Later that year, he won
the renowned New
Zealand Aria competition,
one of the biggest
singing competitions in
Australasia.
In 2019, Manase competed
in the Dame Malvina Major
Napier Aria competition in
which he placed 1st.
The Circle 100 scholarship
is funded by a select group
of generous sponsors
who support a singer in
the next stage of their
development, Manase
was selected as the 2019
recipient.
Most recently, he won the
IFAC Handa Australian
Singing Competition,
arguably the most
prestigious singing
competition in Australia.
Manase is currently
pursuing his Masters
in London at the Royal
College of Music as a
Kiri Scholar under the
tutorledge of Russell
Smythe.
JARVIS DAMS
bass
Originally from Belgium, Jarvis has
lived in New Zealand for 18 years.
A 2014 - 2015 NZ Opera Dame Malvina
Major Emerging Artist. Jarvis holds
a Master of Music and Bachelor’s
degree from The University of Waikato
and was a recipient of the University
of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary
Scholarship for performance and
leadership.
Jarvis has also been very successful in
competitions. In 2016 he was selected
as a finalist in the IFAC Australian
Singing Competition and in 2017 was
the winner of the New Zealand Aria
Competition in Rotorua.
Jarvis was also selected as one of six
singers to be a part of the inaugural
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation
Development Programme for
promising young singers and gratefully
acknowledges their support.
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