Shouson Theatre
August 19, 7.45pm
A child star herself, veteran diva Teresa Carpio is now bringing on a whole new generation of stars.
Hong Kong's 1970s queen of English pop appears next week with students from her Toronto-based Teresa Carpio International School of Performing Arts in I Like to Teach the World to Sing. The show will feature many of the classic songs the singer - dubbed the 'Aretha Franklin of Asia' in her heyday - made famous locally, such as When Will I See You Again and Fly Me to the Moon.
Carpio, who won Hong Kong's first talent quest at the age of six, has voice coached many Hong Kong stars, including Sandy Lam Yik-lin, Sammi Cheng Sau-man and Gigi Leung Wing-kei. But few have found fame as young as Carpio: by 11 she was hosting her own shows in Tahiti, and by 18 was known across Asia from Malaysia to Japan.
The singer successfully embraced Canto-pop when it emerged, ensuring her local appeal would last for decades. She hosted a variety show on TVB, and even appeared in the stage musical version of I Have a Date With Spring.