Classical opera child prodigy

HE'S just 11, but local classical opera singer Corey Koh has a lot more on his mind than his PSLE.

For starters, he wants to hold a solo concert here later this year, and is looking around for a suitable venue with "good acoustics", he says, before expertly detailing the acoustics of the various halls he has performed in.

Secondly, while his peers are off on vacation or catching up with their schoolwork in June, Corey will be in New York City, performing at the renowned Manhattan School of Music's Summer Voice Festival 2014.