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==Early life and education== |
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Pierard grew up in [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]. She was diagnosed with [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] at the age of six, and spent two years in hospital.<ref name=":0" /> She enrolled in a biomedical degree, but soon found she preferred studying music. She started singing lessons whilst studying composition with [[Jack Body]].<ref name=":0" /> Pierard's older sister Anna is also an opera singer.<ref name=":0" /> |
Pierard grew up in [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]. She was diagnosed with [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] at the age of six, and spent two years in hospital.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-12-19 |title=Twelve Questions with Madeleine Pierard |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/twelve-questions-with-kiwi-opera-star-madeleine-pierard/4RM7X5KMGG22PTELDDLTSILB34/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> She enrolled in a biomedical degree, but soon found she preferred studying music. She started singing lessons whilst studying composition with [[Jack Body]].<ref name=":0" /> Pierard sang in the [[New Zealand Youth Choir]], [[The Tudor Consort]] and [[Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir|Voices New Zealand]] chamber choir.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard {{!}} Arts Foundation New Generation |url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/madeleine-pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Arts Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> Pierard's older sister Anna is also an opera singer.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Pierard earned a Bachelor of Music with Honours in performance and composition from [[Victoria University of Wellington]], and a Master of music from the [[Royal College of Music]] in London, where she studied with [[Lillian Watson (opera singer)|Lillian Watson]].<ref name=":1" /> |
Pierard earned a Bachelor of Music with Honours in performance and composition from [[Victoria University of Wellington]], and a Master of music from the [[Royal College of Music]] in London, where she studied with [[Lillian Watson (opera singer)|Lillian Watson]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=University of Waikato |url=https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/madeleine.pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=profiles.waikato.ac.nz}}</ref> |
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== Opera career == |
== Opera career == |
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International performances include [[Richard Strauss]]'s [[Four Last Songs|''Four Last Songs'']] with the [[English National Ballet]] at [[Sadler's Wells Theatre|Sadler's Wells]], Meleagro in [[Atalanta (opera)|''Atalanta'']] in the [[London Handel Festival]], Justice in ''The First Commandment'' with the Classical Opera Company, Das erste Blumenmädchen in ''[[Parsifal]]'', Marzelline in ''[[Fidelio]]'', with the [[Auckland Philharmonia]] and [[New Zealand Opera]], and Musetta in ''[[La bohème|La Boheme]]'' with [[Longborough Festival Opera]]. Pierard sang Sandman in ''[[Hansel and Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel]],'' High Priestess in ''[[Aida]]'' and Noémie in ''[[Cendrillon]]'', all with [[The Royal Opera]]. <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard: “sumptuous singing” at home and away |url=https://www.fivelines.nz/articles/madeleine-pierard-sumptuous-singing-at-home-and-away |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Five Lines |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard |
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- SOUNZ |url=https://sounz.org.nz/contributors/1707 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241203152239/https://sounz.org.nz/contributors/1707 |archive-date=2024-12-03 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=sounz.org.nz |language=en}}</ref> She has appeared with [[Kiri Te Kanawa]] and [[Jonathan Lemalu]], and performed a number of oratorios, including ''[[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]],'' Mozart's ''[[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]]'' and Haydn's ''[[Nelson Mass]]'' as St Martin-in-the-Fields under [[Ivor Setterfield]], Verdi's ''[[Requiem (Verdi)|Requiem]]'' with the [[Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra]], Haydn's ''[[The Creation (Haydn)|The Creation]]'' in the King's Lynn Festival and Vaughan William's [[Dona nobis pacem (Vaughan Williams)|Dona Nobis Pacem]] and Karl Jenkins' ''[[The Armed Man]]'' at [[Royal Festival Hall|The Royal Festival Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard |url=https://orchestrawellington.co.nz/about/people/artists/madeleine-pierard-2025 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=orchestrawellington.co.nz}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rising Star: Madeline Pierard |url=https://www.pacanz.co.nz/news/madeline-pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=PACANZ - Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand |language=en}}</ref> |
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New Zealand performances include the female lead in Purcell's ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' with the [[Christchurch Symphony Orchestra]] in 2023, and Brahms' Lieder with [[Michael Houstoun]] in the Hawke’s Bay Festival.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crump |first=Bryan |date=2023-10-17 |title=The prime of Ms Madeleine Pierard |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/three-to-seven/audio/2018911524/the-prime-of-ms-madeleine-pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crump |first=Bryan |date=2023-10-17 |title=The prime of Ms Madeleine Pierard |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/three-to-seven/audio/2018911524/the-prime-of-ms-madeleine-pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> fivelines<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard: “sumptuous singing” at home and away |url=https://www.fivelines.nz/articles/madeleine-pierard-sumptuous-singing-at-home-and-away |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Five Lines |language=en-NZ}}</ref> pacanz<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rising Star: Madeline Pierard |url=https://www.pacanz.co.nz/news/madeline-pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=PACANZ - Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand |language=en}}</ref> arts foundation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard {{!