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Article Magazine

  • Song Quest Sibling Connections

    In July, 12 talented young opera singers will sing it out in the country’s most prestigious singing competition, the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest.

    And for three of the semi-finalists it’s a family affair – Alfred, Faamanu and Jordan Fonoti-Fuimaono are brothers. And it’s not the first time siblings have shared the Song Quest stage – in 2005 Anna and Madeleine Pierard both found themselves in the semi-finals which Madeleine went on to win.

    The two sisters have gone on to major careers in opera singing (pictured in 2012 when they sang together on a Chamber Music New Zealand Tour).  And in their roles nurturing young talent – Madeline is the director of Te Pae Kōkako TANZOS (The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio) and Anna is Head of Programmes for the Prima Volta Charitable Trust (PVCT) – they have been part of the Fonoti-Fuimaono siblings’ development.

    Anna and Madeleine talk to us about sharing stages as sisters and their connections with the talented trio, Alfred, Faamanu and Jordan.

  • Figaro's World in Wellington

    Few operas have endured quite like Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. More than 240 years after its premiere, the comedy of love, marriage, class and human folly continues to captivate audiences around the world.

    Acclaimed Australian director Lindy Hume is in Wellington in June to restage NZ Opera's production of the classic work and for Lindy, its longevity is no mystery. We talk to her about how the opera is still relevant today.

  • Wellington Film Society Celebrates 80 Years

    Wellington Film Society marked its 80th birthday in June with a special film festival. Playing The Part featured eight films – one from each decade of the society’s history.

    A staple of Monday nights at the Embassy Theatre, in recent years, Wellington Film Society has become enormously popular with a growing membership base and most films now having two screenings each week.

    We caught up with Wellington Film Society President Harry Evans.