Ms Mach Tuy Nghia is a Lecturer in Music - Chinese Opera in the School of Chinese Opera at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, she developed a strong interest in Cantonese opera and instrumental music from an early age. She studied Cantonese vocal styles and gradually formed her own artistic approach. At the same time, she learned to play a variety of traditional Cantonese opera instruments and has maintained a long-standing commitment. With a solid foundation in music theory and performance skills, she began to establish her presence in the Cantonese opera music community early in her career.

In 1995, Ms Mach moved to Hong Kong, opening a new chapter in her artistic journey. With her professional expertise, she became a musician invited by many professional troupes in Hong Kong. Over the decades, she has served as a professional yangqin player in the Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera Troupe and other professional Cantonese opera companies, performing in hundreds of productions, both classic and newly written.

Her teaching and artistic practice areas include Cantonese opera music, Cantonese opera singing technique, ensemble collaboration, and the transmission of Cantonese operatic traditions through instrumental accompaniment.

Ms Mach has more than thirty years of experience in Cantonese opera music teaching and performance practice. She focuses on Cantonese opera music and vocal instruction while remaining active as an accompanist, contributing to the preservation and development of Cantonese opera music.

She also has nearly twenty years of experience in higher education. Between 2007 and 2013, she served as a yangqin Part-time instructor at HKAPA, teaching technique, theory, and accompaniment practice, comprehensively developing students’ professional skills. In 2019, she rejoined HKAPA in the School of Chinese Opera as Lecturer, further expanding her teaching scope.

Ms Mach has consistently balanced teaching and performance. She nurtures the next generation of Cantonese opera musicians within the Academy while remaining active on stage, sustaining the distinctive qualities of Cantonese opera music. She will continue to build her work at the School of Chinese Opera, promoting the transmission and development of Cantonese opera as an intangible cultural heritage through dedicated teaching and high-quality performances.