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Melody Siu-Wan Sze is a mezzo-soprano singer, voice teacher and singing coach. Melody Sze has been one of the most active performing singers in Hong Kong. Her operatic career highlights include singing the leading role Zheng Yi Sao in ''The Legend of Zhang Baozai'' at the Shanghai Grand Theatre as part of the World Expo 2010, the title role of Carmen and the leading role Mother in ''Amahl and the Night Visitors'' produced by Musica Viva. Other overseas engagements include Grand Rapids Opera (USA) production of Georges Bizet’s ''Carmen'' as Mercédès, at Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts as the Second Lady in ''The Magic Flute'', as well as Macao International Music Festival production of Puccini’s ''Suor Angelica'' as The Nursing Sister. She has also taken principal roles in Rossini's ''La Cenerentola'' as Cinderella, De Falla’s ''El Retablo de Maese Pedro'' as The Boy, Daniel Catán’s ''Florencia en el Amazonas'' as Paula, Mozart’s ''Don Giovanni'' as Elvira, Offenbach’s ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' as Nicklausse, Britten’s ''Turn of the Screw'' as Mrs. Grose, Smetana’s ''The Bartered Bride'' as Ludmilla, and the première of the Cantonese musical Boys and Girls as the leading role Susan. Opera Hong Kong productions of Verdi’s ''La Traviata'' as Flora, Bizet’s ''Carmen'' as Mercédès, Gounod’s ''Roméo et Juliette'' as Stephano, Massenet’s ''Manon'' as Javotte, and Hong Kong International Opera Production of Gounod’s ''Faust'' as Siebel, Musica Viva's ''La Fille du Régiment'' as Marquise, ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' as Lola, City Opera’s ''Orphée aux enfers'' as Juno, La Vie Parisienne as Louise, La Veuve Joyeuse as Manon. Besides operas, Dr. Sze has performed actively as a concert soloist, her repertoire includes; Mahler’s ''Song of a Wayfarer'' and ''Symphony No.8'', Bach’s ''Magnificat'', Haydn’s ''Harmoniemesse'', Beethoven’s ''Symphony No.9'', Saint-Saëns ''Christmas Oratorio'', McCartney’s ''Liverpool Oratorio'', Mozart’s ''Requiem'', Schubert’s ''Mass in A♭'' and ''Magnificat in C'', Handel’s ''Messiah'', Vivaldi’s ''Gloria'' (RV 588 and RV 589), Imant Ramish’s ''Magnificat'', De Falla’s ''Siete Canciones Populares Españolas'', Schnittke’s ''Requiem'', and a number of other major vocal works. Her recent appearance includes being a soloist in Verdi's Commemoration Concert last November, and Chinese Composer Festival Concert last December. She obtained her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University (MSU), majoring in vocal performance and choral conducting as cognate; Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston with academic honors. She also holds a Professional Diploma in Western Opera from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with full tuition scholarship; and Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was a recipient of a number of scholarships, including the Michigan State University Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Hong Kong Arts Development Council Scholarship, the Bernard Van Zuiden Music Fund, as well as the Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund. She was a winner in NATS Michigan audition Advanced Men and Women. Besides giving private voice lessons, she now teaches at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Baptist University of Hong Kong, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. ==References== *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Melody Sze - Mezzo Soprano ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Musica Viva 非凡美樂 | admin ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Musica Viva 非凡美樂 | Concert in commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi 威爾第誕生二百周年紀念音樂會 ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Faculty & Visiting Artists - Music - HKAPA ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Faculty and Staff | HKBU Department of Music ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Associate Degree in Music Studies | HKBU Department of Music ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund - Scholarship Awardees of the Fund ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance reviews | Melody Sze | by Bachtrack for classical music, opera, ballet and dance event reviews ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hong Kong Youth Choir ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chung Chi Alumni Musician Series – Vocal Music Concert Fiona Hui and Melody Sze | CUHK Communications and Public Relations Office ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Expo 2010 ) *(【引用サイトリンク】title=China Hong Kong - from the Opera Archive ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melody Sze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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