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The New Zealand String Quartet, Four Suits And A Soprano -- Touring NZ April & May 2021

09 February 2021 - 0 Comments

New Zealand’s most accomplished performers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa protege Ipu Laga’aia, tenor Chris McRae, musical theatre stars Sophie Morris and Rutene Spooner, and music legend Laughton Kora join forces with The New Zealand String Quartet to today announce a nationwide tour of the New Zealand String Quartet, Four Suits and A Soprano in April and May 2021.

The concert tour, including 16 performances, will be a night of operatic classics from Nessun Dorma through to pop classics. So whether you’re a fan of the classics or a lover of pop’s high notes, there’s something for everyone in this night of magic.
 

Tickets on sale Thursday via Ticketek or Ticketmaster

About the artists:

The New Zealand String Quartet

New Zealand’s premiere chamber ensemble and only full-time 
string quartet, the current formation of musicians consists of Helene Pohl (1st violin), Monique Lapins (2nd violin), Gillian Ansell (viola) and Rolf Gjelsten (cello).

Acclaimed performances in London's Wigmore Hall and the City of London Festival, in New York at the Frick Collection, and in Washington's Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium have led to regular touring in the UK, Europe and North America.  The Quartet has also toured in Mexico, Curaçao, Japan, Korea, and China, and made many visits to Australia, including the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville and the Canberra International Music Festival.  Much-loved by audiences in New Zealand, the country's premier chamber ensemble presents a vast array of concerts in venues large and small all over the country each year.
 
Ipu Laga’aia
A protege of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Ipu’s passion for music came to light at the young age of 3 years - singing in the church, but his path narrowed toward classical music in his final year at Sacred Heart College in 2013. He is currently exploring the world of opera, and within the last couple of years has been a part of a number of classical groups such as the Auckland Chamber Choir and SOTO VOCE.
His performance at a
Gala Concert in the Presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa last year delighted audience members and saw Dame Kiri perform a Flamenco style dance.
 
Sophie Morris
Career highlights include performing major musical theatre roles (Sophie - Mamma Mia, Jellylorum - Cats, Sandy - Grease), singing
national anthems at many sporting events (including the Parker v Ruiz WBO World Heavyweight Title, The T20 Black Clash and the Rugby League Four Nations), acting in film, television, theatre and commercial productions and performing at numerous events including Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park and The Silver Scroll Awards.
 
Rutene Spooner
Rutene has toured nationally and internationally performing for various theatre and corporate entertainment companies.
He has appeared in shows such as Anything Goes (2009), The Buddy Holly Musical, Grease (2012), Avenue Q (2013), La Cage aux Folles  (2013), The Mikado (2014) Oklahoma (2014) and Billy Elliot (2016)… to name a few.
His soulful, dulcet tones have been described as being “smooth like caramel”.  Rutene is also a part of the Modern Maori Quartet whanau.
Outside of his busy performance schedule, Rutene also works as a director, producer, and vocal and performance coach. Rutene is a proud member and vocal coach of Te Kapa Haka of Whāngara-Mai-Tawhiti.
 
Laughton Kora
With his incredible voice and immense talent has been at the forefront of New Zealand music for over the past decade.
Laughton performed at The Big Day Out 3 times and featured alongside Tool & Dizzee Rascal. Other performances include; the Vodafone Music Awards, WOMAD UK, WOMAD Aust. & WOMAD NZ. Crazy P, Cabaret Voltaire, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter & Shihad. He toured Australia consistently and played Pyramid Festival, Sydney Festival, Stone Festival, FreshFest, Playgorund & Quicksilver ProShow 2009. He has performed at Koko’s in London, UK, Ireland & Scotland with Crazy P & Norman Jay. 

Chris McRae
Chris is a graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.
His previous Court Theatre credits include Amadeus; The Mikado; The Emperor’s New Clothes and Mary Poppins. His other theatre credits include South Pacific; HMS Pinafore; Saturday Night Fever, The Last 5 Years (Kindle Theatre) and Rock of Ages (Magnitude Productions).
Chris has also performed and covered various roles with New Zealand Opera in repertoire such as Sweeney Todd; Carmen; The Mikado; Don Pasquale; Tosca and La Boheme. Tokyo shows, performances in Minakami and Habuka in early February 2010 and Mosaic Festival in Singapore. In the USA, a full West Coast Tour including Sierra Nevada Music Festival.

THE NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET, FOUR SUITS & A SOPRANO

APRIL & MAY 2021
 

April

17

Ashburton

Event Centre

7:30pm

 

18

Christchurch

Town Hall

4pm & 8pm

 

20

Nelson

Trafalgar Centre

7:30pm

 

21

Blenheim

ASB Theatre

7:30pm

 

23

Wellington

MFC

7:30pm

 

24

Kapiti

Southwards Theatre

7:30pm

 

25

New Plymouth

TSB Theatre

7:30pm

 

27

Hamilton

Clarence Street Theatre

8pm

 

28

Hamilton

Clarence Street Theatre

6pm

 

29

Auckland

BMC

7:30pm

 

30

Tauranga

Baycourt

7:30pm

 

1

Tauranga

Baycourt

7:30pm

May

2

Gisborne

Memorial Theatre

8pm

 

4

Napier

Municipal Theatre

8pm

 

7

Wanganui

RWOH

7:30pm

 

8

Palmerston North

Regent on Broadway

7:30pm



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