Both said they were “incredibly grateful” to be able to perform. A regular on the stages of Europe and the United States, Moore said his performing life had been “cut short” for the first time in his 30-year career. Internationally acclaimed singer Ollarsaba said 90 per cent of his income was from performing and the last 18 months had been “a huge blow financially”. “Throughout the US, opera houses and theatres have closed, contracts have been postponed or cancelled outright. In New Zealand I have been treated well.”
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Figaro, gained a “real sense of New Zealand life” through his window view while in quarantine at the Crowne Plaza in Christchurch three months ago, and said his expectations of the country had been “exceeded on every single level”.
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