3 Aug 2024

2024 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final

From Music Alive, 7:30 pm on 3 August 2024
2024 Lexus Song Quest in association with the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, runner-up Manase Latu, winner Katie Trigg, third place Austin Haynes

2024 Lexus Song Quest in association with the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, runner-up Manase Latu, winner Katie Trigg, third place Austin Haynes Photo: Hagen Hopkins

International Head Judge, Sumi Jo announced the prize winners in the 2024 Lexus Song Quest at the Michael Fowler Centre on Saturday night.

Winner: Katie Trigg (mezzo soprano)

Runner-up: Manase Latu (tenor)

Third place: Austin Haynes (counter-tenor)

RNZ Concert presenter Clarissa Dunn is your host on stage as we hear five young Finalists in action as they sing it out for the coveted prize and a share of $92,000.

Each finalist sings one song with piano accompaniment and two arias accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

The five finalists in the 2024 Lexus SongQuest.

The five finalists in the 2024 Lexus SongQuest. (L to R) Morgan-Andrew King, bass, Tayla Alexander, soprano, Katie Trigg, mezzo soprano, Austin Haynes, counter tenor, Manase Latu, tenor. Photo: Hagen Hopkins, courtesy Lexus Song Quest

Finalists: Austin Haynes (counter-tenor), Tayla Alexander (soprano), Morgan-Andrew King (bass), Katie Trigg (mezzo), Manase Latu (tenor)

Tonight's singers are performing:

FIRST HALF - Songs/Lieder

Sumi Jo talking about her stellar singing career

Sumi Jo talking about her stellar singing career Photo: Clarissa Dunn

Austin Haynes

HAHN: Infidélité

Tayla Alexander

HEGGIE: Animal Passion, from Natural Selection

Morgan-Andrew King

Taituwha KING: Te Oohaakii a Tūranga

Katie Trigg

SCHUMANN: Mondnacht, from Liederkreis

Manase Latu

SCHUBERT: Der Neugierige, from Die Schöne Müllerin

Pianist Terence Dennis accompanied the songs

 

 

GRAMMY Award-winning soprano Sumi Jo, Head Judge for the 2024 Lexus Song Quest talks to Clarissa Dunn about her phenomenal singing career.

SECOND HALF - Arias

Austin Haynes

HANDEL: O mirror of our fickle state!, from Samson

Tayla Alexander

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Snow Maiden Aria, from The Snow Maiden

Morgan-Andrew King

MOZART: O Isis & Osiris, from The Magic Flute

Katie Trigg

HANDEL: Iris, hence away, from Semele

Manase Latu

MOZART: Il mio tesoro, from Don Giovanni

Austin Haynes

HANDEL: Vivi tiranno, from Rodelinda

Tayla Alexander

DVORAK: Song to the moon, from Rusalka

Morgan-Andrew King

VERDI: Infelice e tuo credevi, from Ernani

Katie Trigg

MASSENET: Air des lettres, from Werther

Manase Latu

GOUNOD: Salut! demeure chaste et pure, from Faust

Orchestral Interlude

WAGNER: Tristan & Isolde, Prelude

Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich

Listen to semi-final 1 here

Listen to semi-final 2 here

Recorded 3 August 2024, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert

Presenter: Clarissa Dunn

Producer: David McCaw

Sound Engineer: Darryl Stack