Madison Nonoa is a New Zealand-born soprano opera singer of Samoan, Niuean, and Pākehā heritage.
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| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Notable awards | Lexus Song Quest |
Life
editNonoa was born in the Waikato, and attended the University of Auckland, where she graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Music Honours (First Class).[1][2]
Career
editIn 2016 Nonoa won third place in the 2016 Lexus Song Quest and was awarded the $15,000 Kiri Te Kanawa scholarship for most promising singer.[3]
She was selected as an Emerging Artist with New Zealand Opera and made her professional debut in the role of Papagena in the 2016 production of The Magic Flute.[4] The same year she created the role of Joyce in the world premiere of the Ross Harris chamber opera Brass Poppies at the New Zealand Festival.[5][6]
In 2017 Nonoa moved to England and studied opera at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London under Yvonne Kenny.[1] She performed Susanna in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro with Bloomsbury Opera.[7]
She was supported by the Jerwood Young Artists as a member of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera chorus. In 2020 she was appearing in concert at Glynebourne with Emma Kerr and two other chorus members.[8]
Recent engagements include Papagena Die Zauberflote at Glyndebourne, a participation at Snape Maltings with Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau as part of the Momentum Scheme, Despina Cosi fan tutte and Tytania A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The 21-22 season includes the role of Maria Westside Story for Opera du Rhin as well as a performance of Couperin’s Trois Leçons de Ténèbres for the King’s Consort.
She acknowledges the ongoing support of the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Dame Malvina Major Foundations.
References
edit- ^ a b "Madison Nonoa". Whānau London Voices. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Madison Nonoa". Auckland Theatre Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation » Grants". www.kiritekanawa.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Holden, Simon (18 June 2016). "Awkward direction hampers NZ Opera's Magic Flute". Bachtrack. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Metro — Brass Poppies - review". Metro. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Alex (15 March 2016). "Review: Brass Poppies". RNZ. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Madison Nonoa". Auckland Opera Studio. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Hewitt, Phil (19 August 2020). "Glyndebourne offers extra two weeks of summer outdoor events". Sussex Express. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
