Wong Su Sun

Dr. Wong Su Sun is an established artistic director, vocal pedagogist, professional opera singer, choral clinician, adjudicator and speaker at national, regional and international competitions, festivals, workshops and education conferences in Asia. The Voice Association (Singapore) was founded by her where she is the president.

In September 2005, she created OperAsia (OA). It is a unique vocal arts company that provides workshops, master classes, vocal education, voice care and audience development for opera arts. The company received The Excellent Organization Award from 2006 Asia Youth Arts Award in Seoul, Korea. Before creating OA, she was the Artistic Director, Acting General Manager, Choral Director of the Adult and Children's Chorus and Touring Company of Singapore Lyric Opera from year 2002 to 2005. International projects she initiated and organised were First World Voice Day Celebration, First Asia Pacific Voice Symposium, young artists opera exchange and workshop programs with the Hungarian National Opera House, The Kodaly Music School in Budapest and Hong Kong Children's Chorus.

A sought after specialist in training young voice, many of Dr Wong's outstanding students were placed at The International Llangollen Music Competition (Wales), The World Chinese Vocal Competition (Taipei), Asia Youth Arts Awards (Korea), Singapore Young Singer's Award and competitive college awards (Australia and USA). As a professional singer, she performed extensively in oratorios, operas and concerts in the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Italy, Canada, France, the UK and Hong Kong. On many occasions, she collaborated with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Lyric Opera and Singapore ballet.

Dr. Wong earned many accolades as well as several awards - Singapore National Music Competition, Singapore and Malaysia Vocal Competition, South East Asia Vocal Competition, San Angelo Young Artist Award, Austin Lyric Opera Young Artist of the Year, the 1998 International Donizetti Opera Competition in Bergamo, Italy and in 2000, the special Jury Award for outstanding interpretation at the International French Songs Competition in France. National Arts Council grants were awarded to study Dalcroze Eurhthythmic, Estill Voice Training System, and The New York's Metropolitan Opera Education Programme.

Dr. Wong was a student at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and earned her Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate of Musical Arts (in Vocal Performance) at The University of Texas in Austin. She later pursued a one year Post-Doctorate Opera Studies in Verona, Italy. She also holds the LRSM and FTCL diplomas in piano performance.