Tenor Mike Fan | 范祖铭 (they/them) 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, and Australia. Recent performances include the Canadian Opera Company’s new, season-opening production of Beethoven’s Fidelio as well as Puccini’s La bohème; the world première of Chan’s Dragon’s Tale with Tapestry Opera; and their Scottish début at Edinburgh Festival 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 and Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques’ Prix Poulenc. Mike holds a Masters in Opera & Voice Performance on full scholarship as a SSHRC scholar (McGill University). Mike was also an auditor at the 2019 Rossini Opera Festival’s Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda” with further training as a young artist at Pacific Opera Victoria and Tampere Conservatoire (Finland). Upcoming, Mike is thrilled to sing in the Gerda Lissner Foundation and Loren L. Zachary Society Competitions, a return to Toronto City Opera as Remendado (Bizet’s Carmen), and Bellini’s Tebaldo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) in their OpéraFest début at Jeanne Lamon Hall.