Phillip Rhodes baritone

Well known Gisborne baritone Phillip Rhodes (winner of the 2005 Lockwood Aria and the 2007 Lexus Song Quest) received a Foundation grant which enabled him to accept a place at the prestigious Cardiff International Academy of Voice. Since then he has received further Foundation grants to establish himself and continue his studies at the Academy and to attend the Solti Te Kanawa Accademia Summer School. These included the Laurie Coon Scholarship (2009) and a grant made in partnership with the Dame Malvina Major Foundation and the Deane Endowment Trust. 

In recent times, Phillip has performed many leading roles including Malatesta (Don) and Ping (Turandot) for New Zealand Opera, Marcello (La bohème) for Opera Hawkes Bay and the role of The Brother in Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins for the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts. 

He is currently completing his studies at the Academy with a small number of exceptional international singers at the early- professional stage, selected and recruited globally, to develop and polish their talent to the highest professional standards.