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Opera School performance 2024
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Opera School 2024 performance
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    Aotearoa
    New Zealand's

    premiere residential
    Opera Training School

    Aotearoa
    New Zealand's

    premier residential
    Opera Training School

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    Our Mission

    To provide a period of intensive vocal, language, movement and acting training with tutors of international reputation in order to give our emerging New Zealand opera singers the very best tuition possible and to provide a taste of the disciplines required to succeed in the fast-growing, competitive and demanding world of opera performance.
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    To provide a period of intensive vocal, language, movement and acting training with tutors of international reputation in order to give our emerging New Zealand opera singers the very best tuition possible and to provide a taste of the disciplines required to succeed in the fast-growing, competitive and demanding world of opera performance.
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    years of experience
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    alumni
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    supporters

    Aotearoa
    New Zealand's

    premiere residential
    Opera Training School

    Our Mission

    To provide a period of intensive vocal, language, movement and acting training with tutors of international reputation in order to give our emerging New Zealand opera singers the very best tuition possible and to provide a taste of the disciplines required to succeed in the fast-growing, competitive and demanding world of opera performance
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    To provide a period of intensive vocal, language, movement and acting training with tutors of international reputation in order to give our emerging New Zealand opera singers the very best tuition possible and to provide a taste of the disciplines required to succeed in the fast-growing, competitive and demanding world of opera performance
      2026-2027

      Events

      Champagne & Opera

      Starting January 16, 2025, 6:30 pm

      Recurring Event Dates

      May 1/8/15/22: Fri, 1 May, 2026; 6:30 pm –

      June 5/12/19/26: Fri, 5 Jun, 2026; 6:30 pm –

      July 3/17/24/31: Fri, 3 Jul, 2026; 6:30 pm –

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      Bellini Bar, Hilton Auckland

      Join students and alumni from the New Zealand Opera School every Friday evening at the Hilton Auckland’s Bellini Bar for Champagne & Opera experience from 6.30pm to 7.30pm....
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      • Baritone Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono has made the semifinals of the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest — its 70th Anniversary year. 🎶 We watched Alfred work and grow across five years at NZOS. The discipline, the focus, the sheer determination he brought to every session - it's exactly why this moment doesn't surprise us one bit. Go get it, Alfred! 🤍 #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #SongQuest #Alumni #Aotearoa
      • First year of her Masters at the Royal College of Music — and already on stage as Musetta. 🤍 Our alumna Liv Forbes takes on one of opera’s most fun, fierce soprano roles in La Bohème for RCM’s Summer Opera Scenes. Musetta is a role that demands charisma, comic timing and serious vocal control all at once - exactly the kind of part you want under your belt early. One year into London life and already finding her footing. We love to see it. 🎶 #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #OperaTraining #Alumni
      • It's official. 🎶 New Zealand Opera School 2027 Sunday 3 – Sunday 17 January · Whanganui Tickets to experience the School go on sale September 1st for Friends of NZOS, and October 1st for everyone else. Two weeks of extraordinary young voices, right here in Aotearoa. You'll want to be in the room. 🤍 #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #OperaTraining #Whanganui
      • Twenty-one singers walk into Whanganui every year for two weeks. In years from now, you'll see some of those names on opera house programmes around the world. Right now, they're just names on an application form. New Zealand Opera School 2027 is open for applications — 3–17 January. Could yours be one of them? 🎶 🔗 operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #OperaTraining
      • It's that time of year again. 🎶 Aotearoa's biggest opera singing competition, the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest, is heading toward its Grand Final — and this year, more than ever, it's full of names we know and love. Over the coming weeks, we'll be spotlighting our alumni in the semifinals — because watching them step onto that stage is one of our favourite things. This is the future of opera in this country. Keep your eyes on this space. 👀 Grand Final Gala with the NZSO Saturday 11 July · Michael Fowler Centre 🔗 songquest.nz/grandfinalgala #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #Alumni #SongQuest #Opera #Aotearoa
      • Last night, the Bellini Bar said goodbye to Champagne & Opera. 🥂 Five years of Friday evenings. Of strangers becoming regulars. Of a glass of Pommery in hand, the harbour glowing outside, and a voice cutting through the room that made everyone go quiet for just a moment. Thank you to everyone who showed up — last night, and every Friday before it. You made this what it was. This isn't really goodbye. It's just the end of this chapter. We can't wait to find a new home for these evenings, and to have you there when we do. 🤍 Until then — watch this space. #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #Auckland #Opera
      • We’re looking for a new Auckland home! 🎶 We’d love to partner with a hotel, venue or hospitality space that believes — as we do — that great music and great hospitality belong together. A space where Aucklanders can encounter aspiring opera singers in an intimate, beautiful setting. If that sounds like your venue, or you know someone we should talk to — slide into our DMs . Let’s make something wonderful happen. 🤍 #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #OperaNights
      • 21 singers. Two weeks in Whanganui. 🎶 Applications are open for the 2027 New Zealand Opera School and this one is going to be something special! If you’re ready, we’d love to hear from you. Applications close 5pm, Friday 31 July 2026 School dates: 3–17 January 2027 🔗 operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #OperaTraining
      • It started as an experiment. Could you put a young opera singer in a hotel bar on a Friday night and make people stop, listen, fall a little bit in love? Turns out — yes. Every single time. For five years, the Bellini Bar at Hilton Auckland has been our Auckland home. Hundreds of guests. Dozens of singers. One very special partnership. Our final Champagne & Opera evening is Friday 19 June, 6.30pm. We'd love to see you there one last time. 🥂 🔗 bellini.co.nz/champagne-opera #NZOperaSchool #NZOS #Alumni #OperaTraining
      • Some careers you watch unfold and just feel proud. Madison Nonoa is one of those. 🤍 Recently — a debut with Pinchgut Opera and the Dame Heather Begg Memorial Scholarship from the Melba Opera Trust in Melbourne. But what stopped us in our tracks was this: performing alongside Sharolyn — who has known her, coached her and believed in her since she was 17 years old. Sharolyn is also one of our NZOS tutors. That thread — from a young singer finding her voice, to a world-class artist that's what mentorship looks like and it is SO important! So proud of you, Madison! Keep on shining!🌸 #NZOperaSchool #NZOS #Alumni #OperaTraining
      • Five years of Friday evenings. Five years of champagne, harbourside sunsets and voices that stopped people mid-sip. 🥂 On June 19 we close our final Champagne & Opera at the Hilton Auckland - and what a run it has been! Some of Aotearoa’s most exciting young operatic voices have graced that stage, and the Bellini Bar has never quite been the same. Thank you to everyone who showed up, brought friends, and fell a little more in love with opera over a glass of champagne. One last night. Come and celebrate with us. 🤍 Friday 19 June · 6.30pm · Bellini Bar · Hilton Auckland #NZOperaSchool #NZOS #Alumni #Hilton #Auckland
      • You've met our alumni. You know what they're up to. 😏 Would be great if you would be NEXT! Applications for New Zealand Opera School 2027 are open. 🔗 operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form #NZOS #NZOperaSchool #OperaTraining
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      To provide a period of intensive vocal, language, movement and acting training with tutors of international reputation in order to give our emerging New Zealand opera singers the very best tuition possible and to provide a taste of the disciplines required to succeed in the fast-growing, competitive and demanding world of opera performance.
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      To provide a period of intensive vocal, language, movement and acting training with tutors of international reputation in order to give our emerging New Zealand opera singers the very best tuition possible and to provide a taste of the disciplines required to succeed in the fast-growing, competitive and demanding world of opera performance.
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