ABOUT HOWANG

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Baritone HoWang Michael Yuen has been a musician all his life. He started singing in adolescence as a chorister then received his Bachelor of Music at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He then arrived in the United Kingdom to pursue study at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC), where he received partial scholarship for his Masters in Vocal Performance and graduated with distinction. He has studied singing under the tutelage of Gwion Thomas, David Quah, Isabel Gentile, Roberto Abbondanza and coaches Robin Bowman and Hsu Wei-en.

HoWang is very keen to performing opera. He sang the roles of Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Papageno (cover) (The Magic Flute), Lysander (The Enchanted Island), Luther/Crespel (Les contes d’Hoffmann) and Spinelloccio/Pinellino (Gianni Schicchi). In various scenes productions, he has also performed the roles of Sid (Albert Herring), Pélleas (Pélleas et Mélisande), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Guglielmo (Cosí fan tutte), and Don Giovanni.

Since moving to the UK, HoWang has further expanded his song and oratorio repertoires. Notable song cycles he has sung include Don Quichotte à Dulcinée by Ravel, Calligrammes by Poulenc, An die ferne Geliebte by Beethoven, Let us Garlands Bring by Finzi and Songs of Travel by Vaughan Williams. During his studies, he has also performed excerpts of oratorios by Handel, Bach, Haydn and Mendelssohn.

As well as performing solo, HoWang also enjoys performing in ensembles and choirs. He took part in the renowned RBC Chamber Choir during his studies. He is also a founding member of award winning male vocal group Signo, which the newly established group had received multiple prizes in Hong Kong International Youth and Children’s Choir Festival in 2019. Apart from singing, HoWang also takes interest in conducting. HoWang was the conductor of Hong Kong based choral society The Greeners’ Sound.