began there were about 30. Of these, most appeared to be other contestants in the earlier stages, teachers, family…
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 7 pm The adjudicator at this year’s senior vocal competitions was José Aparicio, from Hawke’s Bay. The aria competition attracted a record 23 entries, and eight finalists were called, rather than the usual six.…
Thursday, 6 June 2013 More choirs from the region performed in the two gala concerts this year: 42 choirs from 22 schools; last year thirty choirs from nineteen schools performed. It is marvellous to find so many young people taking part…
Sunday, 21 August 2011, 7.30pm 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…
Sunday, 3 July 2011, 8pm 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…
The New Zealand School of Music website reveals that Wellington soprano Barbara Graham has won important French music prizes, not long after her arrival to study and audition in Paris.
To celebrate the international Fête de la Musique (World Music Day), the Alliance Française Wellington invites entries from singers aged 18- 30 years for the inaugural Concours de la Chanson to be held in Wellington the weekend of 19-20…