How You Can Support this Historic Event
You can support this historic event by becoming a Partner/Sponsor or by simply purchasing a VIP Corporate Table, individual VIP Corporate seats, or General Admission only tickets.
Why "Stars of the Pacific" Opera Gala?
The “Stars of the Pacific” Opera Gala is more than just a major historical concert event.
Prior to the Gala, the Samoan Opera Stars will visit local high schools to meet and speak with youth about classical music, Opera and their personal journeys. While these Samoan Opera Stars are well regarded in the global classical music industry, they are virtually unknown among our own Samoan people and youth.
The Gala will be the culmination of their community outreach visit, bringing Samoans together for a night of music, while providing hope and inspiration to youth. The Gala is the biggest single event to take place in American Samoa in three challenging years of restrictions, and will bring with it an influx of visitors and Samoan pride.
Gala Performers
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Pene PatiList Item 2
Samoan tenor Pene Pati is a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Adler Program where, under Music Director Nicola Luisotti, he made an acclaimed 2017 debut as Il Duca di Mantova in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and has subsequently been hailed ‘the most exceptional tenor discovery of the last decade’ (Opéra-Online). Since 2012, Pene Pati has enjoyed huge commercial success as part of Sol3 Mio, a popular trio formed together with his tenor brother and baritone cousin. Their first album, released on Decca Classics, achieved 8x platinum sales in New Zealand and they continue to perform concerts together to sold-out stadiums whenever solo schedules permit.
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Moses MacKayList Item 1
Moses Mackay is a classically trained 32 year old New Zealand born Samoan. From operas; to musicals; to recording albums; to reality television shows, to co-hosting a breakfast radio show - Moses is a creative artist. He is a writer, recording and performance specialist and has collaborated with artists of all genres. Himself and Dr Ludwig Treviranus often put on performances of original music showcasing their classical background and new compositions. He is 1/3 of the multi-platinum award winning classical trio SOL3 MIO who have released four studio albums under Universal Music.
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Ludwig TreviranusList Item 3
Ludwig Treviranus is pianist based in Auckland, New Zealand. From 2020/21 he was appointed Fellow of Piano Performance at the University of Waikato. He now teaches music, improvisation and composes for Oclef - an online music school based in San Jose, California. He holds a Doctorate of Music from Florida State University where he studied under Dr. Read Gainsford. In the USA, he was a finalist for the Beethoven International Piano Sonata Competition in Memphis, Tennessee (2009) as well as the Florida State Music School Chopin Competition (2010). Before his studies in Florida, Ludwig held a scholarship as a Maori/Pacific Island scholar to complete his Master's degree at the University of Auckland under Dr. Rae de Lisle.
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Samson SetuList Item 4
New Zealand born Samoan baritone Samson Setu has just completed two years as a Lindemann Young Artist at the Metropolitan Opera. In the 2021/2022 season, he made his Met debut in Don Carlos as a Flemish Deputies. He recently studied at the Royal College of Music, London, completing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Classical Voice. Samson is a former student in the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Programme for Young Singers, Freemason’s New Zealand Opera Artist, and the Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist of 2018 for New Zealand Opera.