28

THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

  • Upload
    others

  • View
    5

  • Download
    0

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer
Page 2: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOUAWARD-WINNING COMFORT

That’s what makes us the world’s most awarded airline

singaporeair.com

Best First ClassBusiness Traveller (UK) 2020

Best Airline First Class Business Traveller (Asia Pacif ic) 2020

Best Airline Premium classDestinAsian Readers’ Choice Awards ( Jakarta) 2020

Page 3: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

First performed on 29 October 1797, Prague, Czech Republic

Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Produced by the Singapore Lyric Opera Artists’ Training Programme

Initiated by the Artistic Director Nancy Yuen in 2016, this performance-based artists' training programme supports the artistic development of talented young singers and provides

opportunities for them to hone their skills and gain experience on the professional stage in Singapore.

They have access to coaching in languages, stagecraft and vocal techniques, and weekly rehearsals on popular operatic

excerpts chosen by the Artistic Committee, and access to master classes by visiting artists. To date, members of the ATP have appeared on the main stage of the Esplanade Theatre and

Victoria Concert Hall as well as performing in many educational outreach programmes as soloists and as members of the ensemble, bringing opera excerpts and songs to unconventional places like

the National Library, Esplanade Concourse, Our Tampines Hub amongst others. The singers receive regular coachings by Nancy Yuen and Jessica Chen with assistance from répétiteur Aloysius

Foong. In 2019, they performed a 90 minutes Abridged Version of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Victoria Concert Hall to much

critical acclaim.

Sung in Italian with English and Chinese surtitles

An approximately 90 minutes Abridged Version with no intermission. Late-comers will only be admitted at suitable breaks.

Please remember to switch your devices to silent mode. Only non-flash photography is allowed.

Page 4: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

The Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) is the flagship company of western opera in Singapore. As the longest established in this sector of the Arts, we engage renowned international and local performers and musicians under our repertoire. We aim to promote and present western operas and concerts not frequently performed in Asia-Pacific for communities from all walks of life in Singapore.

SLO strives to contribute to the development of the opera scene in Singapore by playing a key role in identifying, encouraging, developing and nurturing current and future generations of young artists and other musical talents. SLO also champions the professional growth of production and technical personnel, by whom a performance’s foundation is rooted.

Build and present a repertoire of works that will expand the length and breadth of the company artistically, yet immerse the audience in the expanding aesthetics of western theatrical interaction, without compromising the artistic integrity and passion rooted in the heart of SLO.

Patron - in - ChiefMr S R Nathan(2007 - 2016)

PatronDr Ng Eng HenMinister for Defence

ChairmanToh Weng Cheong

Board of DirectorsLee Suan HiangArthur FongHiroshi KimuraEvelyn SamRolv Stokkmo

Artistic DirectorNancy Yuen

Company SecretarySteven Luk

AuditorKPMG

SolicitorsLow Yeap Toh & Goon LLP

Management

ManagerGena Ng

Administrative ExecutiveJamaliah Zin

Marketing ExecutiveHo Chi Shuan

Production ExecutiveTan Jia Hui

Page 5: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Singapore Lyric Opera Limited is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme

for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.

WITH SUPPORT FROM

OFFICIAL AIRLINE OFFICIAL CREDIT CARD

Donors to the Opening Night | Friday, 12 March 2021Dorothy Chan

Multimetal Resources (Pte) LtdResorts World at Sentosa Pte. Ltd

Tan Kong Piat Pte Ltd

Page 6: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

PRODUCTION CREDITSNancy Yuen

Vocal Coach

Jessica ChenVocal Coach

Tang XinxinDirector

Mirabel NeoStage Manager

Andrea Ee Jia JieAssistant Stage Manager

Theresa ChanSeamstress

Aloysius FoongPiano Accompanist

Chan Kai SongSurtitle Operator & Translator

Page 7: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Daniel FongDon Giovanni

Zhang JieDonna Anna

Jonathan MacPhersonDon Ottavio

William Lim*Commendatore

& Masetto

Chieko SatoDonna Elvira

David TaoLeporello

Joyce Lee Tung**Zerlina

Wang Tong***Zerlina

* GUEST APPEARANCE

** FRI, 12 MAR 2021, 8:00PM*** SAT, 13 MAR 2021, 8:00PM

Page 8: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

First performed on 29 October 1797, Prague, Czech Republic

Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Produced by the Singapore Lyric Opera Artists’ Training Programme

Initiated by the Artistic Director Nancy Yuen in 2016, this performance-based artists' training programme supports the artistic development of talented young singers and provides

opportunities for them to hone their skills and gain experience on the professional stage in Singapore.

