Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·
12 Nov, 2026 11:00 PM6 mins to read
Tongan-Kiwi tenor Filipe Manu suffered neck, back and shoulder injuries during a dress rehearsal of NZ Opera’s The Pearl Fishers in Christchurch. Photo / Michael Craig
An acclaimed Tongan-Kiwi opera singer was injured and forced to pull out of two productions he spent months preparing for after a “nightmare” prop malfunction on stage.
Tenor and former Songquest winner Filipe Manu, 33, was strapped to a modified beauty treatment chair by his wrists, waist and ankles when
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Source: New Zealand Herald · Zeb Tupa'i
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