Opera Gala Spectacular, as the name suggests, clearly denotes how spectacular operas can be - compelling story, dramatic music, beautiful singing and more. In this concert, the audiences got to enjoy rare gems (opera scenes) never performed before in Malaysia, and a glimpse of our future operas such as L’elisir d’amore, La Bohéme, and Don Giovanni. We are delighted to work with conductor, Lien Boon Hua as he leads the KL City Opera Orchestra with the support from concert master, Lim Jae Sern to bring to life this year’s challenging and ambitious program.
Pergolesi Double Bill: Salve Regina and La serva padrona
The idea of La Serva Padrona was mooted by Dr. Bernard Tan during his facilitation of Artist Development Programme in KL City Opera last year. Bass-Baritone Chi Hoe Mak, who is also KL City Opera’s Chorusmaster, and Principal Artist mentioned the same work in one of our conversations during Bizet’s Carmen last year. Assembling the cast members in the show was quite easy as we had in mind that Soprano Bui Yik Ling would be fantastic as Serpina, and actor Eugene Ng would add the flavour as Vespone.
2023 Opera Gala Spectacular
Opera Gala Spectacular, as the name suggests, clearly denotes how spectacular operas can be - compelling story, dramatic music, beautiful singing and more. In this concert, the audiences got to enjoy rare gems (opera scenes) never performed before in Malaysia, and a glimpse of our future operas such as L’elisir d’amore, La Bohéme, and Don Giovanni. We are delighted to work with conductor, Lien Boon Hua as he leads the KL City Opera Orchestra with the support from concert master, Lim Jae Sern to bring to life this year’s challenging and ambitious program.