Bel Canto Singers

Bel Canto Singers was founded by a group of vocal music graduates from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1997. Led by tenor David Quah, Bel Canto Singers is committed to introducing a wide range of vocal music to the local and international audiences, from Baroque to contemporary and classical to jazz, blending eastern and western influences. Bel Canto Singers collaborates with local composers in numerous operas, musicals, recordings, overseas tours and productions. Aspiring to amplifying the voices of Hong Kong, Bel Canto Singers continues to educate local young musicians.

Besides concerts, Bel Canto Singers reaches out to schools and communities to bring music to the ears of different sectors of the community.  Projects include the edutaining “Music that Tells a Story” series for schools, “Musical Theatre for All” as part of the Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme, and the Tao Arts – Community Arts Scheme “Our Days Down South”, both by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Since 2017, Bel Canto Singers has been supported by the Matching Fund Scheme under the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. It has presented signature works such as the crossover Schubert song cycle “Xu Zhimo & Schubert’s Schwanengesang”, original musicals The Happy Prince & The Other Wise Man and Esther, as well as the pop opera When Mozart Meets Da Ponte.