Salient: An organ of student opinion at Victoria University, Wellington. Vol. 23, No. 3. Monday, April 11, 1960
Impressive Successes
Impressive Successes
Since his visit in 1953 Yi-Kwei Sze has added considerably to an already impressive list of successes. He has appeared with the San Francisco Opera Company in several seasons, and has sung with, amongst others, the Philadelphia, New Orleans, Houston and New York City Operas. He sang the bass lead in the N.B.C. Opera Company's nationally televised production of "The Magic Flute" to mark the 200th anniversary of Mozart's birth. However, despite his success in opera, Yi-Kwei Sze's first love is singing in recitals—when he experiences what he describes as "the purest joy of singing."
Equally at home in oratorio and as orchestral soloist, he has had repeat engagements with the Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago. Minneapolis and other top American symphony orchestras, many of them in world premiere performances. His repertoire now includes sings in six languages, not including his native Chinese.