Leslie (Tenor)

Leslie Tay is a Singaporean tenor whose remarkable versatility is evident in his extensive stage experience in opera, oratorio, musical theater, theater, pop a cappella and choral music.

His operatic repertoire includes the character tenor roles in operas like The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, I Pagliacci and Hansel and Gretel. He has performed with companies like the Singapore Lyric Opera, Artyfakt, Brooklyn Repertory Opera, Bronx Opera and Opera Manhattan.

He has sung the tenor solo in Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël and has participated in masterclasses with Andrew Parrott, Krisztina Laki and Rachelle Gerodias. He was also a finalist in the 2002 Young Singer of the Year Awards organized by the Singapore Lyric Opera.

His non-operatic performances include creating roles in original musicals written by well-known Singaporean playwright, Stella Kon. He has sung with the Singapore Youth Choir and with a cappella group UpBeat, winner of the 2004 Singapore A Cappella Championship. As an actor, Leslie trained and performed with the Singapore Repertory Theatre Young Company and Wild Rice’s Young and Wild.

As an educator, Leslie has directed various choirs and has brought music and drama to schools in Singapore and New York City with organisations such as the Manhattan School of Music, the Singapore Lyric Opera, the A Cappella Society of Singapore, the Singapore Armed Forces Choir and Theatreworks.

Leslie was recently awarded a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he was in the studio of Arthur Levy. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the National University of Singapore. Upcoming engagements include Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Brooklyn Repertory Opera, the 2009 Hawaii Performing Arts Festival and Dicapo Opera Theatre’s Resident Artist Program for the 2009-2010 season in New York City.

Visit him at www.leslietay.net.
 

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