New ‘Dame Malvina’ Fund Helps Opera Singers ‘Take Flight'The world-class New Zealand opera programme that realises the “dream” of Dame Malvina Major is solidifying its financial support base with the launch of a new public-facing endowment fund at the Waikato’s community foundation. Te Pae Kōkako The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio, or ‘TANZOS’, and Momentum Waikato launched the ‘TANZOS Dame Malvina Major Legacy Fund’ yesterday on 28 January 2026 to mark Dame Malvina’s 83rd birthday. Advertisement - scroll to continue readingMadeleine Pierard says the new TANZOS Dame Malvina Major Legacy Fund at Momentum Waikato is a major step towards ensuring that Dame Malvina’s dream can go on forever. “With Dame Malvina recently cutting the ribbon on the BNZ Theatre we initiated, this new TANZOS Dame Malvina Major Legacy Fund is a lovely way of continuing to honour her remarkable achievements and vision,” says Janice. Donations to the new Fund are therefore the best way for opera fans everywhere to provide growing and ongoing support to New Zealand’s opera singers following in the footsteps of Dame Malvina Major into an international career.