Hugo Zanker, award-winning cellist and film-maker, was appointed our second PDIPS Scholar in April 2011.
Pettman Scholarships
PDIPS
The Pettman Dare International Performance Scholarship (PDIPS)
This ground-breaking scholarship awards promising young practitioners in music theatre in New Zealand the opportunity to benefit from a bespoke programme of practical experience and academic development in the UK designed to support their ambition for a successful career in their chosen artistic field, particularly opera.
This is a DARE programme with partners The NBR New Zealand Opera and the University of Canterbury in Christchurch.
The Scholarship is fully funded through the generous support of Professor Barrie and Mrs Maureen Pettman, through the Opera North Future Fund
PDIPS 2013/14 will open for applications in October 2012.
For further information or to register an interest please contact Lesley Patrick