Michael Lam
Praised for a voice of "deliciously deep and rich," (Birmingham Post), Hong Kong baritone Michael Chun Ting Lam is a wide-ranging opera and concert soloist who has performed in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Hungary, as well as other European countries. Passionate about opera, Michael has sung more than 50 operatic roles and performed for many opera companies and festivals, including Opera Hong Kong, Musica Viva, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Silent Opera, Winslow Hall Opera, OperaUpClose, Passaggio Oper, Opéra de Baugé, Hanoi Opera House, Orchestra of the Music Makers Singapore, Lyric Opera of the Philippines and more. His operatic roles include the title roles of Macbeth, Don Pasquale, Giulio Cesare, and Il barbiere di Siviglia, covering a range from the Baroque period to modern times, featuring works in different styles by Handel, Mozart, Bel canto, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Verismo. He has performed as the baritone soloist in Opera Galas, including singing the role of Konfuzius in Gustav Mak's Die Legende von Konfuzius(world premiere) with the Budapest MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Other concert engagements include Mendelssohn's Elijah, Haydn's Nelson Mass, J.S. Bach's Magnificat in D Major, Felix Mendelssohn's Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Handel's Messiah, Faure's Requiem, Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, etc. He has also been giving solo recitals regularly, including Rugby Festival of Culture 2019 and Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department's “Our Music Talents” series 2022.
Michael trained at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Hungary, receiving his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Vocal Performance. He was a recipient of numerous scholarships, including Opera Hong Kong K Wah International Vocal Scholarship, Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia Limited (FAMA) Vocal Scholarships and the Bernard van Zuiden Music Fund, etc. He was a first-prize winner of numerous international singing competitions, including Hong Kong International Music Festival Vocal Competition, Grand Prize Virtuoso, The Ashleyan Opera Prize, The North International Music Competition, International Music Competition "Таланты XXI века", Quebec International Music Competition, IYMC Classical Music International Competition, King's Peak International Music Competition, Odin International Music Competition, Swiss International Music Competition, Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition and International Vocal Competition "The Song", to name a few. In 2017, he was awarded the St Clare Barfield Memorial Bowl for Operatic Distinction from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He has been given the Gil Rodriguez Scholarship Award from Opéra de Baugé for his outstanding contribution to the 2019 Operatic Season. He was also awarded the Platinum and Unique Personality Special prizes from the World Artistry Music Award.
Besides performing as a singer, Michael frequently appears as a Zhongruanist. He was the leader and the principal Zhongruanist of Ng Wah Chinese Orchestra and, a Ruanist of Hong Kong City Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Bright East Chinese Orchestra and Sonata Elite Chamber Orchestra. In addition to participating in large-scale concerts held in concert halls, such as "A Concert of Popular Chinese Music" and "A Concert of Guided History", Michael has also actively participated in chamber performances in various community events, dinners, and cocktail parties. In 2020, he has been involved in the project "It Gets Lighter From Here", organized by Birmingham Opera Company and Culture Central. He has also participated in the world premiere of Anna Vienna Ho’s The Monk of the River as part of the Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2021. He was the first-prize winner of the International Art Festival & Contest "Talents of Europe" 2021.
Education
Master of Music in Vocal Performance, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Postgraduate Certificate, The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Hungary
Bachelor of Music (Honours), The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Diploma in Performing Arts (Music), The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Performance Experience
North Wales Opera, 2025
Hong Kong International Institute of Music, 2025
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2025
Hong Kong International Institute of Music, 2025
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2025
Tak Ming Philharmonic Winds
Music Viva Hong Kong, 2024
Bel Canto Singers, 2024
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2024
The Learners Chorus, 2024
Hong Kong International Institute of Music, 2024
Hong Kong Grand Opera, 2024
Musica Viva, 2023
Tutti/Lyric Opera of the Philippines, 2023
Yip's Children's Choir, 2023
Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, 2023
Grimeborn Opera Festival/The Opera Makers/Ellandar Productions, 2023
Orchestra of the Music Makers Singapore, 2023
Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 2023
Musica Viva, 2023
Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra, 2023
Hong Kong Arts Festival & Silent Opera, 2023
Opera Hong Kong, 2023
Gustav Mahler Orchestra, 2022
Musica Viva, 2022
Bel Canto Singers, 2022
Global Symphony Orchestra, 2022
Tutti, 2022
CityU Arts Festival(City University of Hong Kong), 2022
Musica Viva, 2022
Global Symphony Orchestra, 2022
Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong, 2022
Musica Viva, 2022
Holy Trinity Church Coventry, 2021
Infinite Opera/Post Workers Theatre, 2021
Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, 2021
Opera Novella, 2021
Bath Opera, 2021
Oxford Opera Society, 2021
Bournville Amnesty and Freedom from Torture, 2020
Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, 2020
