The Malaysian-born Australian operatic tenor Steve Davislim has passed away at the age of 57. Although I never saw him in live performance, his was a name that was frequently heard in the years following his participation in the 1997 Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
A detailed report on his musical career may be found here. Steve Davislim appeared at The Met in 2008 as Pedrillo in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
The cause of the tenor's death has not been disclosed. At the time of his passing, he had future engagements booked, as per Opera Base. Steve left us with several recordings, most notably his gorgeous singing of Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer (listen here); and I am very taken with his renderings of "Comfort Ye My People" from the Messiah here, and of Wagner's "Ständchen" here.