Congratulations to 24-year-old Filipe Manu, tenor, from New Zealand who last Saturday won the prestigious Marianne Mathy Scholarship (The Mathy) and was judged the overall winner of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. Held at the Concert Hall, The Concourse Chatswood, five emerging singers vied for almost $200,000 in prizes and opportunities. Filipe’s award-winning performance of Pastorello…
Five emerging singers have moved on to the finals of the 2017 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competiton. They were selected last week from eleven semi-finalists who performed in heats held around the country, in New Zealand and in London. Damian Arnold (tenor, 25) from NSW, Filipe Manu (tenor, 24) from New Zealand, Daniel Carison (baritone,…
In celebration of Dame Joan Sutherland’s 89th Birthday, the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation present an afternoon of songs by Noel Coward, Ivor Novello and from operetta featuring some of Australian finest young singers including Justine Viani, Tabatha McFadyen, Sarah Kemeny, Damian Arnold, Joshua Rogers, accompanied by Bradley Gilchrist. Funds raised will go toward…