They have access to coaching in languages, stagecraft and vocal techniques, and weekly rehearsals on popular operatic

excerpts chosen by the Artistic Committee, and access to master classes by visiting artists. To date, members of the ATP have appeared on the main stage of the Esplanade Theatre and

Victoria Concert Hall as well as performing in many educational outreach programmes as soloists and as members of the ensemble, bringing opera excerpts and songs to unconventional places like

the National Library, Esplanade Concourse, Our Tampines Hub amongst others. The singers receive regular coachings by Nancy Yuen and Jessica Chen with assistance from répétiteur Aloysius

Foong. In 2019, they performed a 90 minutes Abridged Version of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Victoria Concert Hall to much

critical acclaim.

Sung in Italian with English and Chinese surtitles

An approximately 90 minutes Abridged Version with no intermission. Late-comers will only be admitted at suitable breaks.

Please remember to switch your devices to silent mode. Only non-flash photography is allowed.

Director’s NotesIs there anything else that cannot be achieved through Mozart’s music? Don Giovanni premiered at Prague in 1787 was a huge success, with some critics even hailing it as the finest work of all time, making it one of the masterpieces in the operatic repertoire.

Most operas are all about love and that is no exception from Don Giovanni. However, Mozart turned this into a whole new perspective with Don Giovanni, a character full of charisma, fearless, wily, contemptuous of religion, and never repent. In Mozart's days, even at Moliere's, Don Giovanni’s personality was extremely unacceptable in the society. Ironically, it depicts that everyone had this shadow of “Don Giovanni” in their heart. Mozart's bold use of music to describe the character was a great success.

Everyone around Don Giovanni is exemplary. Some act upon their own interests, some are opportunistic, some are always seeking revenge, while some are hysteria. All of these are illustrated by Mozart's incredible compositional skills. Although Don Giovanni is an opera buffa, it consists of seriousness and dramatic elements at the same time. Mozart's music wanders skillfully in both extremes of comical and dramatic.

Don Giovanni is one of the most debauched men in the opera world, with him ending up in hell is the only option to end the show which is reminiscent of La Traviata, one of the most promiscuous women. Although these two characters ended in death, one went to heaven and another to hell. What makes the difference is a sincere repentance, which is something that we today should look into.

During this pandemic, we should even take more time to look into the purpose of our life. It is necessary to use Don Giovanni as a case study to reflect on. Of course, we can brush it off with a smile. However, we still have to face our own soul.

Tang XinxinDirector

Page 9: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

This will be an approximately 90 minutes Abridged Version with no intermission. The Abridged Version of opera production started in 2019, where we will select excerpts from an opera to perform in a smaller scale setup. This is a platform for us to identify, nurture, and develop local talents for sustainable development of the Arts in Singapore. This is also to provide opportunities for upcoming local

talents to gain stage experiences.

ACT I

SCENE 1Leporello is at dissatisfaction with the things he is facing, longing he would no longer have to be Don Giovanni's servant. Meanwhile, Don Giovanni completely caught Donna Anna off guard in her room. In order to save his daughter’s dignity, Commendatore gets into a duel with Don Giovanni but is unfortunately stabbed

to death.

SCENE 2Donna Elvira arrives at Sevilla, Spain, in search of the ungrateful Don Giovanni. However, he brushes Donna Elvira off with his glib tongue yet again. Leporello explains to Donna Elvira that she is not the first and the last victim with reference to Don Giovanni’s catalogue of women. Leporello quickly departs leaving Donna

Elvira in anger.

SCENE 3Don Giovanni is on his move again and this time, his prey is an attractive looking peasant, Zerlina, who was in the midst of the celebration of engagement of Ma-setto and herself. When Zerlina is about to fall into Don Giovanni’s advances, Donna Elvira interrupts and brings Zerlina away. Donna Elvira warns Donna Anna and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises

the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer of her father.

SCENE 4 Don Giovanni meets Zerlina again in a party hosted by him. However, Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Don Ottavio arrive in disguise, exposing Don Giovanni’s inhumane behaviour, which resulted in causing Don Giovanni’s plan to prey on

Zerlina to fail once more.

