7 Mar 2023

2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1 performances

From Music Alive, 8:00 pm on 7 March 2023

Finding the opera voices of tomorrow, here is RNZ Concert's recording of the first of two semi-finals for the 2022 Lexus Song Quest.

Semi-Finalists for the Lexus Song Quest 2022 (L-R) Amelia Berry, Felicity Tomkins, Sarah Hubbard, Ridge Ponini, Filipe Manu

Semi-Finalists for the Lexus Song Quest 2022 (L-R) Amelia Berry, Felicity Tomkins, Sarah Hubbard, Ridge Ponini, Filipe Manu Photo: Le Tans Photography

Each singer performs two songs and, after the interval, their chosen aria.

RNZ Concert presenter Clarissa Dunn is your host for the festivities on stage at St Peter’s on Willis, Wellington.

2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1, Part One: Songs/Lieder

Hear five of the ten semi-finalists: Sopranos Sarah Hubbard, Felicity Tomkins and Amelia Berry and tenors Ridge Ponini and Filipe Manu as they compete for a place in the Grand Final, accompanied by pianist Terence Dennis.

This programme includes:

Sarah Hubbard

DELIBES: Les filles de Cadix

LECUONA: Canta Ruiseñor

Ridge Ponini

SOMERVELL: A Kingdom by the Sea

TAUBER: Du bist die welt für mich

Felicity Tomkins

STRAUSS: Befreit

HEGGIE: Snake

Amelia Berry

DEBUSSY: Apparition

STRAUSS: Ständchen

Filipe Manu

TOSTI: Aprile

FINZI: The sigh, from A young man's exhortation

2022 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final 1, Part Two: Arias

Sopranos Sarah Hubbard, Felicity Tomkins and Amelia Berry and tenors Ridge Ponini and Filipe Manu continue to compete for a place in the Final, accompanied by pianist Terence Dennis

Sarah Hubbard

FLOYD: The Trees on the Mountain (Susannah)

Ridge Ponini

DONIZETTI: Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'Amore)

Felicity Tomkins

MOZART: Come, scoglio (Così fan tutte)

Amelia Berry

MOZART: Ach, ich liebte (The Abduction from the Seraglio)

Filipe Manu

MOZART: Dies bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (The Magic Flute)

Recorded 16 July 2022, St Peter’s on Willis, Wellington by RNZ Concert

Presenter: Clarissa Dunn

Producer: David McCaw

Engineer: Darryl Stack