Warren Mok, BBS, MH
Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and one of the China ’ s Three Tenors. He graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in the United States and is the first Chinese artist to perform at the London Opera House.
Since engaged as the principal tenor with the Deutsche Opera Berlin in 1987, he has embarked on a remarkable opera career spanning over 40 years on stages across the world, performing in prestigious venues such as the Deutsche Opera Berlin, Paris Opera, Rome Opera, Teatro Comunale di Bologna , Sydney Opera House, Paris Opéra, Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma, Sydney Opera House, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Carlo Felice Genova, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Opéra de Nice, Opéra de Lyon, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, The Netherlands National Opera, Leipzig Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Teatro di San Carlos Lisbon, Seattle Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, Warsaw Opera, Opera Ireland, and many others. He has portrayed over sixty operatic roles, including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Calaf in Turandot, Rodolfo in La Bohème, and Radamès in Aida etc.
Mok actively promotes opera and classical music in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. He founded the Opera Hong Kong, which has been a leading organization in Hong Kong’s opera
scene for 21 years, staging over 100 classic operas and making significant contributions to the
region’s artistic culture.
Mok is currently a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People ’ s Political Consultative Conference. In 2024, he was conferred the Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Additionally, he was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and conferred an Honorary Doctorate by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2021,Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy by the Government of Italy in 2018, Medal of Honour by the HKSAR Government in 2011, and World Outstanding Chinese Award in 2010.In 2012, as a number of the China’s Three Tenors,Warren Mok toured the world to promote Chinese culture.
Today, Mok is gradually shifting his focus to Asia. In addition to frequently performing
largescale operas in Europe and America, he is also active on stages in mainland China, Hong
Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. He is a regular guest on CCTV, having performed multiple
times during the Spring Festival Gala and other major cultural events.
In the world of opera today, alongside legends like Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, there shines a name that makes Chinese people proud—Warren Mok. His artistic achievements
and contributions will forever be recorded in the honor roll of global Chinese artists.