Page 10: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

ACT IISCENE 1

In order to seduce Donna Elvira’s attractive maid, Don Giovanni manages to persuade Leporello to exchange clothes with him. Thinking that this is their chance to capture Don Giovanni, everyone gathered only to find Leporello

disguised as Don Giovanni, and they left indignantly.

SCENE 2After getting caught and punished by Zerlina, and realizing that he ended up in this state due to his master, Leporello pleads for mercy and escapes. Know-ing that she is still in love with him, Donna Elvira defended Don Giovanni, in

hopes to return to his side.

SCENE 3Don Giovanni boasts about his adventure with women to Leporello in front of Commendatore’s tomb, yet was interrupted by a sinister voice that came from his tomb. Leporello stood there, frightened and shocked as Don Giovanni

invites the statue for dinner and the statue nodding in agreement…

By Tang Xinxin

Page 11: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

PROGRAMME NOTES

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) is so firmly embedded in the public consciousness as the archetypal music prodigy and genius, that most people simply accept the notion that he was an extraordinary musical phenomenon; they do not venture to fully understand and appreciate what this means, especially in personal and mundane contexts that they may more readily relate to, and the surprising perspectives that such an appreciation could reveal.

It is well-known that Mozart toured extensively in Europe during his childhood, performing as a musical prodigy together with his elder sister, Maria Anna. His death at the age of 35 is also widely depicted as a tragedy that deprived the would of the privilege of witnessing what a more aged Mozart would have gifted to its musical riches. Notwithstanding the much lower average life expectancy in 18th century Europe, as compared to our own contemporary standards of how many more decades we implicitly expect ourselves to live, it would be an interesting exercise to be more aware of how old, or rather, young, Mozart was when he wrote each of his many masterpieces which numerous generations have since spent decades of their lives studying, enjoying, performing, and drawing inspiration from.

Don Giovanni was composed and premiered in 1787 in Prague, when Mozart was just at the age of 31. Considering its celebrated status in the operatic canon more than 200 years later of being reputed to be among the 10 most frequently-staged operas in the world today. This is surely remarkable by any measure. Also, consider the fact that other 2 more popular Mozart operas, Die Zauberflöte (1791) and Le Nozze di Figaro (1786), were composed when he was aged 35 and 30 respectively, with Die Zauberflöte possibly the most staged opera of all time.

The second of the 3 fondly-dubbed “Da Ponte” operas which Mozart so famously collaborated with the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte on Don Giovanni was the result of a commission by the Prague based Italian opera impresarios Pasquale Bondini and Domenico Guardasoni.

Page 12: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Bondini’s company had not been enjoying much success in Prague, and was on the verge of leaving the city before its own successful production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro lifted its fortunes. The people of Prague loved the music of Figaro so much that a local group of music lovers organised and paid for Mozart, who was living in Vienna at the time, to visit the city in January 1787 and watch the production. During this stay of around 2 weeks, he also conducted a performance of Figaro, performed at a benefit concert which included him conducting the “Prague'' Symphony and improvising on the piano, and composed a set of 6 German dances for his hosts.

Craving another operatic “hit” from Mozart, Bondini promptly commissioned Mozart for his next opera and the story of Don Giovanni was soon established as the subject. The first pub-lished version of this Spanish legend dates back to the middle of the 17th century, and the libretto by Da Ponte deviates little from the main points of the story - a prolific and remorseless womanizer, Don Giovanni is unrepentant even when confronted by the apparition of the dead father of one of his victims, and is dragged down to Hell for eternal damnation.

Mozart returned to Prague in early October of the same year to prepare for the planned premiere on 14 October. In the interim months, in addition to working on Don Giovanni, Mozart had composed mostly smaller-scale works, while also mourning the death of his father, Leopold, who died of illness in May 1787. However, at the point of the music to be written as well as the technical aspects of the production, the premiere did not finally take place until 29 October; Mozart himself conducted again, to the great acclaim of the citizens of Prague.

