New Zealand Aria results

The New Zealand Aria attracts many talented singers.

The following are the full results from the New Zealand Aria held in Rotorua from November 1 to 3:

Class 1 Own Selection Aged under 10
Nadia Cooper First Place
Ruaeo Te Moni Second Place
Sivan Parsons Third Place
Sebastian Male Very Highly Commended
Lilly McQuilkin Very Highly Commended

Class 2 Folk or Traditional Aged under 10
Nadia Cooper First Place
Sebastian Male Second Place
Sivan Parsons Third Equal
Lilly McQuilkin Third Equal

Class 3 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged under 10
Lilly McQuilkin First Place
Sivan Parsons Second Place
Nadia Cooper Third Equal
Sebastian Male Third Equal

Class 4 Light Entertainment Aged under 10
Sebastian Male First Place
Nadia Cooper Second Equal
Sivan Parsons Second Equal
Lilly McQuilkin Third Equal
Ruaeo Te Moni Third Equal
Ranapai Matekuare Very Highly Commended

Class 5 Own Selection Aged 10 and under 13
Jocelyn Scott First Place
Brianna Ferreira Second Place
Blake de Courcy Jackson Third Equal
Rosa Hook Third Equal
Grace McCarthy Sinclair Very Highly Commended
Te Waiohine Tahi Very Highly Commended
Lauren Towns Very Highly Commended

Class 6 Folk or Traditional Aged 10 and under 13
Anahera Herewini Waiariki First Place
Lauren Towns Second Place
Jocelyn Scott Third Place
Rosa Hook Very Highly Commended
Te Waiohine Tahi Very Highly Commended
Ryan Snowdon Highly Commended
Grace McCarthy Sinclair Highly Commended

Class 7 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged 10 and under 13
Maria Hancock First Place
Blake de Courcy Second Place
Ella McQuilkin Third Place
Jocelyn Scott Very Highly Commended

Class 8 Light Entertainment Aged 10 and under 13
Lauren Towns First Place
Rosa Hook Second Place
Jocelyn Scott Third Place
Te Kirihou Teka Very Highly Commended
Grace McCarthy Sinclair Very Highly Commended
Anahera Herewini Waiariki Very Highly Commended

Class 9 Own Selection Aged 13 and under 16
Liam Braithwaite First Place
Ellis Carrington Second Equal
Aaon Leng Second Equal
Shiddrath Chand Third Equal
Eve Lyford Third Equal
Emily Young Highly Commended
Rowan Simmons Commended
Laila Abada Commended

Class 10 Folk or Traditional Aged 13 and under 16
Ellis Carrington First Place
Shiddrath Chand Second Place
Aaron Leng Third Place
Liam Brathwaite Very Highly Commended
Eve Lyford Very Highly Commended
Laila Abada Very Highly Commended
Chris Reichmuth Very Highly Commended
Rowan Simmons Highly Commended
Emily Young Highly Commended

Class11 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged 13 and under 16
Aaron Leng First Place
Shiddrath Chand Second Equal
Eve Lyford Second Equal
Laila Abada Third Equal
Liam Braithwaite Third Equal
Emily Young Very Highly Commended
Ellis Carrington Very Highly Commended
Chris Reichmuth Very Highly Commented
Rowan Simmons Highly Commended

Class 12 Light Entertainment Aged 13 and under 16
Shiddrath Chand First Place
Eve Lyford Second Place
Ellis Carrington Third Place
Aaron Leng Very Highly Commended
Emily Young Highly Commended
Laila Abada Commended
Liam Braithwaite Commended

Class 13 Restricted Class Aged under 14
Ella McQuilkin First Place
Sivan Parsons Second Place
Maria Hancock Third Place
Nadia Cooper Very Highly Commended

Class 14 Duet Aged under 14
Brianna Ferreira and Ella McQuilkin First Place
Maria Hancock and Lilly McQuilkin Second Place

Class 15 New Zealand Composer Aged under 14
Jocelyn Scott First Place
Ella McQuilkin Second Place
Maria Hancock Third Place
Grace McCarthy Sinclair Very Highly Commended
Brianna Ferreira Very Highly Commended
Nadia Cooper Highly Commended

Class 16 Maori Song Aged under 14
Puhikura Teka First Place
Grace Mc Carthy Sinclair Second Place
Te Waiohine Tahi Third Place

Class 17 Restricted Class Aged 14 and under 21
Kelly Kim First Place

Class 18 Duet Aged 14 and under 21
Anna Mahon and Amelia Hayes First Place
Madison Nonoa and Phillip Akau Second Place
Ashley and Kara Croudis-Bonniface Third Equal
Eve Lyford and Georgia Herdman Third Equal

Class 19 New Zealand Composer Aged 14 and under 21
Johnathan Dunlop First Place
Blaire White Second Equal
Eleanor Covell Second Equal
Eve Lyford Third Equal
Mapihi-Kahurangi Tini Third Equal

Class 20 Maori Song Aged 14 and under 21
Eleanor Covell First Place
Blaire White Second Place
Patarihia Smith Third Place

Class 21 Own Selection Aged 16 and under 18
Amelia Hayes First Place
Zak Swift Second Place
Manase Latu Third Place

Class 22 Folk or Traditional Aged 16 and under 18
Manase Latu First Place
Amelia Hayes Second Place
Eleanor Covell Third Place

Class 23 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged 16 and under 18
Jonathan Eyers First Place
Ross Noble Second Equal
Ashley Croudis-Bonniface Second Equal
Kirsty Young Third Equal
Amelia Hayes Third Equal

Class 24 Light Entertainment Aged 16 and under 18
Amelia Hayes First Place
Manase Latu Second Place
Bayley Howard Third Place

