Kang Wang

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Kang Wang
王亢
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Born1988
Harbin, China
OccupationOpera Singer
Websitewww.kangwang.com

Kang Wang 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 Cardiff Singer of the World competition [2].

Early Life and Education

Born in Harbin, China, 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 in Theatre Basel in Switzerland [5][6], then the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program of the Metropolitan Opera the following year [1].

Career

Since finishing his involvement with the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Kang Wang appeared as Rodolfo in La bohème in houses such as the Sydney Opera House [7], Zurich Opera [8], Maggio Musicale Fiorentino [9] and Opera Hong Kong. Also as Alfredo in La traviata with Welsh National Opera [10], Teatro San Carlo [11], Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Queensland and Opera Australia. His roles also includes The Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera [12], Hoffmann with Palm Beach Opera [13], Macduff in Macbeth with the Washington National Opera [14] and Pinkerton with the Canadian Opera Company where he was praised for his "big ringing tenor and brilliant top register" [15] and "shining, heroic, easy, ringing sound" [16].

In concerts, Kang Wang has also joined orchestras such as the NDR Radiophilharmonie in the Hannover Klassik Open Air alongside soprano Pretty Yende and baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside [17] and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester as Roberto in Le villi [18] and was hailed for his "luminous and brilliant timbre" and "surprising dramatic force" [19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Five Young Artists Join the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artists Development Program". www.metopera.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "BBC - BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, 2017 - Kang Wang". BBC. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Routledge. (2025-01-03). "INTERVIEW | Tenor Kang Wang Talks About His Return To Toronto". Ludwig van Toronto. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  4. ↑ University, Charles Darwin (2007). "Charles Darwin University". ext.cdu.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Shaping the next generation of artists – NiTRO + Creative Matters". Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  6. ↑ "The Rape of Lucretia 2014/15 | Archiv Theater Basel". archiv.theater-basel.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Kang Wang makes a striking Opera Australia debut in La bohème". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  8. ↑ www.update.ch, update AG. "La bohème". www.opernhaus.ch. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  9. ↑ Frantellizzi, Sabine (2023-11-14). "Al Maggio Fiorentino torna in scena La bohème". La Musica Classica in Italia. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  10. ↑ Ltd, Supercool (2025-02-09). "La traviata Verdi". WNO. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  11. ↑ "La traviata - Teatro di San Carlo". 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  12. ↑ "Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier Returns to the Met Stage on March 27". www.metopera.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  13. ↑ "South Florida Classical Review » » Palm Beach Opera's superb cast delivers an aptly harrowing "Hoffmann"". southfloridaclassicalreview.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  14. ↑ Kirkland, Ian (2024-11-16). "WNO brings Verdi's 'Macbeth' to life at Kennedy Center to sensational effect". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  15. ↑ So, Joseph (2025-01-27). "Canadian Opera Company | Madama Butterfly | Opera Canada Opera Canada". Opera Canada. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  16. ↑ Midgette, Anne. "Something appealing, something appalling: two DC performances". Anne Midgette. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  17. ↑ NDR. "Zum 10. Mal: Hannover Klassik Open Air". www.ndr.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  18. ↑ "PUCCINI". Münchner Rundfunkorchester (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  19. ↑ World, Opera (2024-10-17). "Crítica: Gala Puccini y 'Le Villi' en el Prinzregententheater de Múnich". Opera World (in español). Retrieved 2025-02-10.

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