“第二屆上音歌劇院鼓浪嶼歌劇比賽”于2025年3月31日啟動，吸引了全球眾多聲樂專業人士及有志于歌劇表演的演員積極報名。經過評委團的初選，共有65名選手入圍，即將參與在上海音樂學院賀綠汀音樂廳舉行的下一輪比賽。

入圍選手

*復賽入圍選手名單：(排名按照報名順序排列)

序號

姓名

性別

聲部

國籍

1

張海若

女高音

中國

2

薛文聰

男中音

中國

3

劉哲

男中音

中國

4

劉可嘉

女中音

中國

5

劉志蕓

女高音

中國

6

肖昕怡

女高音

中國

7

Nina Ehrstrom

女中音

芬蘭

8

趙子牛

男低音

中國

9

郭一熠

男低音

中國

10

郭曉童

男中音

中國

11

沈正浩

男中音

中國

12

謝昕宇

男中音

中國

13

徐東晨

男高音

中國

14

田思穎

女高音

中國

15

吳文廣

男高音

中國

16

劉彤偉

女高音

中國

17

樊何樂樂

女高音

中國

18

LUZIA ERNST

女中音

德國

19

夏德奇

男高音

中國

20

何穎思

女中音

中國

21

郭琛

女高音

中國

22

米雪倩

女中音

中國

23

鄭子培

男高音

中國

24

Anastasiia Korotenko

女高音

烏克蘭

25

陳祖浩

男中音

中國

26

李舒

女中音

中國

27

孔維蔚

女高音

中國

28

胡越

女中音

中國

29

龔禧

女高音

中國

30

李依諾

女高音

中國

31

趙子棟

男高音

中國

32

衡依茜

女中音

中國

33

曾根瑩

女高音

中國

34

張子華

男高音

中國

35

潘煜

女中音

中國

36

Yulia Nikanorova

女中音

俄羅斯

37

Alina Otiakovskaia

女高音

俄羅斯

38

吳桐雨

女高音

中國

39

周咪拉

女中音

中國

40

Lea Krüger

女中音

德國

41

劉芳菲

女高音

中國

42

辛文鵬

男中音

中國

43

KATSIARYNA MAXIMAVA

女高音

白俄羅斯

44

湯淼

女高音

中國

45

趙雪婷

女中音

中國

46

劉淑冰

女高音

中國

47

宋悅悅

女高音

中國

48

鄧穎

女中音

中國

49

朱賀

男高音

中國

50

Andy Haberer

男低音

德國

51

王多多

男中音

中國

52

彭子儀

女高音

中國

53

范雪妍

女高音

中國

54

烏列熱

女高音

中國

55

侯毛雨

男高音

中國

56

李瑞鑫

男中音

中國

57

邵瀚鋒

男中音

中國

58

李新成

男高音

中國

59

張茗皓

男高音

中國

60

陳子墨

女高音

中國

61

Alexandra Olsson Andersen

女中音

瑞典

62

馮浩然

男高音

中國

63

So ry Kim

女高音

韓國

64

Daniel Gwon

男中音

韓國

65

Benedikt Heisinger

男中音

德國

復賽須知

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復賽、決賽日程

時間

事項

地點

7月3日

參加復賽人員登記，公布復賽排練、比賽流程，鋼琴伴奏分組排練

上海音樂學院

7月4日

鋼琴伴奏分組排練

賀綠汀音樂廳

7月5日

復賽

賀綠汀音樂廳

7月6日

復賽

賀綠汀音樂廳

7月7日

公布決賽名單

賀綠汀音樂廳

7月10日

參加決賽人員登記，鋼琴伴奏分組排練

鼓浪嶼音樂廳

7月11日

決賽

鼓浪嶼音樂廳

復賽、決賽著裝要求參賽者須穿著音樂會正式演出服，服裝自備。

獲獎選手將有機會被列入“上音歌劇院演員儲備計劃名單”“鼓浪嶼星計劃名單”，參演上音歌劇院2026年及未來的歌劇制作（合同另簽）與鼓浪嶼音樂節。

評委陣容

評委會主席

廖昌永

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國際著名男中音歌唱家、著名聲樂教育家、享有“全球華人第一男中音”的美譽。師從著名聲樂教育家羅魏教授與周小燕教授。現任上海音樂學院院長、教授，學科帶頭人、博士生導師，全國政協委員、全國人大教育科學文化衛生專委會委員、中國音樂家協會副主席、上海音樂家協會主席等職務。

1996-1997年，廖昌永摘得“第41屆圖魯茲國際聲樂比賽”“多明戈世界歌劇大賽”“挪威宋雅王后國際聲樂大賽”三項國際知名聲樂賽事桂冠，開啟了自己輝煌的國際職業藝術家的生涯。

