Bastien und Bastienne with the exception of the reconciliation scene. The opening theme of Mozart's overture resembles that of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony no. 3, "Eroica" (in a different key). It is unlikely that Beethoven was familiar with Mozart's youthful opera. In any case, opening a movement with an arpeggio of the tonic chord was an extremely common occurrence in the Classical period. The resemblance is likely coincidental. Although he was very young, Mozart already had excellent vocal writing skills and a knack for parody and whimsy which would reach full flower in his later works. "" is possibly the easiest
Jeremy Koh Chen, and baritone Stephen Roberts. Koh is the first Singaporean to win the Tan Ngiang Kaw/Tan Ngiang Ann Memorial Vocal Competition. He was also awarded the certificate of special mention and bronze award at the 5th Bangkok Opera Foundation International Singing Competition (2013). Koh's operatic endeavors include Raoul de St. Brioche (The Merry Widow), Bastien (Bastien und Bastienne), Gingerbread Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Kornélis (La Princesse Jaune), Scholar Luo (Liu San Jie), Frantz (Le 66), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Zacharia (The Blind Beggars) and He from the world premiére of Nicole Murphy’s The Kamikaze Mind. As a concert soloist, he has