In spite of this success and popularity in Prague, Mozart did not stay long and was already back in Vienna by the third week of November; the established historical narrative is that Mozart wanted to be in Vienna to press his eventually successful claim to be appointed to the post of Imperial Composer, which had been vacated by the death of Gluck on 15 November 1787. Shortly after his appointment, Don Giovanni was successfully premiered in Vienna in May 1788, but Mozart would not write another opera again until 2 years later in 1790, in a final burst of operatic creativity before his death that yielded Così fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, and the timeless Die Zauberflöte.

Page 13: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Tang Xinxin is a renowned young director, having graduated from the National School of Music and Drama in Hamburg, Germany.

In 2007, she was invited by the American Opera Art Center to be the Music Director for an Opera entitled 'Li Bai'.

In 2009, she was the Executive Director of the Opera 'Tea' .

In 2011, she directed 'Turandot', to celebrate the 19th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, which was staged at the Seoul Opera House.

From 2011 to 2015, she worked as the Resident Director at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing. She directed more than 20 operas such as 'La boheme', 'Turandot', 'Tosca', 'L’elisir d’amore', 'Il trovatore', 'nabucco', 'La traviata', 'Un ballo in maschera', 'Otello', 'Il barbiere di siviglia', 'La Cenerentola', 'L’italiana in algeria Der Fliegende Hollaender', 'Lohengrin', 'Der Rosenkavalier', 'Cavalleria rusticana', 'Pagliacci', among others.

In 2014, she was invited by the Czech Ostrava Modern Music Festival to direct the opera 'Encounter' to great success. Local media heaped high praises and gave positive critique on the opera performance.

In 2017, she directed a new version of 'Turandot' which was well received at both the Tianjin Grand Theatre and the Lanzhou Concert Hall Theatre.

In 2019, she directed ‘Don Pasquale’ at Victoria Theatre in Singapore, and directed ‘La traviata’ at Lanzhou Concert Hall Theatre, both opera performances were being well received.

Tang XinxinDirector

Mirabel NeoStage Manager

Mirabel Neo is a Production and Stage Manager who is based in Singapore. She is well-versed in different forms of art such as, drama, musical theatre, classical opera and theatre for the young, as well as commercial events.

In recent years, she also travelled internationally and production managed for The Mysterious Lai Teck (2018-2020). As well as co-producer in Imaginique Children’s Festival.

Page 14: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Soprano Zhang Jie graduated from XingHai Conservatory Of Music, China, where she studied Voice as her major. Zhang Jie has actively performed in Local concerts and took part in competitions. She has won second prize in the open category of Singapore Lyric Opera - ASEAN Vocal Competition held in 2016. She also won awards in the Singapore Vocal Competition and The Singapore-Malaysia Vocal Competition in 2004.

Zhang Jie has performed in Singapore Lyric Opera’s production Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro, the role of Countess Almaviva and will be performing the role of Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni in March 2021. Zhang Jie

Donna Anna

Daniel Fong (Baritone) is a scholarship Graduate of the Royal Academy of Music (London), receiving both his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the Academy. He also received the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) in 2012. Daniel had also gone on to further graduate with the Post-Graduate Professional Diploma in Song and Lieder in 2016.

As an active performer, Daniel has sung in notable places such as Colston Hall (Bristol), The Austrian Cultural Forum (London), The Holywell Music Room (Oxford), King’s Place (London), The Art’s House Singapore, Victoria Theatre Music Studio, the Esplanade Concert hall and the Esplanade Recital Studio. Daniel has also understudied for Manuel Walser at the Oxford Lieder Festival and was the Understudy for the Wigmore Hall/Royal Academy Song Recital.

Recent performances include Dr Blind in Nanyang Academy of Fine Art’s production of Strauss’s Der Fledermaus, the Baritone Solo in Duru-flé’s Requiem for the ‘Tapestry of Sacred Music’ festival 2017 at the Esplanade Concert Hall, the Bass Solo in Bach’s Magnificat with the Celebration Chorus, a Recital of Ravel Songs for the ‘7th Singapore Lieder Festival’ at the Victoria Concert Hall Music Studio with the Sing Song Club and a Recital of Finzi’s ‘Before and after summer’ at the Lee Foundation Theatre.

Daniel is also the winner of the Marjorie Thomas Song competition at the Royal Academy of Music, runner-up at the Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize, highly commended at the prestigious Mozart Singing Competi-tion and highly commended in Major Van Someren-Godfrey English Song Prize.

