Jonathan Lemalu & Malcolm Martineau To Tour in May

Jonathan Lemalu & Malcolm Martineau To Tour in May 2007

5 concerts only!

New Zealand audiences are in for a real treat in May 2007 when Dunedin-born bass baritone Jonathan Lemalu returns to New Zealand in a five centre tour. NBR presents Jonathan Lemalu and Malcolm Martineau, live in recital, in association with Chamber Music New Zealand and The NBR New Zealand Opera, with the generous support of the Deane Endowment Trust."

I am thoroughly looking forward to getting home for the upcoming recital tour to NZ with Malcolm Martineau. I have made a point in my career of trying to get home at least once a year to sing in New Zealand. It is great to see friends and family, and seems the least I can do for a country and a people who have given me such great support and encouragement. These days the year is always so busy with so much travel that I feel a great sense of relief when back on "home soil".
Jonathan Lemalu

Booked years ahead for the most prestigious European and American concert halls, and with a three year recording contract with EMI Classics, Jonathan’s talent is drawing him onto the world stage. Critics and audiences in many countries have responded warmly to his generous stage presence and intelligent interpretive ability, and felt the greatness that is still maturing and unfolding.

"Jonathan Lemalu’s voice is glorious, his stage presence warm and masterly."
- The Observer (UK).
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Jonathan will be touring with pianist Malcolm Martineau, and will perform a varied programme including a selection of lieder (classical songs from the 18th and 19th centuries,) and operatic arias.

'Working with Malcolm has been a real highlight in my career so far. He is one of the premiere pianists and accompanists in the world, and a great friend and colleague who always inspires me to keep pushing the boundaries of my music making.'

Jonathan Lemalu

Jonathan Lemalu graduated from a Postgraduate Diploma Course in Advanced Performance on the London Royal Schools Opera Course at the Royal College of Music and was awarded the prestigious Tagore Gold Medal. He is a joint winner of the 2002 Kathleen Ferrier award and the recipient of the 2002 Royal Philharmonic Society’s Award for Young Artist of the Year.

Malcolm Martineau is recognised as one of the leading accompanists of his generation. He has worked with many of the world's greatest singers including Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Janet Baker and Bryn Terfel. Malcolm received an honorary doctorate from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004.

The intertwining strands of poetry and music, love and loss feature in both sets of songs which comprise the first half of this recital. Fauré’s first song cycle, written in 1878, is followed by Schumann’s masterpiece of song writing, Dichterliebe. In the second half, delightful settings from the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, written especially for Jonathan, are followed by four of Roger Quilter’s much loved settings of Shakespeare. These are followed by three operatic masterpieces: Mozart’s saucy ‘Catalogue Aria’, Gremin’s ardent thoughts on love from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Verdi’s Falstaff bestrides the stage.

Performances:

Christchurch Wednesday 2 May 2007, 8pm Christchurch Town Hall
Tickets from Ticketek, ph (03) 377 8899. Service fees apply.
Tickets on sale from Monday 26 February: $80 A Res / $60 B Res / $40 C Res (service fees apply)

Dunedin Friday 4 May 2007, 8pm Dunedin Town Hall Tickets from Ticketek, ph (03) 477 8597. Service fees apply.
Tickets on sale from Monday 26 February: $80 A Res / $60 B Res / $40 C Res (service fees apply)

Wellington Sunday 6 May 2007, 6pm Wellington Town Hall Tickets from Ticketek, ph (04) 384 3840. Service fees apply. $80 A Res / $60 B Res / $40 C Res (service fees apply)

Hastings Wednesday 9 May 2007, 8pmHawkes Bay Opera House
Tickets available from Monday 19 March from TicketDirect, ph (06) 873 8962. A booking fee may apply.
Tickets on sale from Monday 19 March: $80 A Res / $60 B Res / $40 C Res (booking may fee apply)

Auckland
Saturday 12 May 2007, 8pm Auckland Town Hall Tickets from Ticketek, ph (09) 307 5000. Service fees apply.

:$80 A Res / $60 B Res / $40 C Res (service fees apply)

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