Class 25 Own Selection Aged 18 and under 21
Jonathan Dunlop First Place
Katherine McIndoe Second Place
Blaire White Third Place
Gwen Lyon Very Highly Commended
Anna Mahon Very Highly Commended
Phillip Akau Highly Commended
Eliza Boom Highly Commended
Rebecca Howan Commended

Class 26 Folk or Traditional Aged 18 and under 21
Anna Mahon First Place
Blaire White Second Place
Phillip Akau Third Equal
Jonathan Dunlop Third Equal

Class 27 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged 18 and under 21
Jonathan Dunlop First Place
Blaire White Second Place
Gwen Lyon Third Place
Eliza Boom Very Highly Commended
Emma Fussell Highly Commended
Ashley Croudis-Bonniface Highly Commended
Class28Light EntertainmentAged 18 and under 21
Eliza BoomFirst Place
Anna MahonSecond Place
Phillip Akau Third Place
Blaire White Very Highly Commended
Johnathan Dunlop Very Highly Commended
Emma Fussell Very Highly Commended
Ashley Croudis-Bonniface Highly Commended

Class 29 Operatic Aria Aged 16 and under 21
Madison Nonoa First Place
Eliza Boom Second Place
Dilys Fong Third Equal
Phillip Akau Third Equal
Blaire White Very Highly Commended
Anna Mahon Very Highly Commended
Rebecca Howan Very Highly Commended
Fuatino Felicia Malo-Siolo Highly Commended
Manase Latu Highly Commended

Class 30 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged 16 and under 21
Phillip Akau First Place
Madison Nonoa Second Place
Manase Latu Third Place
Rebecca Howan Very Highly Commended
Anna Mahon Very Highly Commended
Katherine McIndoe Highly Commended
Blaire White Very Highly Commended
John McDonald Highly Commended
Kayla Collingwood Highly Commended

Class31 Lieder or Art Song Aged 16 and under 21
Manse Latu First Place
Rebecca Howan Second Place
Phillip Akau Third Place
Madison Nonoa Very Highly Commended
Eliza Boom Very Highly Commended
Emma Fussell Very Highly Commended
Dilys Fong Very Highly Commended

Class 32 Own Selection Aged 16 and under 21
Kalauni Pouvalu First Place
Blaire White Second Place
Phillip Akau Third Place
Kayla Collingwood Very Highly Commended
Rebecca Howan Very Highly Commended
Eliza Boom Very Highly Commended
Manase Latu Very Highly Commended
Madison Nonoa Highly Commended

Class 330 Baroque Classical Aria Aged over 18
James Ioelu First Place
Phillip Akau Second Place
John Bond Third Place
Bernice Austin Highly Commended

Class 331 Maori Song Aged over 18
Taunoa Filimoehala First Place (Te Puia Prize)
Te Waikamihi Korohina-Ormsby Second Place (Te Puia Prize)
Stella Maris Third Place (Te Puia Prize)
Stella Maris Regional First Place (Te Puia Prize)
Kayla Collingwood Regional Second Place (Te Puia Prize)
Christina Vehikite Regional Third Equal (Te Puia Prize)
Katherine McIndoe Regional Third Equal (Te Puia Prize)

Class 332 Solo Own Selection Aged over 18
Rishi Iyer First Place
Maia Vegar Second Place
Declan Cudd Third Place

Class 333 Oratorio or Sacred Song Aged over 18
Daniel O'Connor First Place
Declan Cudd Second Place
Kieran Rayner Third Place

Class 334 Lieder Own Selection Aged over 18
James Ioelu First Place
Marlena Devoe Second Place
Amina Edris Third Place
Oriana Kershaw Highly Commended
Eliza Boom Highly Commended
Maia Vegar Highly Commended
Oriana Kershaw Highly Commended
Eliza Bloom Regional First Place
Madison Nonoa Regional Second Place
Christina Vehikite Regional Third Place

Class 335 Folk or Traditional Aged over 18
Tavis Gravatt First Place
Alexander Garvey Second Place
Maia Vegar Third Place
Rishi Iyer Highly Commended

Class 336 20th Century Art Song Aged over 18
Marlena Devoe First Place
Amina Edris Second Place
James Ioelu Third Place
Eliza Boom Highly Commended
Edward Laurenson Highly Commended
Bernice Austin Highly Commended
Eliza Boom Regional First Place
Madison Nonoa Regional Second Place
Declan Cudd Regional Third Place

Class 337 Duet Aged over 18
Madison Nonoa and Dilys Fong First Place
Frederick Jones and Daniela-Rosa Cepeda Second Place
Declan Cudd and Alicia Cadwgan Third Place

Class 345 Aria (Heats) Aged over 18
Christian Thurston Finalist
Daniela-Rosa Cepeda Finalist
Maia Vegar Finalist
Amina Edris Finalist
James Ioelu Finalist
Eliza Boom Finalist
Marlena Devoe Finalist
Oriana Kershaw Finalist
Edward Laurenson Finalist
Elisabeth Hanna Finalist
Eliza Boom Regional First Place (Geyser Foundation/La Grouw Award)
Christian Thurston Regional Second Place (Geyser Foundation/La Grouw Award)
Madison Nanoa Regional Third Place (Geyser Foundation/La Grouw Award)
Bernice Austin John Bond Trophy Most Promising Voice Award

Class 346 Aria (Finals) Aged over 18
James Ioelu First Place (Dame Malvina Major Foundation Prize)
Marlena Devoe Second Place
Amina Edris Third Place
Edward Laurenson Fourth Place (NZ Opera School Scholarship)