Daniel FongDon Giovanni

Page 15: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Jonathan Mark MacPhersonDon Ottavio

Jonathan Mark Macpherson began his music education at the age of 7 when he learned to played the cornet in his primary school brass band. He completed his ABRSM Grade 8 with Distinction in 2013 with the help of Lynette Teo, who gave him the confidence to apply for the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Diploma in voice. He has both a Diploma in Music from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art and a Bachelor’s of Music with First Class Honours from the Royal College of Music. He has performed in several opera productions, such as New Opera Singapore’s Die Fledermaus, Orfee aux enfer, SSO’s concert production of Carmen, NAFA’s vocal department production of Offenbach’s Les Deux Avuegles as Giraffier, Lîle de Tulipatan as Romboïdal, in Haydn’s La Canterina as Don Pelagio as well as the Singapore Lyric Opera’s production of Le Nozze Di Figaro as Don Basilio.

In 2015, he sang the tenor solo in the Orchestra of the Music Maker’s outreach performance of Mahler’s 8th Symphony at Paragon and in 2018 was a Finalist in the Open category of the ASEAN Vocal Competition organised by the Singapore Lyric Opera. In 2020, he founded the new Early Music Acapella group “5AM”. Having studied with Soprano Dr Jessica Chen at NAFA, Tenor David Rendall at the Royal College of Music and is trainee in the Singapore Lyric Opera’s Leow Siak Fah Young Artist Training Program, Jonathan is lyric tenor who has been described as an “Intelligent and expressive singer.”

Singapore born William Lim studied locally before advancing his studies at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Upon returning to Singapore, he has sung for the Singapore Lyric Opera and among the productions he has sung in are ‘Die Zauberflöte’, ‘Don Giovanni’, Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’, ‘Madama Butterfly’, ‘Manon Lescaut’, ‘Turandot’, Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ and ‘La Traviata’

He has also sung in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, St. Pauls, Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Handel’s Messiah’.

Besides singing in operas and oratorios, he has also sung in recitals and participated in chamber music, particularly with the Philharmonic Chamber Choir of Singapore.

William Lim*Commendatore &

Masetto*GUEST APPEARANCE

Page 16: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Chieko SatoDonna Elvira

Japanese Mezzo Soprano, Chieko Sato is a member of the Leow Siak Fah Artists Programme under the Singapore Lyric Opera. She has been in Singapore nearly 20 years and she’s a permanent resident here. Her vocal training began in Singapore after her third child arrival and recently she has been with the guidance of Soprano, Wendy Woon. She sang a title role of La Cenerentola with Spot Opera in 2019 and sang in the concert, “In our manner of speaking” with the Opera People before Covid-19 pandemic.

Having attained his performance diploma in Flute Performance, David Tao joined the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts to further his studies. His first encounter with singing in NAFA Choir led to his decision to switch to majoring in Voice the following year.

Tao has performed in the role of Peter in Hansel and Gretel, Uncle Berthold in Le 66, God ‘Pan’ in Daphnis et Chloé, Un Commissaire in Mesdames de la Halle, Commandatore in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Don Magnifico in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Carlino in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Rocco in Beethoven’s Fidelio and Schaunard in Puccini’s La bohème, among others.

Tao has played notable operatic and musical ensemble roles in The Flying Dutchman and The Great Wall: One Woman’s Journey. He also performed as a back-up singer for Josh Groban Bridges Tour in Singapore.

Joyce Lee Tung**Zerlina

Soprano, Joyce Lee Tung graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, studying piano. At the same time, she studied voice privately with Lim Shieh Yih. Later, she graduated with Master of Arts in Voice under KS Joanna Borowska-Isser; and Masters in Concert Singing under Christine Whittlesey and Robert Heimann from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria.

Joyce was finalist and winner of several international singing competitions, including the 2nd International Singing Competition, Maribor, Slovenia (2018) - 2nd Place (1st Prize). She was heard on several occasions on the European radio with music ranging from the early to new music repertory, including the premiere of Americ Goh’s composition.

She is a co-founder of the collective, The Art Song Consortium, which is dedicated to promoting the art song and its refined performance. Her professional operatic engagements include Frasquita (Bizet’s Carmen) with Singapore Lyric Opera, Queen of the Night (Mozart’s The Magic Flute) with Kuala Lumpur City Opera; and Marzelline (Beethoven’s Fidelio) and Elettra (Mozart’s Idomeneo – film version) with The Opera People.

