Mike Fan

• Canadian Opera Company: Beethoven's Fidelio & Puccini's La Bohème (2023)
• Toronto City Opera: Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni (2023)
• Rossini Opera Festival: Uditore
• Pacific Opera Victoria: Civic Engagement Artist
• Tapestry Opera & Soundstreams: Chan's Dragon’s Tale (2023)
• Arts Abroad Travel Grant, Conseil des arts du Canada
• Le Prix Poulenc, Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques
• Premiere Opera Foundation: International Vocal Competition & Washington National Opera: True Voice Award (Semi-Finalist)

Tenor Mike Fan | 范祖铭 (they) whose "dramatic side is remarkable” (Barcza Blog) has performed in 11 languages “sung extremely well and acted even better” (Opera Ramblings) across North America, Europe, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Recent performances include the Canadian Opera Company’s new, season-opening production of Beethoven’s Fidelio; the world première of Chan’s Dragon’s Tale with Tapestry Opera; and their Scottish début at Edinburgh Fringe’s Spotlight Canada at the invitation of the High Commission of Canada in the UK.

Awards include the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Gold Medal, Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques’ Prix Poulenc, and a Canada Council for the Arts travel grant. Mike holds a Masters in Opera & Voice Performance on full scholarship as a SSHRC scholar (McGill University) and trained at Pacific Opera Victoria, Rossini Opera Festival (Italy), and Tampere Conservatoire (Finland).

A passionately committed QTBIPOC+ multi-disciplinary artist, Mike is founding Artistic Director of Opéra Queens. Upcoming, Mike is thrilled to compete in the Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition and returns to Toronto City Opera as Remendado (Bizet’s Carmen) and Elder Gleaton (Floyd’s Susannah) in addition to covering scenes as Bellini’s Pollione (Norma) and Verdi’s Riccardo (Un ballo in maschera) in their OpéraFest début at Jeanne Lamon Hall.

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