}} Arts Foundation New Generation |url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/madeleine-pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Arts Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> 12 q<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-12-19 |title=Twelve Questions with Madeleine Pierard |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/twelve-questions-with-kiwi-opera-star-madeleine-pierard/4RM7X5KMGG22PTELDDLTSILB34/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> waikato<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=University of Waikato |url=https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/madeleine.pierard |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=profiles.waikato.ac.nz}}</ref> |
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Pierard has won a number of awards and scholarships while studying and performing. Pierard won the [[Lexus Song Quest]] in 2005, the [[Dame Malvina Major Foundation]]'s [[Mina Foley]] Award in 2014, the Lies Askonas and the Royal Overseas League Prize, and was a Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Pierard also won the [[Les Azuriales Opera|Les Azuriales Ozone Opera Competition]] on the Côte d'Azur, France, and the Elm Vocal Award at the Wigmore Hall, England, and won a New Generation Award from the [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand|New Zealand Arts Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Pierard |url=https://musicint.co.uk/opera-performer/madeleine-pierard-soprano/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Music International |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-15 |title=Scholarships - Dame Malvina Major Foundation |url=https://dmmfoundation.org.nz/grants-scholarships/scholarships/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOGqquztGRM Pierard singing ''Vissi d'arte'' (Tosca - Giacomo Puccini)] with David Gowland, Pianist, a guest appearance during TANZOS Farewell Gala Concert, 22 January 2024, via YouTube |
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Revision as of 21:53, 15 December 2024
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| Institutions | The Royal Opera, New Zealand Opera, University of Waikato |
Madeleine Pierard is a New Zealand opera singer and academic. She holds the Dame Malvina Major Chair in Opera at the University of Waikato.
Early life and education
Pierard grew up in Napier. She was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of six, and spent two years in hospital.[1] She enrolled in a biomedical degree, but soon found she preferred studying music. She started singing lessons whilst studying composition with Jack Body.[1] Pierard sang in the New Zealand Youth Choir, The Tudor Consort and Voices New Zealand chamber choir.[2] Pierard's older sister Anna is also an opera singer.[1]
Pierard earned a Bachelor of Music with Honours in performance and composition from Victoria University of Wellington, and a Master of music from the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied with Lillian Watson.[3]
Opera career
roles etc
International performances include Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs with the English National Ballet at Sadler's Wells, Meleagro in Atalanta in the London Handel Festival, Justice in The First Commandment with the Classical Opera Company, Das erste Blumenmädchen in Parsifal, Marzelline in Fidelio, with the Auckland Philharmonia and New Zealand Opera, and Musetta in La Boheme with Longborough Festival Opera. Pierard sang Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel, High Priestess in Aida and Noémie in Cendrillon, all with The Royal Opera. [4][2][5] She has appeared with Kiri Te Kanawa and Jonathan Lemalu, and performed a number of oratorios, including Carmina Burana, Mozart's Requiem and Haydn's Nelson Mass as St Martin-in-the-Fields under Ivor Setterfield, Verdi's Requiem with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, Haydn's The Creation in the King's Lynn Festival and Vaughan William's Dona Nobis Pacem and Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man at The Royal Festival Hall.[6][5][7]
New Zealand performances include the female lead in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in 2023, and Brahms' Lieder with Michael Houstoun in the Hawke’s Bay Festival.[4][8]
Awards
Pierard has won a number of awards and scholarships while studying and performing. Pierard won the Lexus Song Quest in 2005, the Dame Malvina Major Foundation's Mina Foley Award in 2014, the Lies Askonas and the Royal Overseas League Prize, and was a Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Pierard also won the Les Azuriales Ozone Opera Competition on the Côte d'Azur, France, and the Elm Vocal Award at the Wigmore Hall, England, and won a New Generation Award from the New Zealand Arts Foundation.[9][10][2]
Personal life
Pierard is married to conductor and violinist Michael Joel. They have three daughters.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Twelve Questions with Madeleine Pierard". NZ Herald. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Madeleine Pierard | Arts Foundation New Generation". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "University of Waikato". profiles.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Madeleine Pierard: "sumptuous singing" at home and away". Five Lines. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Madeleine Pierard - SOUNZ". sounz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 18 (help) - ^ "Madeleine Pierard". orchestrawellington.co.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Rising Star: Madeline Pierard". PACANZ - Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Crump, Bryan (17 October 2023). "The prime of Ms Madeleine Pierard". RNZ. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Madeleine Pierard". Music International. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Scholarships - Dame Malvina Major Foundation". 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
- Pierard singing Vissi d'arte (Tosca - Giacomo Puccini) with David Gowland, Pianist, a guest appearance during TANZOS Farewell Gala Concert, 22 January 2024, via YouTube
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