The 2024 Lexus Song Quest in association with the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation is LIVE from 7:30pm Saturday 3 August.
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See the 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 winner and runner-up are announced live on stage by the International Head Judge, Sumi Jo
The finalists and judge of the 2024 Lexus Song Quest. (L-R) Austin Haynes, Manase Latu, Sumi Jo (head judge), Katie Trigg, Morgan-Andrew King, Tayla Alexander. Photo: Hagen Hopkins / 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
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
Interval (20 minutes)
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
