Taylor Wallbank
Bio
MASCARADE OPERA SEASON 2025/26
2025 - Opera Recital Meet the Artists, Fondazione Mascarade Opera, Florence
2025 - Staged Scenes Concert Broken Vows: Rivalry and Infidelity, Fondazione Mascarade Opera, Florence
2025 - Oratorio Concert, Chiesa di Ognissanti, Florence
PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS
2024-25 - Henry Crawford, Mansfield Park, New Zealand Opera, New Zealand
2023 - Monostatos, Die Zauberflote, Festival Opera NZ, New Zealand
2022 - Rinuccio/Gherardo, Gianni Schicchi, University of Waikato, New Zealand
2020 - Doctor Spalanzani, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, University of Waikato, New Zealand
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2024, 2023, 2022, 2019 - Blues Award (Waikato) for Internationally Recognised Performance
2023 - Ronald Dellow Vocal Recital, Winner and Audience Choice Prize
2023 - Maori Person of the Year Award, Pou Whenua
2022 - South Auckland Performing Arts Competition, Winner of Oratorio, Art Song and English Art Song
2022 - Dame Malvina Major Aria Competition (Waikato), Winner
2018-2020 - Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship
2018 - Greenlea Foundation Trust Scholarship
EDUCATION
2025 - ongoing - Mascarade Opera Emerging Artist
2024 - NZ Opera Company Freemasons Resident Artist, New Zealand
2023-24 - Te Pae Kōkako Associate Artist TANZOS, New Zealand
2023-24 - NZ Opera School, New Zealand
2023 - NZ Opera Studio Artist
2023-24 - MMus Advanced Opera Studies 1st, University of Waikato, New Zealand
2018-22 - BMus (Hons) 1st, University of Waikato, New Zealand
