Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·12 Nov, 2026 11:00 PM6 mins to readTongan-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
Opera singer Filipe Manu injured after chair malfunction bent him backwards during NZ Opera rehearsal
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