Soprano scales new heights

Gisborne-born soprano Marie-Adele McArthur graced Opera America’s home page for the month of June, with images and video of her acclaimed performance as Lina in Verdi’s Stiffelio. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune described her as “the perfect Verdi heroine, richly musical and emotionally touching”, while the Post-Standard praised her voice as “unified in its pleasing color, capable of tremendous range, strong enough to easily soar over the combined sonic mass of the orchestra and chorus, and used with acute intelligence.” A dual resident of NZ and the US, McArthur is a direct descendent of Maori chief Te Hapuku and is currently based in New York.