Vietnam's No. 1 opera singer surprises world-famous theater

Visiting the famous Paris Opera House Garnier, Dao To Loan stood on the balcony and spontaneously sang the aria 'O Mio Babbino Caro', surprising everyone present.

Dao To Loan has just shared a video recording her impromptu performance without any orchestra support. According to the female singer, this was her impromptu moment recorded by her colleagues when she visited the Garnier Opera House in Paris, France on December 8. When Dao To Loan sang, all the guests present stopped to watch the unannounced performance of Vietnam's number 1 opera singer. Foreign guests used their phones and cameras to record Dao To Loan's performance when she sang the aria O Mio Babbino Caro in the magnificent architectural work that is nearly 150 years old. When Dao To Loan had not finished her performance, applause rang out in the theater for the female artist from Vietnam.

From Paris, Dao To Loan shared with VietNamNet: "On this business trip, I went with General To Lam and the leaders of Ho Guom Theater in the artistic exchange and signing ceremony between the Versailles Theater in France and the Vienna Theater in Austria with Ho Guom Theater. I will perform on December 10 at the lobby of the Versailles Opera House in France. I arrived in France on December 8, then the leaders of Ho Guom Theater took me to visit the most famous places in France, including the Garnier Opera House where I sang yesterday. At that time, I was really like a young girl, overwhelmed by the great architecture and the classical standard sound of the theater - where many world- famous artists have performed.

Dao To Loan.

For a long time, I have dreamed of simply being able to sing just one sentence at the cradle of opera and classical art, where many famous artists have sung here. And on this occasion, I was very happy when my dream came true." Dao To Loan was born in 1986 and won the first prize of Sao Mai 2011 in the chamber music category. In 2014, Dao To Loan won the first prize and the audience's choice prize at the Lidal North Opera Workshop at the Oslo Opera House. In 2018, she won the first prize of the Southeast Asian opera competition in Singapore. In 2019, Dao To Loan won the gold medal of the National Professional Performance Festival and the second prize of the Vietnam Opera Competition. In 2021, she won the third prize in the professional category of the MAP International Music Competition (MAP - IMC) held in Los Angeles (USA)... Dao To Loan is currently an outstanding singer of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, taking on the leading roles in the theater's major musicals such as Co Sao, La Do, Nhung Nguoi Les Ki, Cong Nu Anio ... She is also a vocal lecturer at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and is currently the number 1 opera singer in Vietnam. Quynh An

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