Born and raised in Hong Kong, Stephen Ng is known as an opera, oratorio, recital, and new music performer. On the operatic stage, he was featured as the tenor soloist with De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam, in nine performances of the staged version of Stravinsky's Threni, in which the renowned Peter Sellars was the director. Internationally, he has appeared at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Cultural Centre and City Hall in Hong Kong, and on the recital series of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong.
As a tenor soloist, Stephen has performed all the major works of J.S. Bach, Handel's Messiah, as well as many major oratorios. His portrayal of the role of Evangelist in Bach's Passions has received much acclaim, and his recent engagements include Evangelist in Bach's St. John Passion with Orchestra Seattle and Seattle Chamber Singers, Beethoven's Mass in C with Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozart's Requiem with the Masterchorale of South Florida, a recital of British and American songs in Freiburg, Germany, a lecture/recital on Jana-ek's The Diary of the One who Vanished, Mendelssohn's Lobgesang with Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with Stetson University. His interest in contemporary music is further shown in his performance of Mario Lavista's Missa ad Consolationis Dominam Nostram at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico. His professional engagements also include performing with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Theatre of Voices, Schonberg Ensemble (Amsterdam), Carmel Bach Festival, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, and Hong Kong Bach Choir, working with conductors such as Nicolas McGegan, Paul Hillier, Reinbert de Leeuw, Anthony Hose, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky.
Currently an Assistant Professor of Voice at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, Stephen received his Doctor of Music in voice at Indiana University, and his Master of Music degree in voice at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He was a Vocal Chamber Music Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival 1997. In addition, his voice can be heard in Carols Vol. 2 and Arvo Part: I am the true vine with Harmonia Mundi USA, and the Jubilate Deo with the Christian Communications Ltd. (Hong Kong).
"...while in his solos and duets he demonstrated ample flexibility. Ng also showed an admirable ability to maneuver between the languid sentiments of the "Chanson pour Leeandre," ...... and the more jaunty strains of the "Chanson" from Act 2, scene 16, in which the lunatics celebrate the warden's departure." ~ San Francisco Classical Voice
".... a superb Evangelist or narrator in tenor Stephen Ng whose pure, high voice gave light and focus to the unfolding Christ story; his German, one should add, was flawless." ~ Herald-Times, Bloomington IN
