Mike Fan hit the right notes when he won the gold medal for the highest mark in Grade 10 Voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He began piano lessons at age six and received an associate diploma from the Royal Conservatory in Piano Performance at age 17. He also studied the flute and euphonium, a brass wind instrument, in grade school.

After graduating from biomedical science at U of G in 2014, he pursued his love for opera by taking classical singing lessons.

“What I love about classical singing is its complexity and the amalgamation of art, music, language, history and culture,” he says. “I am currently singing in six languages and I speak three fluently with a few in progress.”

Taught by Tannis Sprott, Fan is currently completing his second associate diploma in voice performance with the Royal Conservatory of Music. He also tutors and teaches music in Guelph and hosts a monthly opera event called Opera@Guelph at U of G.

“I have aspirations to continue training my voice and hopefully become a professional opera singer,” he says. “I am auditioning in March to return to university to continue my voice studies.”