作為表演藝術家，多年來，廖昌永的足跡遍及世界各地，他曾先后與多明戈、卡雷拉斯、露絲安·斯文森、捷杰耶夫、洛林·馬澤爾、哈特穆特·霍爾、張國勇、余隆、呂嘉、李心草等許多世界大師及十幾個世界著名交響樂團合作演出了數十部中外經典歌劇及千余場音樂會。他曾先后扮演費加羅（《塞維利亞理發師》）、黎哥萊托（《弄臣》）/唐·卡洛（《唐·卡洛》）、艾斯卡米洛（《卡門》）、瓦倫丁（《浮士德》）喬治·亞芒（《茶花女》）、魯納伯爵（《游吟詩人》）、張忠良（《一江春水》）、七叔公（《黨的女兒》）等角色。其完美無瑕的演唱確立了其“世界著名男中音、亞洲第一男中音”的國際樂壇地位。特別是在美國“肯尼迪中心2000演出季”與多明戈合作首演的威爾第歌劇《游吟詩人》的大獲成功，使他被《華盛頓郵報》和《紐約時報》盛贊為“天才歌唱家、人類歌劇的瑰寶”。他還先后舉辦《中國聲音·慶世博·廖昌永2010大型演唱會》《毛澤東詩詞藝術歌曲獨唱音樂會》《中國聲音·新年問候——廖昌永獨唱音樂會》《中國聲音·感動世界——廖昌永獨唱音樂會》《中國藝術歌曲百年系列音樂會》以及《向經典致敬》系列音樂會。

除了歌劇舞臺，廖昌永還以自己極富感染力的演唱演繹時代之聲，他先后參加慶祝中華人民共和國成立70周年文藝晚會《奮斗吧中華兒女》《英雄兒女—紀念中國人民志愿軍抗美援朝出國作戰70周年文藝晚會》中國共產黨成立100周年大型情景史詩《偉大征程》。他還錄制出版發行《綠樹成蔭》《諾言》《翰墨音畫：廖昌永中國藝術歌曲維也納獨唱音樂會》等多張優秀專輯。

作為教育家，他在上音原有教學傳統基礎上提煉出具有鮮明時代特點的“教創演研”一體化人才培養體系。他深耕中國聲樂藝術體系建設與海內外推廣，出任賀綠汀中國音樂高等研究院院長，創建中國聲樂藝術研究中心并擔任主任，2018年創辦“中國藝術歌曲國際聲樂比賽”，至今已成功舉辦四屆，產生重要國際影響。近年來他推動中國文化“走出去”，在德國易北愛樂音樂廳、芬蘭薩翁林納歌劇節、澳大利亞悉尼歌劇院、墨爾本演奏廳和新西蘭奧克蘭布魯斯梅森中心等推介中國藝術歌曲，傳播優秀中國音樂、中國詩詞，向全世界人民弘揚中國優秀文化；與德國基爾歌劇院聯合制作歌劇《茶花女》，與意大利科莫歌劇院合作歌劇《塞維利亞的理發師》，與法國波爾多國家歌劇院合作歌劇《卡門》，促進全世界文明交流互鑒。

他致力于中國歌劇和中國藝術歌曲的創作、挖掘、整理和推廣，推動中國藝術歌曲的“經典化”進程，先后主編《中國藝術歌曲百年》系列專著和樂譜；與德國大熊出版社合作，以國際標準出版《玫瑰三愿：中國古典詩詞藝術歌曲16首》，并被歐洲音樂學院采用為教材。他始終關注中國歌劇創作演出與研究工作，先后擔任總策劃推出原創歌劇《一江春水》《賀綠汀》《日出》《康定情歌》，并參演國家大劇院版經典民族歌劇《黨的女兒》。他擔任總策劃與藝術總監的新時代版《長征組歌》，引起巨大轟動，讓更多人致敬紅色經典。

因其卓越的貢獻，廖昌永曾榮獲全國“五一”勞動獎章、寶鋼高雅藝術獎、白玉蘭戲劇表演最佳配角獎、上海首屆國際藝術節“藝術之星”、上海市新長征突擊手、上海市十大杰出青年、上海市勞動模范、全國德藝雙馨藝術家、全國德藝雙馨青年藝術家，美國百人會“杰出藝術成就獎”、紐約“杰出藝術家獎”、比利時“東方藝術騎士”勛章、第六屆上海文學藝術獎杰出成就獎、中國十大魅力英才、萬寶龍國際藝術贊助大獎、“講好中國故事文化交流使者”、上海市“銀鴿獎”國際傳播活動最佳獎等榮譽。

