Ep. 5: Martin Ng, Operatic Baritone. The Future of Opera in Asia. 第 5 集：吳翰衛 Martin Ng，男中音。亞洲歌劇的未來

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All Around Classical: A Classical Music Podcast with World-Class Artists Over Coffee

Shirley Wang

12 episodes

1 week ago

All Around Classical is a conversation series born out of our unique experience during the pandemic in 2020. I have absolutely fascinating and incredibly talented friends. As we feel isolated and disconnected, it was a treat to have conversations with these friends and share these good times with the world. The series started as an Instagram Live, then it moved to Facebook (it still is on Facebook. Please see the information at the end). My guest list has expanded from my friends and colleagues to other established artists to share their journey and feature their work.

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Ep. 5: Martin Ng, Operatic Baritone. The Future of Opera in Asia. 第 5 集：吳翰衛 Martin Ng，男中音。亞洲歌劇的未來

All Around Classical: A Classical Music Podcast with World-Class Artists Over Coffee

21 minutes

3 years ago

Ep. 5: Martin Ng, Operatic Baritone. The Future of Opera in Asia. 第 5 集：吳翰衛 Martin Ng，男中音。亞洲歌劇的未來

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To watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fv3HqpFvZi8

Joining me here is a Singapore-Based, Italian-trained operatic baritone: Martin Ng. His repertoire covers Rossini, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Stravinsky, and many more. He has appeared in The Barber of Seville, La Boheme, I Pagliacci, La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, to name a few.

In this conversation, we discuss Martin Ng's journey as an opera singer. Instead of a straight path to singing, he started as an attorney early on. However, his zeal and passion for opera soon overtook his desire to practice law. So he set out for a one-year stay in Italy to learn the language and take some voice lessons. One year turned into twelve. And the law practice is now a distant past.

Then life took another turn. Martin packed up and moved back to Singapore in 2017.

This decision was based on an issue near and dear to Martin's heart: the development of the Italian opera in Asia. During the quarantine, it became clear; the Asian Opera Companies could now produce successful productions utilizing all Asian cast. This has a profound implication for the future of opera in Asia.

Martin Ng's new organization: Lyrica Arts, based in Singapore

Links to Complete Performances: Pura siccome un'angelo from La Traviata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=...

Si puo, si puo from I Pagliacci: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAK34...

Nick Shadow's Aria: In Youth the Panting Slave from The Rake's Progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gi5L...

To Follow Martin Ng on his social media: Instagram: @Martin.Ng.35 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martin.ng.35

Lirica Arts: https://www.facebook.com/liricarts/