Lauren Armishaw soprano
Soprano Lauren Armishaw grew up in Wellington
where she studied singing with Emily Mair at
Victoria University and completed a Science
Degree in Mathematics. She moved to The
Netherlands in 2002 to study at the Royal
Conservatoire in The Hague and graduated in
2007 with a Master’s degree in Early Music.
Lauren is engaged throughout Europe as a soloist
for both baroque and classical repertoire. She is
frequently heard singing the music of Handel,
Bach, Monteverdi, Mozart & Haydn, but her flexible voice is not limited to this
early repertoire. Her concert engagements also include folk music and 20th
and 21st century music with groups such as The Netherlands Chamber Choir,
Asko-Schoenberg Ensemble and vocal group deJongdeJong (harmoniums/
vocalists).
Aside from concert and oratorio work, Lauren specialises in 17th and 18th century
opera. Recent roles include Alceste in Gluck’s Alceste, Laodice in Handel’s
Siroe, Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro , Amor Celeste in Bononcini’s La
Maddalena a piedi di Cristo, Venere in Cavalli’s Ercole Amante and Teopiste in
Lanciani’s Il Martirio di S. Eustachio (a work she discovered and revived which
had not been performed since it was written in 1690).
Whilst on regular trips home to NZ, Lauren has given concerts together with NZ
Barok Orchestra, Baroque Voices and harpsichordists Donald Nicolson, Douglas
Mews and James Tibbles. This will be her third engagement with Auckland
Choral Society.
Elisabeth Harris mezzo-soprano
Considered one of New Zealand’s most promising
young mezzo sopranos, Elisabeth is an engaging
and exciting performer with a contagious passion for
her art. Born in Christchurch, Elisabeth completed
her Masters of Music at the New Zealand School of
Music in Wellington. She is currently establishing
herself on the professional scene throughout the
country as a 2017 Freemasons New Zealand Opera
Artist with the New Zealand Opera Company, and
as a soloist with the major orchestras and leading
choral societies. In September this year, Elisabeth
is delighted to be moving to New York to study toward a Masters of Music at the
Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Ruth Golden.
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