Linden Loader —
lyric mezzo soprano
the most beautiful mezzo voice he had ever heard.
Linden Loader, beautiful in sight and sound, provided another highlight with her wonderful display of emotions and technical control." The Evening Post
Linden Loader is a lyric mezzo-soprano with a rich and resonant timbre. She is equally comfortable singing opera, oratorio or for the recital platform and has a particular interest in contemporary New Zealand music. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
International New Zealand Artists represents Linden Loader.
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email: jamie@inza.co.nz
Performing along side Sir Donald McIntyre, in the NZSO semi-staged production of Parsifal in the Michael Fowler Centre in 2006 was a highlight for me. I played two roles — that of Squire and a Flower Maiden. With the NZSO and an all-New Zealand cast we proved that we can produce Wagner down-under with excellent results.
Reviews — Linden Loader
Verdi's Requiem
Among the four excellent, highly experienced soloists mezzo soprano Linden Loader maintained a beautifully sustained line in sections such as the Liber Scriptus…
Peter Williams, Hawkes Bay Today, 2007
Parsifal, Wagner
Notable singers appear as the squires, knights and flower maidens: quite simply no weaknesses.
Lindis Taylor, Dominion Post, 2006
Handel's Messiah
Linden Loader sang with great artistry and musical understanding.
Peter Williams Hawkes Bay Today, 2005.
Charming Lullabies
Charming Lullabies for lunchtime listeners …the appearance of Linden Loader and Katherine Austin…spoke immediately of shared pleasure and a relaxed manner in their confident performance
Jim Eyers,, Wanganui Chronicle
such an exquisitely modulated voice as Loader's could take me anywhere … her vocalisation of ‘luxe, calme, volupte&squo; was indeed voluptuous. …such intelligent artistry that it is easy to understand a teacher in London exclaiming that she had the most beautiful mezzo voice he had ever heard.
Lindis Taylor, The Evening Post
Contralto Linden Loader's He Was Despised provided another highlight with her wonderful display of emotions and technical control of this demanding air
Allan McFarlane, The Dominion, New Zealand
CDs featuring Linden Loader's work
Taku Wana & The Wheel Turns
A distinctive and fresh voice in NZ composition,
Helen Fisher is one of the few composers successfully melding Mäori and European musical elements. Here she creates two beautiful song cycles, with words by Lauris Edmond and Wi Kuki Kaa.
AtollCD.com
- Singers: Linden Loader, April-Marie Neho, Lesley Graham.
- Taonga puoro (Mäori musical instruments), Richard Nunns.
- Piano: Dan Poynton.
- Flutes: Kirsten Eade, Karen Batten.
- Strings: Nevine String Quartet.
- Words: Lauris Edmond, Wi Kuki Kaa.
Composer Portrait: Jack Body
Various
Includes Love Sonnets of Michelangelo, Linden Loader (mezzo-soprano), Karen Heathcote (soprano)
Waiteata Collection of New Zealand Music
Listen to excerpts and purchase from opusCDs.com
Other recordings
Una Serenata Italiana
New Zealand Opera Society.
Duet with Malvina Major. 1986.
Introducing Giuseppe Balducci
New Zealand Opera Society.
Solos and ensembles. 1987.
Marriage à la Mode
By John Drummond
based on the short story by Katherine Mansfield.
Serius Opera. Role of Isobel. 2004.
Genteel Pigeons
John Drummond.
Sirius Opera. Role of Mrs Blight. 2006.
Biography — Linden Loader
Born in Wanganui, my career was kicked started when I won the 1981 Mobil Song Quest while studying for a Bachelor of Music at Victoria University of Wellington.
I was also awarded the Dame Joan Hammond Scholarship for study at the Melbourne College of the Arts. I continued my studies in London at The Guildhall of Music and Drama in 1987–88. During this time I toured Germany and Italy with a choir and orchestra as a soloist singing Oratorio.
Since my return to New Zealand I have worked as a freelance musician performing throughout the country.
My specialisation in contemporary New Zealand music has led to many premiers of New Zealand works including: Anthony Ritchie's Quartet in 2003 and Jack Body's 1982 Between Two Fires, a collaboration with dancer Michael Parmenter.
A former winner of the Mobil Song Quest, Linden was born in Wanganui and studied at Wellington Polytechnic and Victoria University gaining a Bachelor of Music majoring in singing performance in 1984. In 1987 Linden undertook post graduate studies at the Guildhall of Music and Drama in London.
She performs regularly throughout New Zealand in opera, oratorio and the concert platform. Her Suzuki in the season of Madam Butterfly with the National Opera of Wellington in October 1999, was followed by a Gala performance at the Royal Wanganui Opera House with Dame Malvina Major, Patrick Power and Rodney Macann.
Her versatility as an artist allows for performances ranging from outdoor performances to recitals.
- Opera in the Park in Nelson (two years)
- The Dashing Diva’s with Mere Boynton and Deborah Wai Kapohe,
- a recital tour of Mahler works with baritone Roger Wilson.
Linden is also a founding member of the popular Opera for Breakfast which has delighted audiences in festivals throughout New Zealand
Contemporary New Zealand music — Linden Loader
Linden has a special interest in 20th Century music. She has performed a number of compositions by eminent New Zealand composers, including:
- Christopher Blake
- Jack Body
- Helen Bowater
- Helen Fisher
- Ross Harris
- Ivan Bootham (première of The Death of Venus).
