Samuel Mataele: A personality of steel
“So many people tell me that I’m moving too fast for my age.” — Opera singer Samuel Mataele, 19, is the youngest winner of the Song Quest in its 70-year-history.
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Stacey Leilua: Making art accessible for everyone
“What I love about this kaupapa is bridging that gap between our community members, especially our youth, and the professional setting of the opera.” — Stacey Leilua, creative producer of NZ Opera’s ‘The Monster in the Maze’.
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Robert Wiremu: A musical connection
“The idea that something is ‘music’ is a western idea. Music as something that exists on its own without history, or music without story, or music without whakapapa, didn’t happen for us.” — Robert Wiremu on Māori music.
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Manase Latu: There’s no shushing him now
“My mum is an awesome singer, and my sisters would sing as a trio. And when I was younger, I used to stand behind them and hum along, but I would always be flat. I would always be told to shush.” — Lyric tenor Manase Latu who starred in New Zealand Opera’s production of Le comte Ory.
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