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Russian opera singer Olga Shanina to perform at Palmerston North s Globe 24 Feb, 2021 12:43 AM 2 minutes to read Russian opera singer Olga Shanina now lives in Mangaweka. Manawatu Guardian International opera singer Olga Shanina will perform in Palmerston North on Sunday. The occasion is the first concert for 2021 in the Globe Sunday Matinee series and Shanina will be accompanied by pianist Guy Donaldson. Shanina was born in Ulyanovsk, in western Russia, into the family of a military pilot. As a graduating student in the Rimsky-Korsakov St Petersburg State Conservatory she performed the role of Violetta in Verdi s La Traviata, and this was to become her signature role, having performed it more than 100 times. ....
The NZSO at practice in the Michael Fowler Centre. Handel’s Messiah. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New with Anna Leese (soprano), Sarah Court (alto), Frederick Jones (tenor), Robert Tucker (bass) and The Tudor Consort. Michael Fowler Centre, November 12. Reviewed by Max Rashbrooke. From the first moments it felt like we were in the hands of a master. Conductor Gemma New, a study in pale, concentrated energy, had complete control over the stunning orchestral writing of Handel’s famous Messiah. Committed, as is the modern trend, to a story-telling Messiah and not just a beautiful sound, she worked each of the 47 movements into its own little gem, distinct from all the others. Right from the opening ‘Sinfony’, its string parts bright and darting, New was committed also to a distinctively baroque dynamic, with sudden and sharp contrasts of volume and tone. ....
Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 5.30pm, free JustUs is a new solo exhibition by Te-Upoko-o-te-Ika based artist Chevron Hassett. Drawing from his experiences growing up in Te Awakairangi/Lower Hutt, Hassett has developed a photographic installation that explores the lived realities and representation of Māori men in contemporary Aotearoa. Exhibition: The Toi 3 Hundy Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, 5.30pm, until December 22 Looking for an opportunity to start your own art collection or expand on your current one? See what the residents of Toi Pōneke have been up to in our annual cash and carry exhibition. Event: You Should Be Dancing ....