Teacher: Chan Pui Shan, Anna
Hong Kong-born mezzo-soprano, Anna Chan received training at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and holds a master’s degree in voice from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. While studying at HKAPA, she received the Hong Kong Jockey Club scholarship and studied with Professor Nancy Yuen. Chan was an invited artist at the Mdina Cathedral Contemporary Art Biennale in 2015 and presented a solo recital at the Church of St Peter in Chains in Malta. Chan sang the role of Mrs. Herring in Britten’s Albert Herring at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which gained a fine review from Glyn Pursglove. Chan also covered Vera Boronel in Menotti’s The Consul at the Welsh National Opera. Other operatic engagements in Hong Kong include Idamante in Idomeneo, Lucia in Cavalleria rusticana, Mercédès in Carmen, and Cornelia in Giulio Cesare. Chan’s oratorio credits include the alto solos in Mozart’s Requiem and Verdi’s Requiem with the Hong Kong Oratorio Society.
Teacher: Harold Ho
Harold Ho has extensive experience in musical theatre performance and choreography, with a background spanning stage productions and youth musical theatre.
His recent productions include Legend of Yulan, The Nonsensemakers, Sai Fung 1959, The Happy Frame, Scheherazade, Czechmate, Journey to the West, and Peter Pan. Beyond performance, Harold is passionate about arts education and youth musical development, with experience contributing to children’s musical theatre and choral productions. With previous teaching experience in Hong Kong Children’s Musical Theatre, Opera Hong Kong Children Choir, and HKUSPACE Community College Choir. Harold is dedicated to nurturing creativity, confidence, and stage presence through engaging and supportive learning environments.
Harold graduated from EXCEL, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he was awarded the Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in Performing Arts and received the Outstanding Student Award.
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