Hannah currently sings in the Wellington Youth Choir, as well as the New Zealand Youth Choir.
She grew up in Dunedin, where she attended Otago Girls’ High School, before moving to Wellington to complete her degree in French and Ethnomusicology at Victoria University.
In her spare time, Hannah loves writing and listening to folk music, and hopes to go on to make a career from her own music
Anna Mahon joined the New Zealand Youth Choir in 2014.
She is 19 years old and in her second year of study towards a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance at The University of Waikato, where she is a Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar. Originally from Tauranga, Anna was a member of the Tauranga Girls’ College Luminosa Armonia Chorale which received Gold at the Sydney International Music Festval in 2012. She attended the New Zealand Singing School in 2013, and has appeared as a guest soloist with the Ars Nova Choir and New Plymouth Orchestra.
After completing her degree, Anna intends to follow her passion for performing and teaching overseas.
Natasha Te Rupe Wilson (Te Arawa, Ngā Puhi), soprano, has a Bachelor of Music, (Honours,
first-class), majoring in classical vocal performance, from the University of Auckland. From
2018 – 2019, Natasha was based in San Francisco, where she completed her Post-Graduate
Diploma in Vocal Studies, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of
César Ulloa.
Natasha made her professional debut with New Zealand Opera, and was a Dame Malvina
Major Emerging Artist with the company in 2018. Natasha was a member of the Kiri Te
Kanawa Foundation’s mentoring programme in 2016, and has been supported by the
foundation ever since.
Natasha was recently based in Pittsburgh, PA, as a 2019/20 Resident Artist with Pittsburgh
Opera. Natasha made her United States, mainstage debut, with Pittsburgh Opera, as Rosalba,
in their 2019 production of Catan’s, Florencia en el Amazonas. Natasha also played the role
of Morgana, in the company’s 2020 production of Handel’s, Alcina.
Throughout 2021, Natasha has been performing throughout New Zealand, performing the
role of Lisa, for Days Bay Opera’s La Sonnambula, and Purea, in the world premiere of Tim
Finn’s, Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator, with New Zealand Opera. Most recently, Natasha
performed the role of Zerlina, in Wellington Opera’s production of Mozart’s, Don Giovanni,
as well as the role of Marzelline, in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s concert
performance of Beethoven’s, Fidelio.
Clara is from the North Shore in Auckland. After attending Westlake Girls she went to AUT to complete a Bachelor of Business. She is currently studying for a masters degree at Monash University in Melbourne.
She enjoys choral singing and joined NZYC in 2014 for two years and performed the Verdi Requiem with Bach Musica. Clara also plays cello and trumpet and has now re-joined NZYC for the 2017-1019 choir.
Originally from Auckland Manase is currently studying at The University of Auckland, pursuing a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Classical Performance Voice. Manase is a member of Voices NZ Chamber Choir and the Freemasons NZ Opera chorus and is also alumni of Auckland Chamber Choir and NZ Youth Choir. He is regularly in demand as a soloist for various public and private functions throughout NZ. Ensemble and choir singing are a passion of Manases’, however he hopes to one day move into the realm of opera and focus on his solo singing development.
Sponsored by:
David Lovell (2017-2019)
