Programme 1995 – Grand Finale

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SINGING SCHOOL

GRAND FINALE

Century Theatre – Napier
10th January 1995

PATRONS
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Sir Donald McIntyre
Dame Malvina Major

DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING GREAT SINGING

17TH ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL

NZ SINGING SCHOOL STAFF

TUTORS

Isabel Cunningham
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & TUTOR IN ORATORIO

Grant Dickson
SPECIAL GUEST TUTOR

Robert Alderton
STAGECRAFT

Flora Edwards
ITALIAN ARIA, ENGLISH SONG

Rosemary Gordon
LIEDER & OPERA

Shirley Jarrett
DANCE & STAGE MOVEMENT

Mario Bertora
ITALIAN LANGUAGE

Beatrice Webster MBE
OPERA & ORATORIO

Jean Callaghan (Sydney)
LIEDER & SHOW SONG

David Griffiths
ENGLISH SONG & ORATORIO

Honor McKellar
FRENCH & ENGLISH SONG

Peter Watts
CHORAL CONDUCTOR & REPETITEUR

Annette Sachtleben
GERMAN LANGUAGE

REPETITEURS

James Brown
ENGLAND

Terence Dennis
DUNEDIN

Richard Hewitt
HASTINGS

Phillipa Safey
MELBOURNE

Claire Caldwell
AUCKLAND

Barry Fell
NAPIER

Fiona McCabe
SYDNEY

John Wells
AUCKLAND

ACT ONE

Suor Angelica
Puccini

Sister Angelica   Christine Treseder Hallett
The Monitor   Gillian Kendrick
The Mistress of the Novices   Faye Willson
Sister Genevieve   Margaret Lindsay
Sister Osmina   Morag Atchison
The Abbess   Eve Weir
The Novices:   Miriam Chen, Ellen Bennett, Keston Smith
The Lay Sisters:   Kate Spence, Amelia Whiteman, Carmel Walsh

Director and Vocal Coach   Flora Edwards
Musical Director   Peter Watts
Pianist   John Wells
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

Michael Gough

“Eri Tu”   Un Ballo in Maschera   Verdi

Pianist   Fiona McCabe

Mozart Prize Competitor

Morag Atchison

Als Luise die Briefe
“Venite inginocchia tevi” The Marriage of Figaro

Pianist  Terence Dennis

Robert Wiremu & Amelia Whiteman
“Bei Mannern”   Magic Flute   Mozart

Director   Shirley Jarrett
Vocal Coach   Rosemary Gordon
Pianist   Phillipa Safey
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

Stu Myles
“Marley’s Aria”   A Christmas Carol   Phillip Norman
Pianist   Claire Caldwell

Jenny Lyons

Spanish Love Song   “Besame Mucho”

Mozart Prize Competitor

Robert Wiremu

“Deh vieni all finestra”   Don Giovanni
“Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja”   The Magic Flute

Pianist   Terence Dennis

Faye Willson & Richard Harris

“La ci darem la mano”   Don Giovanni   Mozart

Director   Shirley Jarrett
Vocal Coach   Rosemary Gordon
Pianist   Phillipa Safey
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

ACT TWO

“Company” and “Side by Side”
COMPANY
Stephen Sondheim

Robert: Stu Myles
Lynsey Baxter, Liam Cervin, Miranda Clayton, Tracey Crosse, Mark Gilmour, Joe Hancock, Robert Hughes, Jenny Lyons, Karen MacKenzie, David Mandeno, Krista Nobilo, Tony O’Connor, Joe Pape, Sarah Pratt, Michelle Richmond, Kevin Roberts, Rawiri Rogers, Carol Stewart, Angela Webber.

Director   Robert Alderton
Vocal Coach   Jean Callaghan
Pianist & Music Director   Claire Caldwell
Choreographer   Shirley Jarrett
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

Mozart Prize Competitor

Amelia Whiteman
“In Uomini, in Soldati”   Cosi fan Tutte Das   Veilchen

Pianist   Terence Dennis

Murray Dahm & Maurice Gorbey

Gendarmes’ Duet   Offenbach

Director   Shirley Jarrett
Vocal Coach   Rosemary Gordon
Pianist   Phillipa Safey
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

Russian Dance

Liam Cervin, Joe Hancock, Robert Hughes, Shannon Karaitiana, David Mandeno, Tony O’Connor, Kevin Roberts

Choreographer   Shirley Jarrett

The Magic Flute
Mozart

Quartette

Pamina   Morag Atchison
First Genius   Ellen Bennett
Second Genius  Miriam Chen
Third Genius  Carmel Walsh

Director   Robert Alderton
Vocal Coach   Beatrice Webster
Musical Director   Peter Watts
Pianist   James Brown
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

“All for the Best”
GODSPELL
Stephen Schwartz

Stagecraft Class:
Terry Barry, Lynsey Baxter, Miranda Clayton, Tracey Crosse, Emma Goessi, Michael Gough, Joe Hancock, Helen Hickson, Jan Kleyne, Anna Leslie, Karen MacKenzie, David Mandeno, Tony O’Connor, Michelle Richmond, Jane Stevens, Faye Willson.

Director   Robert Alderton
Choreographer   Shirley Jarrett
Pianist   Claire Caldwell

Miriam Chen

“A Basket of Melody”   Chinese Folk Song

Pianist   John Wells

Robert Wiremu

“Vision Fugitive”   Herodiade   Massenet

Pianist   James Brown

Faye Willson

“Mi tradi”   Don Giovanni   Mozart

Pianist   Claire Caldwell

NZ SINGING SCHOOL TRUSTEES

Alan Howlett
CHAIRMAN

Moyra Cox
SECRETARY

Alex McClelland
TREASURER

Jill Tobin
Jean Rheinfrank
Basil Brooker
Beatrice Webster MBE
Bill Dalton
David Fine
Ian Etheridge

Diane Hopson
PUBLICITY

COMMITTEE
Margaret Sloane
Marion Fell
Judith Howlett
Warwick Mather

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tony Unsworth – Lighting & Video
Mark Miller – Lighting Equipment
Mather’s – Sound Equipment
Sarah Blewett – Costumes & Properties
Port Antiques
Raphael Studio

La Traviata
Verdi

Full Company

Violetta   Margaret Lindsay
Flora   Gillian Kendrick
Alfredo   Terry Barry
Gaston   Maurice Gorbey
Baron   Robert Wiremu
Marquis   Richard Harris
Doctor   Murray Dahm

Director   Robert Alderton
Vocal Coach   Beatrice Webster
Musical Director   Peter Watts
Choreographer   Shirley Jarrett
Pianist   Barry Fell
Stage Manager   Sarah Blewitt

Concerts already presented

English Song and Theatre Song
Italian Aria and Operatic Aria
French and Lieder
Oratorio

SPONSORED BY

Bank of New Zealand
Napier

Guardian Trust
Guardian Trust
Kingdom Trust

Hawkes Bay
Song & Opera
Workshop Inc.

New Zealand
Lottery Grants Board

Arts Council of
New Zealand

TURIHAUA TRUST

RI
Heaton, Rheinfrank,
Heaton Pty Ltd.

U-BIX
U-Bix
Napier

Royal Overseas League

Cox World Travel

Hastings & Napier
Arts Councils

SCHOLARSHIPS
Beatrice Webster Mozart Singing Prize
Isaacs Scholarship
Royal Overseas League of New Zealand
New Zealand Opera Society
Rotary Club of Napier West
Hawkes Bay Song & Opera Workshop
HB Polytechnic
Aotea Performing Arts Trust
Napier Operatic Society