The New Zealand Aria Trust welcomes you to the 76th Festival Weekend of Song featuring Dr. Morag Atchison, one of New Zealand’s leading sopranos and pedagogues.

The Lockwood New Zealand Aria competition is one of Australasia’s prestigious singing competitions and is the largest competition of its kind in New Zealand.

Its fame has spread throughout Australasia’s world of opera. The Lockwood New Zealand Aria attracts aspiring opera stars who pit themselves against some of Australasia’s best young singers. The opportunity this engenders, along with the substantial prize money, contribute to the performer’s further development in this demanding art. Many entrants have gone on to forge careers in the opera world both in New Zealand and overseas.