2019 Concert Series Messiah | Page 14

ELIZABETH MANDENO soprano Anthony Ritchie (Opera Otago, world premiere), cover Zerlina: Don Giovanni, cover Musetta: La Bohème (NZ Opera), Adele: Die Fledermaus (Opera Factory NZ), Bachianas Brasileiras no.5, Filia: Jephte (Carissimi), Mozart C Minor Mass, Mozart Requiem, Pierrot Lunaire, Carmina Burana. Future engagements include St Matthew Passion with Bach Musica in 2020. Elizabeth Mandeno is a current Freemasons NZ Opera Artist and former Freemasons Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist. She has an MA in Advanced Vocal Technique from the Wales International Academy of Voice and a BMus (Hons)/BA from the University of Auckland. Elizabeth has performed as a soloist alongside Dame Felicity Lott and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and as part of the International Choral Festival in Beijing. This year she won first place in the New Zealand Lockwood Aria Competition. Repertoire includes Cleopatra: Giulio Cesare (Handel Consort & Quire NZ), Messiah (Christchurch Symphony Orchestra), Bach B Minor Mass (Bach Musica), The Creation (NZ Choral Federation), Brahms Requiem (Camerata), Jane Kendall: This Other Eden by 14