Te Pae Kōkako - The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio

So wonderful to have these brilliant 2023 and 2025/6 TANZOS artists - Cecilia Zhang and Sarah Mileham working together. Extraordinary singers in their own right, doing amazing things. Don’t miss New Zealand Opera’s ‘Le nozze di Figaro!

Cecilia Zhang and Sarah Mileham are proud to bring their Asian heritage and perspectives to New Zealand's evolving opera scene.

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📣APPLY NOW for TANZOS in 2027!

Applications are now open for TANZOS 2027!!

👉Visit tanzos.org/apply to apply and for more information.
📅APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Monday 20 July
📅LIVE AUDITIONS: 16-20 August

Join the remarkable journey of our singers with unprecedented opportunities and an intensive 18-month programme to help prepare you for the world stage.

ABOUT TANZOS:
Te Pae Kōkako – The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio (TANZOS) is Aotearoa New Zealand’s national opera studio, developing distinctive, world-class artists.
It is an intensive 18-month postgraduate programme based at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts at The University of Waikato.
Designed for emerging professional singers, TANZOS bridges the gap between tertiary study and international careers.

In a supportive and inclusive environment, singers bring their artistry into intensive, holistic career-focused training. With a maximum of six singers accepted per year and donor-funded scholarships, the programme offers exceptional individual support and assistance with pathways to the international opera industry.

Through partnerships with leading organisations—including The Royal Ballet and Opera (London), Opera Australia, and New Zealand organisations—singers gain access to world-class coaching, residencies, and global networks.

It's that time of year again!

📣 WINTER WARMERS - A Matariki Feast of Opera to Warm the Soul
📅 Friday 26 June, 6:30pm at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery
🎫 Book now via www.tanzos.org/events - You can't beat live performance...
OR
🎧Watch the livestream via www.tanzos.org/livestream

We can't wait for our annual 'Winter Warmers' recital to farewell our illustrious second years, .bentley , , .ff_bari and .

We'll also be showcasing the amazing growth after only a few months of our first years, , , , Emma Jones and

With the wonderful pianist and coach, Catherine Norton

Join us for a wonderful evening of incredible music and exciting young voices of the future.

This remarkable woman has had a profound impact on TANZOS and we are so privileged to have her as Chair of our Advisory Board. Congratulations Dame Susan Hassall!!

The University of Waikato

We are so excited to be welcoming American tenor, Bryan Hymel to our shores to work our artists at .

AND....
You get to watch! 🤩

👉 Our TANZOS masterclass will be live-streamed on Wednesday 10 June, 3pm (NZT)
💻 Watch at www.tanzos.org/livestream

Tenor Bryan Hymel is Associate Professor of Voice at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and an internationally acclaimed operatic tenor. A Metropolitan Opera Beverly Sills Artist Award recipient and Olivier Award winner, he has appeared at many of the world’s leading opera houses, including the Met, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, La Scala, Opéra National de Paris, and the Vienna State Opera. An exclusive Warner Classics artist, his debut album Héroïque reached No. 3 on the Billboard Classical chart and earned multiple international awards.

🗣⭐⭐It’s BARITONE WEEK.. well, baritone and bass-baritone..

This week, we’ve been lucky enough to have Faafetai Jonathan Lemalu and with us at and tonight some of our artists will join two singers from the Conservatorium of Music and for a masterclass at

Aren’t we lucky?

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