Kwong Lai Ling
No. 34
Voice type: Soprano
Country: China
Date of birth: 27 April, 1987
Louise Kwong obtained her Master's degree at the Dutch National Opera Academy and a Master of Music degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam where she studied classical voice under Sasja Hunnego. She gained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Western Music from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Post-graduate diploma with distinction from the Royal College of Music in London.
Her recent concert appearances include Bach's Mass in B minor and Mozart's Mass in C minor with Helmuth Rilling, Mozart's Requiem with Stephen Layton, Britten's The World of the Spirit and Haydn's Paukenmesse with the Hong Kong Oratorio Society. Operatic appearances include Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavelleria Rusticana and Xiao Hung and Beatrice in the newly composed operas Xiao Hung and Before Brabant in the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2013 and 2014, respectively, La Contessa in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and Anna Bolena in Donizetti's Anna Bolena.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt F.: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (F. Feiligrath)
W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte - Per pietà, ben mio, perdon
G. Verdi: Ernani - Sorta e notte…
Semi-final
W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte – Temerari!... Come scoglio
G. Puccini: La bohème - Donde lieta uscì
Final
G. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Un bel dì vedremo
A. Catalani: La Wally - Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
G. Verdi: La forza del destino - Pace, pace, mio Dio