Currently, she is adjunct principal study lecturer for voice at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and adjunct voice teacher at School of The Arts Singapore. She is a member of the Singapore Lyric Opera Artists’ Training Programme.

**FRI, 12 MAR 2021, 8:00PM

David TaoLeporello

Page 17: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Wang Tong graduated with a Master's in Music from the Royal Danish Academy of Music Copenhagen Denmark and her Bachelor's in Music from the Nanyang Academy of Music Singapore. Besides solo performances, she has made many appearances on the stage in Asia and Europe in opera productions such as Ortlinde in Die Walkure, La Princesse in L'enfant et Les Sortileges, Virtu in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Mozart's Missa Brevis to name a few. She was awarded prizes at many competitions including the Trinity College of London Music Competition, Sin Tai Vocal Competition and the 6th Asian Youth Music Competition.

Wang Tong***Zerlina

***SAT, 13 MAR, 2021, 8:00PM

Aloysius FoongPiano Accompanist

Aloysius started his classical music training at LASALLE. He was awarded the prestigious McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts as well as a Bachelor in Arts (Classical Music Piano Performance) with First Class Honors. He later went on to Birmingham Conserva-toire in the United Kingdom, from where he graduated with a Mas-ters in Music with Distinction and was awarded the MMUS Prize Award for Excellence in Academics. Aloysius won the first prize in the Edward Brooks English Song Prize 2012 accompaniment cate-gory held in Birmingham.

Aloysius is also a frequent repetiteur for opera productions such as Singapore Lyric Opera’s Carmen (2019), Le Nozze di Figaro (2019), Aida (2018), L’elisir d’amore (2017), Turandot (2016), Pagliacci/ Gianni Schicchi - double bill (2015), and The Merry Widow (2014)), Opera Viva’s The Flying Dutch- man (2016), and Orchestra of Music Makers’ Die Walküre (2020) and Hansel and Gretel (2017).

He performs with choirs such as Singapore Lyric Opera Children’s Choir and various school choirs. He has also acted as musical director for opera company L’Arietta in The Three Feathers (2019), Fantasy Cruise (2019) Singapore Trilogies (2018), Alice in Won-derland (2018), The Four Note Opera (2017), Purgatory (2017), and Zombie Operacalypse! (2016). He is also active in the musical theatre scene, having worked in several productions including Forbid- den City (2003), Man of Letters (2006), The Last Five Years (2013), Our Time - A Musical Revue (2014), A Chorus Line (2017), The Great Wall - A Woman’s Journey (2017), Fun Home (2017), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2017), Fiddler on the Roof (2018), Aida (2019), Seussical (2019) and Chicago (2020) for various organisations including Singapore Repertory Theatre, Pangdemonium and LASALLE College of the Arts.

He currently works as a full-time Lecturer for the School of Musical Theatre and School of Contem- porary Music in LASALLE College of the Arts, helping to mould the next generation of musicians and musical theatre actors/singers.

Page 18: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer
Page 19: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer
Page 20: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer
Page 21: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer
Page 22: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

Thank you for attending this event, we hope you enjoyed the evening!

Your response is important to us, do take a few minutes to provide your

honest feedback!

All information collected will be used to understand our audience better, it will be kept confidential. Thank you!

Page 23: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

To our friends and supporters of the Singapore Lyric Opera,

The box office takings cover less than 40% of the total cost of our productions. Thus, we rely on government grants, sponsorships, and

donations to bridge the gap. Support from individuals like yourself is crucial to help us to stage quality opera experiences that are acces-sible to everyone. This is also for us to identify, nurture, and develop local talents. To make it possible for us to continue staging this art form, we would like to appeal to you to help us to meet the cost of

productions by giving us a donation.

Your donation will qualify us for the “dollar for dollar” Cultural Match-ing Grant initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

(MCCY), and will certainly help to boost our resources and fund new projects. Also, you will earn tax exemption at 2.5 times the donation

amount.

Besides individuals, we are also open to corporate sponsorships and donations. Feel free to contact for more information.

