Shaun Lee

Praised for having the “passion and projection that will fill concert halls” (The Straits Times), Shaun Lee is fast becoming one of the best up and coming young tenors in Singapore. He has received rave reviews locally and internationally.

He has appeared in leading roles all over the world since he made his New Opera Singapore debut in 2011.

In 2018, he will be performing the role of Chevalier de la force in the Dialogue of the Carmilites with New Opera Singapore. In 2017, he made his Italian debut with the Mediteranean Opera Studio and Festival as Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte) and Count Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia). With the Mark Oswald Summer Opera Programme NYC, he has appeared as Tamino (Die Zauberflote) and covered Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni). Also, he has performed in Turandot with the Manhattan Opera Ensemble. In 2016, he appeared as Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Mark Oswald Summer Opera Programme NYC. In 2015, he also covered the role of the Borsa (Rigoletto) with Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre.

With New Opera Singapore, he has appeared in numerous roles including Mercury (Orpheus in the Underworld), Prologue (Turn of the Screw), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Spirit (Dido & Aeneas)

In opera scenes, he has performed Nemorino from L’elisir D’amore by Gaetano Donizetti and Alfredo from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.

Shaun is also an active recitalist, performing such works as Dichterliebe (Schumann), Spanish Liebeslieder (Schumann), Die Schone Mullerin (Schubert), Folksong Arrangements (Benjamin Britten), Spanish & Italian Liederbuches (Hugo Wolf) with New Opera Singapore. He has also performed selections from Songs by F.P Tosti and Composizioni da Camera (G. Verdi) with Belle Epoque Singapore.

Shaun has had the pleasure of working with many orchestras including New Opera Singapore Orchestra with Chan Wei Shing, Kids Philharmonic Orchestra with Wong Kah Chun, Orchestra of Music Makers with Chan Tze Law, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra with Tseng Yeh and Maria Sensi Sellner with Hubbard Hall Orchestra.

Shaun is currently studying with renowned teacher Mark Oswald (Metropolitan Opera & Manhattan School of Music). He was previously studying under Jeong Ae Ree and Dr Wong Su Sun. He has also been in masterclasses with Darren Woods (Fort Worth Opera), Larry Edelson (Opera Saratoga), Mignon Dunn (Manhattan School of Music), Cynthia Hoffmann (Manhattan School of Music & Juilliard), Salvatore Fisichella, Brian Dickie (Neue Stimmen) and Shin Seon Seop (NobleArt Opera, Korea). He has also worked with various coaches including Gregory Buchalter (Metropolitan Opera), Kamal Khan, Fabio Cerroni (Bayerische Staatsoper), Felice Venanzoni (Oper Frankfurt), Leonardo Catalanotto (Teatro Bellini di Catania), Miriam Charney (Manhattan School of Music), Sara Chiesa (Opera Saratoga, L’atelier lyrique de L’opera de Montreal) and Eric Sedgwick (Manhattan School of Music).

I believe that a comprehensive and detailed methodology of singing will help a singer regardless of the level and style to build a voice that is both beautiful and rich. The male and female voice are separated into several zones that (depending on the individual singer) will require different kinds of building and strength training. The singer, like an athlete, can strengthen these necessary muscles and consequently produce a stronger and more resonant outcome. The best way to build such muscles, I believe is through a combination of the scientific knowledge of the voice and traditional Italian teachings passed down through hundreds of years. Some of these concepts included appoggio (Breath support) and Cuperto (Covering of the voice in males).  In our lessons we will explore all possibilities and leave no stone unturned in our journey to maximize your potential.

I also firmly believe in providing a safe and friendly environment in order to provide a safe space to grow and develop