Kang Wang (born 1988) is an Australian-Chinese operatic tenor who has established an international career particularly in roles such as Rodolfo in La bohème and Alfredo in La traviata. He is a former member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program of the Metropolitan Opera[1] and a finalist in the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.[2]
Kang Wang | |
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| 王亢 | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) Harbin, China |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editBorn in Harbin, China in 1988, Kang Wang is the son of two professional opera singers.[3] Kang moved to Australia as a teenager and completed a Bachelor degree in Information Technology.[4] After working as a programmer for three years in Darwin, Australia, he left his job and moved to Brisbane to complete his Master of Music Studies at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University[3] and gained his International Artist Diploma in Opera at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK.[2]
After gaining his degrees, he joined the "OperAvenir" program at Theater Basel in Switzerland,[5][6] then the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program of the Metropolitan Opera the following year.[1]
Career
editSince finishing his involvement with the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Kang Wang appeared as Rodolfo in La bohème in houses such as the Zurich Opera,[7] Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,[8] Opera Hong Kong and the Sydney Opera House,[9] where critics described his voice as "molten chocolate that slides over even the highest notes".[10] Also as Alfredo in La traviata with Welsh National Opera,[11] Teatro di San Carlo,[12] Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Queensland and Opera Australia. His roles also includes The Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera,[13] Hoffmann with Palm Beach Opera,[14] Macduff in Macbeth with the Washington National Opera,[15] and Pinkerton with the Canadian Opera Company where he was praised for his "big ringing tenor and brilliant top register"[16] and "shining, heroic, easy, ringing sound".[17]
In concerts, Kang Wang has joined orchestras such as the NDR Radiophilharmonie in the Hannover Klassik Open Air alongside soprano Pretty Yende and baritone Simon Keenlyside[18] and the Munich Radio Orchestra as Roberto in Le Villi[19] and was hailed for his "luminous and brilliant timbre" and "surprising dramatic force".[20]
References
edit- 1 2 "Five Young Artists Join the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artists Development Program". Metropolitan Opera. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- 1 2 "BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, 2017 – Kang Wang". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- 1 2 Routledge (3 January 2025). "Interview | Tenor Kang Wang Talks about His Return to Toronto". Ludwig van Toronto. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "NT talent sings his way into national finals". Charles Darwin University. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Shaping the next generation of artists – NiTRO + Creative Matters". Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "The Rape of Lucretia 2014/15" (in German). Archiv Theater Basel. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "La bohème". Zurich Opera. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ Frantellizzi, Sabine (14 November 2023). "Al Maggio Fiorentino torna in scena La bohème". La Musica Classica in Italia. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kang Wang makes a striking Opera Australia debut in La bohème". Bachtrack. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ Williams, Sue (30 January 2020). "This is Sydney's summer of arts – Opera Review: La bohème". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "La traviata Verdi". Welsh National Opera. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "La traviata". Teatro di San Carlo. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier Returns to the Met Stage on March 27". Metropolitan Opera. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "South Florida Classical Review – Palm Beach Opera's superb cast delivers an aptly harrowing Hoffmann". southfloridaclassicalreview.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ Kirkland, Ian (16 November 2024). "WNO brings Verdi's Macbeth to life at Kennedy Center to sensational effect". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ So, Joseph (27 January 2025). "Madama Butterfly". Canadian Opera Company. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ Midgette, Anne (16 November 2024). "Something appealing, something appalling: two DC performances". Anne Midgette. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Zum 10. Mal: Hannover Klassik Open Air" (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Puccini" (in German). Munich Radio Orchestra. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Crítica: Gala Puccini y 'Le Villi' en el Prinzregententheater de Múnich". Opera World (in Spanish). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
