In the 2014-15 season Mr. Wang was a member of the opera studio of the Theater Basel in Switzerland, performing such roles as Nathanael in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and the Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia.  He has appeared as a guest soloist in over 20 concerts with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and numerous concerts with Opera Queensland.

In 2011, Mr. Wang made his operatic debut as Rinuccio in Queensland Conservatorium’s production of Gianni Schicchi where he also performed the title role Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.  He performed the role of “Nemorino” in RNCM’s production of L’elisir d’amore by Donizetti in December of 2013, as well as the role of Don José in La Tragedie de Carmen at the International Vocal Arts Institute-Virginia in June of 2014.

A favorite of competitions, Kang won the People’s Choice Award in the Dame Joan Sutherland National Vocal Award, and performed in the final concert of the Australian Singing Competition at the Sydney Opera House as one of the five finalists.  In 2016, he was a semi-finalist in the Operalia Competition in Guadalajara, Mexico, and won 2nd place as well as the “people’s choice award” of the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition.  He has also been a semi-finalist in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna, Austria, a finalist in the McDonald Operatic Aria Competition and a finalist Italian Opera Foundation Australia Scholarship.  Mr. Wang is the winner of the 2014 Clonter Opera Prize in the United Kingdom.

Originally from Harbin, China, Kang is the son of two renowned opera singers.  He received an International Artist Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Master’s of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University in Australia.

Kang Wang appears by kind permission of The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.