Name: Sharing the Dream: Opera Gala Various
Uploaded: 2023-03-23T09:00:04.000Z
Description: Moses thrills the Festival Opera audience with his stunning performance as Escamillo the bullfighter in the production of Carmen, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand in 2017. Moses returns to the Festival Opera stage to honour his mentor and inspiration Dame Malvina Major in 'Sharing the Dream' - a gala concert at Toitoi Opera House, Hastings. 23 October 2022, 5pm.

Company

Singer

Moses Mackay

Soloist

Madeleine Pierard

Anna Pierard

Katherine Winitana

Napier City

New Zealand

Festival Opera

Stage director

John Wilkie

Hastings

Toitoi Opera House

Sharing the Dream

Sharing the Dream: Opera Gala Various

Public

Private

Opera

Opera Gala

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Moses thrills the Festival Opera audience with his stunning performance as Escamillo the bullfighter in the production of Carmen, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand in 2017. Moses returns to the Festival Opera stage to honour his mentor and inspiration Dame Malvina Major in 'Sharing the Dream' - a gala concert at Toitoi Opera House, Hastings. 23 October 2022, 5pm.

Join us for a gala concert of operatic highlights celebrating the unique career and work of Dame Malvina. A sparkling evening, featuring some of Aotearoa’s finest opera singers including Moses Mackay of Sol3 Mio fame, joined by Hawke's Bay's own sopranos Anna and Madeleine Pierard; the four fabulous Fonoti-Fuimono brothers, and dazzling up-and-coming talent Katherine Winitana; all of whom have been mentored and supported by Dame Malvina and her Foundation.

We'll explore the highlights of Dame Malvina’s journey - from her early days studying and performing in Europe through to her dazzling International success following a period in New Zealand raising her family. This will be an evening of opera classics, with full symphonic accompaniment rarely seen in Hawke's Bay

Will there be ukulele? Maybe....!
Will you hear the stunning Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly? Maybe...!
Will Dame Malvina perform? Maybe...!

Don't hear from your friends after the fact that this was a night to remember, get your tickets today!

Sharing the Dream by Various, From Festival Opera (2022/2022), Directed by John Wilkie,

Credits (Cast & Crew)

Festival Opera

John Wilkie

Cast

Moses Mackay

Madeleine Pierard

Anna Pierard

Katherine Winitana

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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