For more enquiries, please call (65) 6344 0039 or email to [email protected]

Page 24: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

The SLO Pillarssince 01 April 2014

$100,000 & ABOVEHong Leong FoundationKeppel Care Foundation

Lee FoundationSingapore Totalisator Board

Tan Kong Piat Pte Ltd

$50,000 - $99,999Kentish Court Pte Ltd

Ling Ai EeMultimetals Resources (Pte) LtdSingapore Press Holding Limited

Tan Wan Chye

$20,000 - $49,999AlfaTech VestAsia Pte Ltd

Asia Industrial Development (Pte) LtdBank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd

Bullion Properties Pte LtdCitystate Properties Pte Ltd

Fong Jen ArthurFoo See Juan

Joseph GrimbergKPMG LLP

Lim Kian SengLow Yeap Toh & Goon LLP

Macondray Holdings Pte LtdMarina Green Ltd

Oei LeySingapore Pools (Pte) Ltd

Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing Pte LtdWilmar International Ltd

Yuen Mui Fun Nancy

$50,000 - $99,999Anthony Tan @ Tan Ah Seng

Chen Wei Ching VincentChristina Ong

D.S. Lee FoundationEisai (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Far East Organization Centre Pte LtdFar East Success Development Pte Ltd

Goh Ka Sin DorianHydrochem (S) Pte Ltd

Kang Kah WeeKimura & Associates Pte Ltd

Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte LtdNg Eng Hen

Oei Chu Yue MeiResource Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd

Robert Khan & Co. Pte LtdSteven Luk Chiew Peng

Tan Choo LengToh Weng Cheong

Transurban Properties Pte LtdUnited Envirotech Limited

$5,000 - $9,999Advance SCT Limited

Chee Guan ChyeCh'ng Jit Koon

Citystate Group Pte LtdCitystate Travel Holdings Pte Ltd

Dorothy ChanEQ Insurance Company LtdGolden Development Pte Ltd

Helen LyouHo Ching

Iqbal JumabhoyJuthika RamanathanKay Kuok Oon Kwong

Kinetica Pte LtdLam Thye Hang Pte Ltd

Lee Boon YangLim Ho Inn

Liu Thai Ker

Macondray Corporation Pte LtdManiza Jumabhoy

Matthew Song Beng TiatNg Siok Keow

Paige Parker & Jim RogersPhng Siew Hoon

Poh Tiong Choon Logistics LtdPSA International Pte Ltd

Resorts World at Sentosa Pte. LtdRolv Stokkmo

SymAsia Foundation LimitedTan Hee Nam

Tanah Merah Country ClubThe Shaw Foundation Pte

Thean Lip PingTiong Hin Won, Eric

Worldwide Investment & Consultancy Pte LtdYong Min Yu

Zung Bei Fan, Ronald

Page 25: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

BELOW $5,000 Adeline Quek

Aileen LauAlan Bennett

Ali NaelAndrew Trevatt

Ang Kong Siong TonyAngeline NgAnil Thadani

Ann Aik Pte LtdAPX Healthcare Pte Ltd

Bag Spa Pte LtdBarry John BoyleBay Yew Chuan

Bibi & Baba Pte LtdBoon Yoon Chiang

Catherine NgChan Hock SenChan Mei Lin

Chang Sock MeiChang Yoong Hwa Corinna

Chao Tse AnnCheah Wei KeatCheng Wai ChiuChieko Travett

Chong Swee Kuen JoanChor Chong Leen

Chua Su Ling SereneChua Swee Boon

Citystate Capital Asia Pte LtdColeads Business Consultants Pte Ltd

Colin Michael PereiraCornerstone Warehousing And

Logistics Pte LtdCreative Chapter Pte Ltd

Christel HonDaniel Ho

David Peh Teng LipDawnatron Pte Ltd

Dovechem Industries Pte LtdEpiderma Pte Ltd

Eric TeohEugene LimFelicia Foo

Filippo Di MauroFirst Capital Insurance Ltd

Flower Diamond Boutique Pte LtdFoo & Quek LLC

Fred ChengGabriel Alfred David

Gabriel Law CorporationGeh Min

Gemoil (Singapore) Pte LtdGeorge Yuille CaldwellGii & Sandy Friedman

Goh Geok LingGoh Sook Keng

Golf Tours SingaporeGoon Hoong Seng

Guy WachsHandaya Budhi Kosasih

Handaya RusliHansen Mark Edward

Hatim Investment Holdings Pte LtdHilary Miles

Hilda Loh Kwan YengHiroshi Kimura

Ho Bee FoundationHo Chui Hong Serene

Ho Kian GuanHo Peng CheongHo Soo Choon

Ho Soo MinHock Tong Bee Pte Ltd

James B. Rogers, JrJeffrey Chua Choa

Jennifer ChenJennifer Lee Gok ChooJoseph Ng Moo Boon

Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte LtdKajima Corporation

Kajima Overseas Asia Pte LtdKaren Tan Sze ChingKay Kuok Oon KwongKazuhiko Okamoto

