Benson Wilson will be commencing Opera Studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. A New Zealand-born Samoan, he has been described as potentially one of the finest baritones to emerge from New Zealand. Benson was the runner up in the 2014 Lexus Song Quest and won significant awards at the 2015 IFAC Australian Singing Competition. Last year he completed a Bachelor of Music (Honours) majoring in Classical Performance from the University of Auckland.

 Korngold, Die tote Stadt, “Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen”

 Poulenc, Les Chansons gaillardes, “La belle jeunesse”

 Three Russian Songs, arranged by David Woodcock with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra