Bangkok (Thailand) – July 31, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Grand Opera Thailand is a professional opera company that also offers training and performances both domestically and internationally. Stefan Paul Sanchez is the Artistic Director and Managing Director of the European Chamber Opera and Grand Opera Thailand. He has pursued a multifaceted career as an international opera singer, producer, director, and lecturer, and has toured extensively throughout much of the Western and Eastern world.

He founded the European Chamber Opera in 1992. Stefan studied voice and piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London, graduating with distinction. He also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Escuela Superior de Canto in Madrid. For over 20 years, he was a student of the internationally renowned vocal teacher Peter Harrison. In 1998, Stefan was appointed an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for his work with opera singers.

On August 7, 2017, Grand Opera Thailand and Banyan Tree Bangkok present "Chicago"; breathtaking songs and dances from the longest-running and most popular American Broadway musical of all time.

Also featured: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boys, Sound of Music with the dancers of the Bangkok City Ballet, The boys and girls of “Le Moulin Noire”

Date: August 9, 2017 Location: Vertigo TOO, 60th Floor, Banyan Tree Bangkok Time: 6:30 PM (Start: 7:00 PM) 4,900 THB for the show and a 4-course tasting menu with paired wines 2,800 THB for the drinks package

For further information and reservations: Tel. 02 679 1200 or [email protected]

About Grand Opera Thailand: Founded in 2011, Grand Opera Thailand provides a platform for young Thai opera singers to perform for audiences in Thailand and the region, with the potential to launch an international opera career. Our goal is to make opera accessible to a wider audience and increase its appreciation in Thailand. We also offer vocal training for young local singers to prepare them for international careers. Since our inception in 2012, we have produced over 40 concerts and musical events for private and public audiences in Bangkok and Southeast Asia, achieving unprecedented success with sold-out opera performances that have garnered significant media attention and acclaim.

Grand Opera Thailand provides a platform for young Thai opera singers to perform before Thai audiences and develop into professional opera singers with successful international careers. The ensemble's singers are talented graduates of Thailand's top vocal academies who, after graduation, complete an intensive two-year postgraduate program under the direction of Artistic Director Stefan. This training enhances their vocal and stage presence in opera and musical theatre, enabling the singers to fully express and captivate their audiences with their voices.

The ensemble is in constant demand and almost always performs to sold-out audiences. International tours have taken them to Myanmar (their very first opera tour), Bahrain, Bangalore, South Korea, and Karachi. In their home country, they have performed at various venues, including the Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC), the ballrooms of the Grand Hotel, the British Embassy on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's 85th birthday, the Spanish and Austrian Embassies, and with a sold-out performance of the "Antologia de Zarzuela" at the Siam Society.