Major Grants and Prizes awarded in 2009

"From Grassroots to Excellence"

PwC Dame Malvina Major NBR New Zealand Opera Young Artist Kristen Darragh, mezzo soprano originally from Auckland returning from London	$20,000
PwC Dame Malvina Major NBR New Zealand Opera Emerging Artists. Four young singers from throughout New Zealand, Andrew Grenon, Brigitte Heuser, Alexandra Ioan, Polly Ott	$30,000
Dame Malvina Major Mina Foley Scholarship Wendy Dawn Thompson, mezzo soprano, to return from the UK to perform the title role in NBR New Zealand Opera's The Italian Girl in Algiers.	$14,775
Arts Excellence and High Achievers Awards with support from the Christchurch Community Trust 15 young artists including dancers, pianists, composers, instrumentalists and singers from Canterbury, Nelson and Marlborough.	$30,000
Taranaki Grants with support from the TSB Community Trust Individuals and groups associated with the performing arts	$88,196

Prizes in Competitions

New Zealand Aria, Rotorua, 1st prize $15,000 Christchurch and Wellington competitions, 1st prize $4,000 each Otago Daily Times Aria, Dunedin, 2nd prize $3,000	$26,000
Southern Opera to engage artists in training, Anna Argyle as Papagena, and Rachelle Pike as Third Lady in The Magic Flute	$9,000
Special Pledges from Donors	$49,000
Peter Lees-Jeffries Memorial scholarship	$5,000
Discretionary grants	$10,030
Artist Performance Support	$7,584
TOTAL	$289,585