Aivale Cole
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Aivale Cole (née Mabel Faletolu) is a soprano singer from New Zealand.
Background
Cole was born Mabel Faletolu in Wellington, New Zealand.{{Cite news|url=http://samoanbios.com/aivale-cole/|title=Aivale Cole|date=3 July 2012|work=Samoan Bios|access-date=28 November 2017|language=en-US}}
In 2005, Cole graduated from the Australian Opera Studio and was awarded the Dux Prize.{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/classical-musicians/page-6|title=Classical musicians - Singers of the 2000s|last=Peter|first=Walls|website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|language=en|access-date=28 November 2017}} She also has a BA in Performance Art from NASDA (National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts) in Christchurch and a Diploma in Performance Art (Opera) from the University of Auckland.
Career
Cole is a soprano opera singer. She has performed in concert and opera performances in New Zealand and internationally, including in the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Australia, Fiji, and New Caledonia.
In 2008, she debuted in the title role of the West Australian Opera's production of Aida by Verdi.{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/aida-opens-in-perth-20081024-585i.html|title=Aida opens in Perth|last=Pepper|first=Daile|date=25 October 2008|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=28 November 2017|language=en-US}}
Cole worked with Howard Shore and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on the music of The Lord of the Rings, and is a featured vocalist in the soundtrack for The Fellowship Of The Ring.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000592125/credits|title=The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Howard Shore|website=AllMusic|access-date=28 November 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1402061/|title=Mabel Faletolu|website=IMDb|access-date=28 November 2017}}
Awards
Cole was the winner of the 2009 the Lexus Song Quest.{{Cite web|url=http://songquest.co.nz/history/|title=History|website=Lexus Song Quest|language=en-US|access-date=28 November 2017}}
At the 2008 Helpmann Awards she was nominated for Best Performance in a Classical Concert with her performance of Madama Butterfly at Opera in the Park.{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees&year=2008&cid=5|title=Nominees|date=12 June 2011|website=Helpmann Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612052911/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees&year=2008&cid=5|access-date=28 November 2017|archive-date=12 June 2011}}
She won the 2006 Iosefa Enari Memorial Award in the Arts Pasifka Awards from Creative New Zealand{{Cite web|url=http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/results-of-our-work/award-winners/arts-pasifika-awards|title=Arts Pasifika Awards|website=www.creativenz.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=28 November 2017}} and the 2006 Lockwood Aria Competition (now New Zealand Aria Competition).{{Cite web|url=http://nzaria.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/84510-NZ-Aria-2017-Syllabus-Inside-Pages.pdf|title=New Zealand Aria 2017 Programme|website=New Zealand Aria Trust|access-date=28 November 2017}} She was also a finalist for the 2006 McDonald's Operatic Aria competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/nerves-and-tingles-for-opera-contest/2006/09/17/1158431583054.html|title=Nerves and tingles for opera contest|last=Lawson|first=Valerie|date=18 September 2006|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=28 November 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018895797/calling-home-aivale-cole-in-london Calling Home: Aivale Cole in London.] Interview on RNZ, 25 June 2023
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Category:Musicians from Wellington City
Category:21st-century New Zealand women opera singers