Malay MailThe youngest of three children may have only started dabbling in opera singing two years ago, but his interest was sparked at the age of five.
“At that time, I was at a bookshop looking for a Chinese fan used to perform in an opera and the member Ng Shaw Fong was looking for paint to be used as cosmetics.And as they say, the rest is history.“I carry small characters such as soldiers and my singing is minimal,” he said, sharing that the Lunar month of February, June and Septembers are the busy months for opera troupes.PREPARING FOR PERFORMANCE“I will then read through it and memorise the parts that I need to perform.
As each performance can last up to three hours, he said he would avoid a heavy meal on days he needs to perform.Loo said his family has been very supportive of his involvement in opera.“The reason being I plan to be involved in the art for as long as I can, so they agreed I should invest in new costumes.”