Amitai Pati (tenor) Somi Kim (piano) Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall 2021

Composed: Canon William "Wī" Te Tau Huata | Arranged: Robert Wiremu Amelia Berry (soprano) Eliza Boom (soprano) Christina Orgias (soprano) Natasha Te Rupe Wilson (soprano) Oliver Sewell (tenor) James Ioelu (baritone) Samson Setu (bass-baritone) Paul Whelan (bass) Somi Kim (piano) AOS Opera Gala, Auckland Town Hall 2022

Eliza Boom (Leonore) Natasha Te Rupe Wilson (Marzelline) Benson Wilson (Rocco) Manase Latu (Jaquino)

Auckland Opera Studio Concert 2020

Artists and Complete Details

Experience the magic of the Auckland Opera Studio’s Annual Matakana Opera Picnic — filmed live on 31 January 2026. Set lakeside in Matakana, this beloved summer tradition brings together world class opera voices, emerging talent, and a warm, communal atmosphere that only live performance can create. Enjoy this full length concert and every moment of the music, storytelling, and spontaneity that unfolded as the sun set over the Matakana countryside. Performers Sopranos: Amelia Berry, Felicity Tomkins, Jasmine Jessen Tenors: Ridge Ponini, Jordan Fonoti Fuimaono Baritones: Edward Laurenson, Alfred Fonoti Fuimaono Pianist: Rosemary Barnes Stage Director: John Davies ________________________________________ Programme — Act One Tutti — Another Op'nin’, Another Show (Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate) Le Donne — Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again (Arlen & Ager) Edward Laurenson — Anthem (Chess) Amelia Berry — So in Love (Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate) Ridge Ponini — O figli miei! (Verdi, Macbeth) Felicity Tomkins — Song to the Moon (Dvořák, Rusalka) Alfred Fonoti Fuimaono — Votre toast (Toreador Song) (Bizet, Carmen) Jasmine Jessen — Meine Lippen, sie küssen, so heiß (Lehár, Giuditta) Jordan Fonoti Fuimaono — Ah! lève toi, soleil! (Gounod, Roméo et Juliette) Felicity Tomkins & Jasmine Jessen — Sull’aria (Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro) Ridge Ponini & Felicity Tomkins — O soave fanciulla (Puccini, La bohème) Tutti — Brindisi (Libiamo ne’ lieti calici) (Verdi, La traviata) ________________________________________ Programme — Act Two Tutti — Comedy Tonight (Sondheim, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) Edward Laurenson & Jordan Fonoti Fuimaono — Agony (Sondheim, Into the Woods) Alfred Fonoti Fuimaono — This Nearly Was Mine (Rodgers & Hammerstein, South Pacific) Le Donne — The Rose (Amanda McBroom) Amelia Berry — No One Is Alone (Sondheim, Into the Woods) Edward Laurenson — What You’d Call A Dream (Craig Carnelia, Diamonds) Felicity Tomkins — I Got the Sun in the Mornin’ (Irving Berlin, Annie Get Your Gun) ________________________________________ Finale Tutti — Les Misérables Medley (Claude Michel Schönberg, arr. Penny Dodds) About Auckland Opera Studio Auckland Opera Studio is dedicated to nurturing New Zealand’s next generation of opera talent through world class training, performance opportunities, and community engagement. Location Matakana, New Zealand — filmed live on 31 January 2026.