Lexus Song Quest
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The Lexus Song Quest (formerly known as the Mobil Song Quest) is a very prestigious competition held each year in New Zealand since 1956. The competition is managed and presented by the New Zealand International Arts Festival. Originally, it featured contestants who perform a variety of singing, e.g., Country and Western, Pop and Classical. Only more recently has the contest been primarily for Opera Singers. Winners include the sopranos Dame Malvina Major and Dame Kiri te Kanawa. Both of these ladies were incidentally trained by Dame Sister Mary Leo. Kiri Te Kanawa was better known as a pop singer and club entertainer when she won the contest.
Past Winners:
- 2005 Madeleine Pierard
- 2002 Anna Leese
- 2000 Jared Holt
- 1998 Jonathan Lemalu
- 1996 Andrea Creighton
- 1993 Martin Snell
- 1989 Teddy Tahu Rhodes
- 1986 Linden Loader
- 1978 Christopher Doig
- 1967 Anne Rasmussen
- 1965 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
- 1963 Dame Malvina Major
