Shaun Lee
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About
Praised for having the “passion and projection that will fill concert halls” (The Straits Times), Shaun Lee is fast becoming one of the leading opera singers 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. Shaun is one of the most versatile singers and has performed a wide repertoire ranging from Britten to Wagner. In 2019, he made his German debut in Berlin in the role of Froh in Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold. 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 East Meets West Opera Programme. 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 Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Chevalier de la Force (Dialogue of the Carmelites), Mercury (Orpheus in the Underworld), Prologue (Turn of the Screw), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Spirit (Dido & Aeneas). He has also appeared in Concert with Daegu Opera.
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 the Mediterranean Opera Studio Orchestra with Gregory Buchalter, 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, Byron Knutson and Maria Sensi Sellner with Hubbard Hall Orchestra.
Shaun is currently studying with renowned teacher Mark Oswald. He was previously studying under Jeong Ae Ree and Dr Wong Su Sun. He has also been in masterclasses with Salvatore Fisichella, Jack Livigni (Royal Opera House), Darren Woods (Fort Worth Opera), Larry Edelson (Opera Saratoga) and Shin Seon Seop (NobleArt Opera, Korea). He has also worked with various coaches including Gregory Buchalter (Metropolitan Opera), Fabio Cerroni (Bayerische Staatsoper), Felice Venanzoni (Oper Frankfurt), Caroline Dowdle (Royal Opera House Covent Garden) Christopher Vazan (Paris Opera), Sara Chiesa (Opera Saratoga, L’atelier lyrique de L’opera de Montreal) and Jonathan Kelly (Metropolitan Opera).
Shaun is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music Masters Programme.
I believe in taking a positive but constructive approach to teaching. In my experience, students do not respond well to a negative approach and it tends to result in a slower improvement. However, I believe in being able to provide quick solutions for students to be able improve and feel true confidence and positivity for a job well done.
MM'18 Manhattan School of Music
My teaching method involves the building of the individual student voice on every vowel on every note in the student's range. No two students are identical and no two genres of music employ identical techniques. Thus, I believe it is very important that I tailor my approach to each student's specific challenges and goals. Quick Improvement is guaranteed.