Nor'West News: September 20, 2016

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Tuesday September 20 2016
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‘Angelic’ choir in Evita
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
A MUSICAL director from
Merivale has played a key
role in preparing one of New
Zealand’s longest running
choirs for a production of
Evita.
Music director Angus
Simmons, 20, has not only
taught the Christchurch
Boys’ Choir the music, but
also plays an aristocrat in the
production.
The choir, which has been
singing for about 30 years, has
been performing in Evita at
the Isaac Theatre Royal since
last Thursday.
Made up of boys aged nine
to 13, the choir represents a
traditional 1950s Argentine
church choir in a staged
requiem mass.
Simmons said the company
was going to audition the
group, but realised it was
historically correct to have a
choir made up of unbroken,
treble male voices.
“The boys’ singing is very
angelic so the audience will
appreciate it a lot,” he said.
Simmons said, for some of
the boys, it is their first time
ever performing on stage in
full costume.
ON STAGE: The Christchurch Boys’ Choir rehearse for Evita, which is currently playing at
the Isaac Theatre Royal.
“They have risen to the
occasion and know exactly
where they stand and I think
they will add to that cute
factor people look for in
shows,” he said.
From the choir of 24 boys,
12 will perform on alternative
nights throughout the season.
The choir’s aim is to give
young singers an opportunity
to be exposed to the music
community. In the past,
they have performed
with the Christchurch
Symphony Orchestra and the
Christchurch City Choir.
Simmons has run the choir
since the beginning of last
year along with his partner
Kimberley Wood.
The rock opera follows the
life of Eva Peron, the second
wife of Argentine president
Juan Peron.
Eva served as the first lady of
Argentina from 1946 until her
untimely death at the age of 33
in 1952.
“The show portrays her in a
light that isn’t positive. Some
people loved her and some
people despised her so you
have to make up your mind,”
Simmons said.
Simmons wants to become a
professional opera singer. He is
studying a bachelor of music,
majoring in performance
voice, at Canterbury
University,
“I am hoping to live a
life of music. Performing
would be ideal but I am not
shutting down any other
opportunities whether it
is directing in choirs or
whatever,” he said.
•Evita will run until October
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