OperaUpClose, 2020
Midland Opera, 2019
Moonlight Opera, 2019
Opéra de Baugé, 2019
St Andrew's Church Rugby and Rugby Festival Of Culture, 2019
The Guild Consort Choir, 2019
Midland Opera, 2019
Bare Boards Opera, 2019
Leeds Youth Opera, 2019
London Gay Symphony Orchestra, 2018
Midland Opera, 2018
William Griffiths, 2018
Red Earth Opera, 2018
Passaggio Oper, 2018
Zeneakadémia, 2018
Józsa Judit Galéria, 2018
Zeneakadémia, 2018
Winslow Hall Opera, 2017
Chesterfield Co operative Choral Society, 2017
Midland Opera, 2017
Red Earth Opera, 2017
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 2017
Opera Novella, 2017
Village Voices, 2016
Midland Opera, 2016
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 2016
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 2016
Midland Opera, 2015
Hong Kong SingFest, 2015
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2015
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2014
Hong Kong Oratorio Society, 2013
Musica Viva, 2013
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2013
Hong Kong Oratorio Society, 2013
The Really Big Chorus/Hong Kong Police Choir, 2012
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2012
Opera Hong Kong, 2011
Working Experience
La Salle College, 2025 - Recent
Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College, 2025 - Recent
SKH Chan Young Secondary School, 2025-Recent
Buddhist Tsang Kor Sing Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten, 2024-2025
Hong Kong International Institute of Music, 2021 - Recent
Academy of Innovation (Confucius Hall), 2024 - 2025
Yip’s Children’s Choir, 2022 - Recent
International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School, 2022 - Recent
Ho Lap College, 2022 - Recent
Christian Alliance S W Chan Memorial College, 2022 - Recent
S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School, 2023 - 2024
Shatin Government Primary School, 2023 - 2024
Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School, 2023 - 2024
Tak Oi Secondary School, 2022 - 2023
The ELCHK Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School, 2022 - 2023
W F Joseph Lee Primary School, 2022 - 2023
Hong Kong and Kowloon Kaifong Women's Association Sun Fong Chung College, 2022
The Salvation Army William Booth Secondary School, 2022
Bel Canto Singers, 2021
Vopera The Virtual Opera Project, UK, 2020
Opera Hong Kong, 2017
Birmingham Conservatoire Opera Workshop, 2015 - 2016
Parkland Music Limited, 2014 - 2015
Greenery Music & Arts Centre, 2010 - 2014
Canon Music & Arts Centre, 2010 - 2011
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Teaching
An enthusiastic educator, Michael has been teaching Voice, Ruan and Liuqin for over 15 years. He has worked as an assistant vocal coach in K. Wah Opera Hong Kong summer school programme 2017, a language coach for Vopera in their award-winning production of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, an adjudicator of the "Festival of Instrumental and Vocal Arts" International Online Music Competition, Russia, International Competition for Musicians "Virtuosos", Russia, Hong Kong International Music Cultural Festival Singing Competition, The Ode to China Student Singing Competition, and International European Music Competition, and a singing teacher and choir conductor for various schools and Victoria Shanghai Academy Summer Fest.
Many of Michael's students have achieved excellent results in music examinations, competitions and auditions. Some of them studied in music programmes locally or abroad, and gained MMus in Performance degrees, some participated in musical and opera productions, singing main roles, and some became singing teachers and adjudicators in various music competitions. Michael was awarded the "Best Mentor Award" by the Global Youth Cultural and Art Talent Association and was invited to serve as a consultant. He was also awarded the "Asia-Pacific Outstanding Mentor Award" by the Asia Pacific Art Creative Culture Association, the "World Cultural and Creative All-Round Art Mentor Award" by the Global Creative Art Exchange Association and the "Distinguished Teaching Award" by Global International Music Awards.
Michael is a vocal instructor and guest lecturer at Hong Kong International Institute of Music. Besides directing the advanced vocal courses such as "Michael Lam Classical Singing Workshop", "Lied 101 - Michael Lam Vocal Workshop" and "Opera 101 - Michael Lam Opera Workshop", he led students to create and premiere "Lost In The Opera", a pasticcio in three acts, and Liederabend, a concert featuring a selection of German art songs. In 2024, Michael served as an artistic director and producer for the Hong Kong International Institute of Music for its opera production of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, in which he worked in multiple positions including the conductor, stage director, chorus master, singing teacher and screenwriter. He is also a choir tutor at Yip's Children's Choir, S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary School, Christian Alliance S W Chan Memorial College and Ho Lap College, and a vocal instructor at International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School.
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Giuseppe Verdi: "Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima" from Un Ballo in Maschera
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Lesson
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Level:
All Instrumental Lessons / Accompaniment
Beginner: Beginner - G. 4
Intermediate: G. 5 - G. 7
Advanced: G. 8 or above
Western Music Theory
Beginner: ABRSM Music Theory G. 5
Intermediate: ABRSM Music Theory G. 8
Advanced: Trinity College London AmusTCL or above
Chinese Music Theory
Beginner: Shanghai Conservatory of Music Theory
Beginner: Central Conservatory of Music Theory G. 1
Intermediate: Central Conservatory of Music Theory G. 2
Advanced: Not applicable
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