Singapore

Pocket Opera
Theatre

WHAT ABOUT POCKET OPERA?

Banded by a common mission of bringing the arts to the community, a touring opera ensemble of
competent classically trained vocalists and instrumentalists is assembled. In order to bring concerts,
recitals and opera productions around the little red dot, the Singapore Pocket Opera Theatre, or SPOT,
as we intimately call it, is founded in 2016.
In short, our work is pocket-sized.

 Delivering Opera with artists of today,

Discovering audiences of tomorrow

INVITATION

AND UNCONVENTIONAL SPACES?

With our stage sets, lights, and unfettered creativity in our pockets, we want to
bring our craft of music making to unconventional spaces. We want to invite people
from all walks of life to immerse themselves in another world brought about by
great music. We seek to journey with our audience to help them experience
reflections of themselves and find themselves in this highly inter-laced society.

MEET THE TEAM:

JEREMY KOH
Tenor Jeremy Koh is the first Singaporean to win the Tan Ngiang Kaw/Tan
Ngiang Ann Memorial Vocal Competition. While abroad, he received the
certificate of special mention and bronze award at the Bangkok Opera
Foundations 5th International Singing Competition (2013).
Jeremys operatic endeavours include Raoul de St. Brioche (The Merry
Widow), Bastien (Bastien und Bastienne), Gingerbread Witch (Hansel and
Gretel), Kornlis (La Princesse Jaune), and He from the world premire of
Nicole Murphys The Kamikaze Mind. As a concert soloist, Jeremy has sung
in Beethovens Symphony No.9, Mozarts Requiem Mass in D minor, Bachs
Magnificat in D Major, the world premiere of Goh Toh Chais Song of the
Rising Wind and the Singapore Lyric Operas annual Opera in the Park
concert.
Jeremy has enjoyed collaborations with maestro Lim Yau, Ashley Solomon,
Volker Hartung, Somtow Sucharitkul, Joshua Kangming Tan, the Singapore
Lyric Opera, Siam Philharmonic Orchestra, New Opera Singapore, NAFA
Symphony Orchestra, chambersounds, Ding Yi Music Company and the
Musart Wind Orchestra. As an educator, Jeremy is currently an adjunct
voice lecturer at the School of Music, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He
also teaches voice at the United World College Southeast Asia (East) and
Intune Music School.
Jeremy has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Royal College of Music
after receiving a diploma in music from NAFA. He currently works with
soprano Jessica Chen and vocal coach Vincent Chen, and has studied with
tenors Lim Shieh Yih, Justin Lavender, Nicholas Sears and baritone
Stephen Roberts.

MEET THE TEAM:

VINCENT CHEN
Vincent majored in Vocal Accompaniment at the
Manhattan School of Music, studying with Kenneth Merrill.

Prior to New York City, he studied with Rena Phua at the

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). He has performed
in masterclasses conducted by Marilyn Horne, Martina
Arroyo and Diana Soviero and has worked in the studios
of Lim Shieh Yih and Nancy Yuen.
He is currently a vocal coach at NAFA.

MEET THE TEAM:

EVELYN ANG

Evelyn's passion for singing and performing led her to

pursue a Diploma in Music, Performance (Vocal Studies),
at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in the year
2006. She has also since gone on to complete her
BA(Hons) in Music, majoring in Voice, (second upper) with
NAFA in collaboration with the University of Wales in
2010. Her final year saw her being awarded the Tan
Ngiang Kaw/Tan Ngiang Ann Music Merit Award. She has
studied under renowned Soprano, Nancy Yuen and the
late Tenor, Lim Shieh Yih. Evelyn is currently under the
tutelage of Malaysian Soprano, Joyce Khoo.
Evelyn has been involved in many performances both
locally and overseas since the start of her music career in
2004. She has also performed many times with her Alma
Mater and also the Singapore Lyric Opera. Her love and
support for the local music scene has also brought her to
work in collaboration with various up and coming local
composers/musicians in the premiere/showcase of their
works. Her most recent collaboration in September 2015
saw her working alongside musicians from all three ethnic
groups (Indian, Malay and Chinese) in an SG50
presentation of Sethu Bandhanam Bridging Musical
Genres. Evelyn is also always actively searching for ways
to give back to the community she believes in doing
whatever little she can to help touch the lives of others
through music.

MEET THE TEAM:

FELICIA TEO
Malaysian Soprano Kaixin Teo has been distinguished as a
talented young artist with a voice of distinctive color. Miss
Teo received her Masters degree at Manhattan school of
Music in New York and Bachelor of Art in Music validated
by University of Wales in Singapore. Miss Teo has
appeared as a soloist in Manhattan School of Music,
International Vocal Art Institute and Singapore Lyric
Opera.
Her previous New York debuts include Dolcina in Suor
Angelica with Manhattan Opera Studio and Handels
Messiah with First Baptist Church of Flushing. Miss Teo
has won top prizes at the Tan Ngiang Kaw Memorial Vocal
Competition and Trinity Vocal Competition. In the
Manhattan School of Music, she studied with Mignon
Dunn and coached with Chun Wei-Kang, Glenn Morton,
Kenneth Merill, Cristina Stanescu, and Dr. Kathryn
LaBouff.