A Journey of Love

Singapore Lyric Opera presents
A Journey of Love

Featuring Soloists Edward Kim and Weiying Sim
With Lim Chee Yap on piano

This is a walk-in programme. Registration is not required.

Synopsis
This operatic programme traces a decade-long journey of love through works previously staged by Singapore Lyric Opera, beginning with Turandot in 2016. Through a selection of arias and duets, the concert explores love in its many forms — from devotion and longing to wit, temptation, tragedy, and hope — offering audiences an intimate and accessible experience of the operatic repertoire.

Programme (Duration 40mins)

2016 – Turandot

Liù Aria – Signore, ascolta!

A love of devotion and self-sacrifice

2017 – L’elisir d’amore

Belcore Aria – Come Paride vezzoso

A playful expression of love shaped by bravado and self-confidence

2019 – Le nozze di Figaro

Susanna Aria – Deh vieni, non tardar

A lyrical portrayal of longing, anticipation, and tender affection

2021 – Don Giovanni

Duet (Zerlina & Don Giovanni) – Là ci darem la mano

Love portrayed through flirtation and playful temptation

Don Giovanni Aria – Deh vieni alla finestra

A seductive and intimate expression of love

2022 – Die Fledermaus

Adele Aria – Mein Herr Marquis

A witty and mischievous take on love

2023 – Pagliacci

Silvio Aria – E allor perché, di’, tu m’hai stregato

A tragic love driven by passion and jealousy

2025 – Die Zauberflöte

Pamina Aria – Ach, ich fühl’s

A pure and heartfelt love marked by loss and despair

Duet (Papageno & Papagena) – Pa-pa-pa

A joyful celebration of love fulfilled with hope

Performers
The husband and wife duo are alumni of the Singapore Lyric Opera.

Weiying Sim
Weiying Sim is a Singaporean soprano who holds a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Music. She is also a graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and the Wales International Academy of Voice (WIAV). She made her operatic debut in 2019 as Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro as a Singapore Lyric Opera Leow Siak Fah Artist.

She has appeared with Welsh National Opera in several productions, performing the roles of the Pied Piper (The Pied Piper of Hamelin), the Elder Magician (The Crab That Played with the Sea), and First Spirit (Cendrillon). Additional operatic engagements include Voluptua (La Pizza con Funghi), the Contessa di Ceprano and Paggio (Rigoletto) with New Opera Singapore; the Priestess (Iphigénie en Tauride) with The Opera People; and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) and Sister Constance (Dialogues des Carmélites) at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

An active recitalist, Weiying has given performances in Singapore and internationally. She is a recipient of the Janet Price Opera Prize, the Valetta Iacopi Memorial Prize, and the Philippa & David Seligman Awards for Excellence.

Edward Kim
Edward Kim is a baritone originally from South Korea and currently based in Singapore. He has performed operatic roles across Europe and Asia, including Don Giovanni (title role) with The Opera People; Silvio (Pagliacci), Dancairo (Carmen), and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) with Singapore Lyric Opera; the Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen) with Hampstead Garden Opera; Dandini (La Cenerentola) at the Welsh National Opera Gala conducted by Carlo Rizzi; Guglielmo (Le Villi); and Count Formaggio (La Pizza con Funghi) with New Opera Singapore.

He has appeared at festivals including the Verbier Festival (Atelier Lyrique), Oxford International Song Festival, and the Voices of Singapore Festival. His competition experience includes the Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize, the Osaka International Music Competition, the Antonina Campi Special Prize, and the Concert Artist Competition in New York.

Edward holds a Master’s degree with Distinction from the Royal College of Music and is currently a full-time faculty member at Capital College of the Arts in Singapore.