Jonathan Lemalu

Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu (born in 1976) is a New Zealand bass baritone opera singer. Born to Samoan parents who had emigrated to New Zealand,[1] he was educated in Dunedin. He studied both Law and Music at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1999.

Lemalu studied at the Royal College of Music (RCM), winning the college's gold medal award in 2002, and the prestigious London based Kathleen Ferrier Award (previously won by Malvina Major in 1966) also in 2002. He was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist from 2002-2004. He was the 2004 winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's award for Young Artist of the Year. At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Lemalu was a co-recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for his work on Britten: Billy Budd[2][3]

Lemalu's wife is the Croatian mezzo-soprano Sandra Martinovic, with whom he has given joint recitals. He lives in London with his wife and their son.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Sarah Stuart (1 August 2013). "Twelve Questions: Jonathan Lemalu". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Abbie Fentress Swanson. "2010 Grammy Award Winners". wqxr.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Grammys PAST WINNERS SEARCH". grammy.com.
  4. ↑ Official Biography
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