Ken ShimonoKenneth Mark Lai

Keppel DHCS Pte LtdKoon Chai KinKosaku NariokaKuah Eng HuaKunio SakaideLai Kim SengLaura Hwang

L'eap Communication Pte LtdLee Boon TeckLee Liang TeeLee Mei Ling

Lee Siu Hwee SharonLee Suan HiangLee Tian Beng

Lee TungLong Tien Shin AdrianLow Lye Fong, Kathryn

Low Siew JoonMalifax Technologies (S) Pte Ltd

Manju ChandranMarcus Chan

Margaret GremliMark Edward Hansen

Markus KronhardtMB Capital Management Pte Ltd

Mediareach Pte Ltd

Page 26: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

BELOW $5,000

Mette HartmanMichelle K Lin

Michelle Liem Mei FungMike WorkmanMilan Zavadjil

Morrow Architects & Planners Pte.Ltd.Mothercare (S) Pte Ltd

Mune Edgardo RuyNanbantei Japanese Restaurant Pte Ltd

Nao YamamotoNg Choon San

Ng Kok Pheng Emmanuel PaulNg Siew Eng

Ngee Ann Development Pte LtdNicholas Marsac

Odfjell Asia II Pte LtdOwen Hawkes & Eunice Tan

Pang Ai RongPang Heng Mun RogerParks + Play Pte Ltd

Pavitra HarilelaPeter Loh

Pico Arts International Pte LtdPoh Choon Ann

Prive Clinic Pte LtdQuek Chin Tiong

Quek Interior Pte LtdQuincannon Asia Pte Limited

Raymond YuReading Mei PangRenaurd Godard

Richard LowRobert M. Tomlin

Rosa DanielRyota Yamamiya

S-11 F & B Holdings Pte LtdSachi SaurajenSamantha Lee

Samas Management Consultants Pte LtdShehara Viswanathan

Shinjuku Restaurant Pte LtdSim Hock KengSim Kheng Chin

Sim Miaoling Kendra GailSiti Fauziah Binte Haji Ahmad

Steven Looy Nee PhongSteven Tan Chee ChuanSusan Leong Lai Ong

Tai Wei ShyongTan Ching Khoon

Tan Eng Seong PhillipTan Hong Jin

Tan Kam ThianTan Nguan Chee

Tan Sia TiangTang See ChimTatsuya Aizawa

Teoh Cheng Eam EricTesei Alessandro

The Johor Society for the Performing ArtsThe National University of Singapore Society

Thirdrock Capital Private LimitedThomas Muljadi Handojo

Tommy KohTomoko Osawa

Victor Chan Yan LookVihari Jewels Pte Ltd

Wallenius Lines Singapore Pte LtdWee Siew KimWee Tew LimWong Ee Pui

Wong Keng LeongYeo Kai Eng

Yew Kim HongYong Choon

Yong Poh ShinZachary Michael Winson

FRIENDS OF LYRICOpera Buff

Ms Chang Sook MeiMs Lee Siu Hwee Sharon

Opera DuetMr Mark E Hansen

Ms Siti Fauziah Jamal

Opera BenefactorMr Goh Ka Sin Dorian

Mr Robert Khan

Opera PatronMr Barry John BoyleMr & Mrs Guy Wachs

Mr Hilary Miles Sixtus KevinMr Kosaku Narioka

Page 27: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

H_INRES0710_Resortwide_Aloha_SLO_ProgramBklet_186x297_FA_p.pdf 1 5/3/21 4:08 PM

Page 28: THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN OFFERING YOU · 2021. 3. 11. · and Don Ottavio not to trust Don Giovanni, when Donna Anna then recognises the voice and realises Don Giovanni is the murderer

The Singapore Lyric Opera Limited90 Goodman Road, Blk B #01-07

Goodman Arts CentreSingapore 439053

All information is correct at time of printing