Announcing the ongoing TANZOS and Opera Australia partnership - and applications are open!

WE HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! ⭐ 📣
THE TANZOS OPERA AUSTRALIA RESIDENCY WILL NOW HAPPEN ANNUALLY!
In a trans-Tasman first, our partnership with the amazing @operaaustralia is now ongoing, and the incredible, immersive two-week residency with Opera Australia will be happening every year for our future #TANZOS cohorts. 🇳🇿✈️🇦🇺
This means that if you successfully audition for a place at Te Pae Kōkako - The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio (TANZOS), you'll be coming with us to the @sydneyoperahouse for this life-affirming experience that the 2023 cohort all had. You can hear how amazing it's been for them in this video!
Applications are open for #TANZOS2024 - go to 👉 tanzos.org/apply (At this stage we are only accepting New Zealand applicants... but watch this space!).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2023
AUDITIONS: HAMILTON, NZ, 14-15 OCTOBER 2023
Appearing in the video:
⭐️ Sir Simon Keenlyside in masterclass (on campus in Hamilton at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery )
🫶 TANZOS Cohort:
Rhiannon Cooper
Alfred Fuimaono
Emmanuel Fonoti Fuimaono
Taylor Wallbank
@KatherineWinitana
@ceciliayfzhang
Madeleine Pierard Soprano (TANZOS Director and Dame Malvina Major Chair in Opera)
🎼Opera Australia:
Thomas Victor Johnson (répétiteur/pianist)
Siro Battaglin (répétiteur/pianist)
📍Locations:
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery at The University of Waikato
@SydneyOperahouse
The Opera Centre, Opera Australia
🎥Video Production:
Havva G. Focali
Chris Hillock