評委

張國勇

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中國著名指揮家、音樂教育家。1983年畢業于上海音樂學院指揮系。1997年被莫斯科國立柴可夫斯基音樂學院授予音樂博士學位。先后師從中國著名指揮家、音樂教育家黃曉同教授和享譽世界的指揮大師羅日杰斯特文斯基。

現任上海音樂學院教授、青島交響樂團音樂總監、貴陽交響樂團音樂總監。曾任深圳交響樂團音樂總監，上海歌劇院院長、藝術總監。現任中國音樂家協會副主席、上海音樂家協會副主席、中宣部“四個一批”人才、上海市領軍人物、國務院政府特殊津貼獲得者。

在多年的藝術生涯中，先后與國內外著名歌劇院、交響樂團合作指揮演出了一系列歌劇、芭蕾舞劇、交響合唱等經典作品，尤其擅長指揮俄羅斯作品，是目前國內公認的肖斯塔科維奇交響樂的最佳詮釋者。

他的指揮風格簡明自然富有靈性，如火的激情與深刻的理性渾然天成，極具藝術張力和現場感染力。敏銳的聽覺、扎實的基本功、行之有效的排練方法 和對作品結構的完整把握，所到之處無不給樂團和聽眾留下深刻的印象。

近年來，張國勇多次在重大國際文化交流活動中擔任中國的文化使者，代表國家參與了與美、俄、德、意、法、拉美等國共同舉辦的文化年活動。

2014年在由國家大劇院制作的廣受好評的歌劇高清電影《卡門》《駱駝祥子》中擔任指揮。

2015年應國家大劇院之邀參加了中國歌劇意大利巡演。2016年指揮中國愛樂團成功地完成了樂團在俄羅斯的首次亮相，獲得廣泛好評。

2006年應邀擔任第八屆西班牙卡達喀斯國際指揮大賽評委。

他的導師羅日杰斯特文斯基曾興奮地對音樂評論家們說：“我給了張國勇莫斯科音樂學院指揮系有史以來的最高分，他可以在世界上任何一個樂團找到自己的位置?！?/p>

評委

馬庫斯·艾希

Markus Eiche

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德國著名男中音歌唱家、弗萊堡音樂學院聲樂教授。

馬庫斯·艾希是享譽國際的男中音歌唱家，以其豐富的舞臺經驗和卓越的音樂表現力活躍于世界一流歌劇院與音樂節。1997年在布拉格莊園劇院以《費加羅的婚禮》中阿爾瑪維瓦伯爵一角成功登臺，開啟職業生涯。

他曾長期擔任曼海姆國家劇院和維也納國家歌劇院主要演出陣容成員，塑造了唐·喬萬尼、帕帕蓋諾、馬塞洛、沃爾夫拉姆·馮·埃申巴赫、岡特、奧利維爾等眾多經典角色。2012年至2018年，活躍于巴伐利亞國家歌劇院，演出包括萊斯科特、戈洛德、庫爾溫納爾、貝克梅瑟等重要角色。

作為常駐藝術家，他在米蘭斯卡拉歌劇院、阿姆斯特丹荷蘭歌劇院、紐約大都會歌劇院、柏林國家歌劇院、蘇黎世歌劇院、考文特花園皇家歌劇院及薩爾茨堡藝術節等世界頂級舞臺上頻繁亮相。自2007年起，更是拜羅伊特音樂節的常客，演繹沃爾夫拉姆·馮·埃申巴赫、岡特等重要角色。

他與多位國際著名指揮家合作，包括：里卡多·穆蒂、克里斯蒂安·蒂萊曼、基里爾·佩特連科、小澤征爾、艾倫·吉爾伯特、馬列克·雅諾夫斯基等，廣受好評。

在音樂會舞臺上，艾希同樣建樹頗豐，曲目涵蓋巴赫、馬勒、貝多芬、勃拉姆斯等作品，并活躍于布里頓、施特勞斯、達拉皮科拉等20世紀作品的演繹。他在巴塞羅那、蘇黎世、維也納、東京等地舉辦獨唱音樂會。

自2016年起，馬庫斯·艾希擔任弗賴堡音樂學院聲樂教授，致力于培養新一代聲樂人才。

評委

石倚潔

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著名男高音歌唱家，也是活躍于世界歌劇舞臺上成績斐然的中國歌唱家?，F為湖南師范大學音樂學院教授、副院長，中國音樂學院特聘教授、香港中文大學（深圳）音樂學院兼職教授。

2007年曾連續4次斬獲國際聲樂比賽金獎，演出足跡遍及意大利米蘭斯卡拉歌劇院、威尼斯鳳凰歌劇院、那不勒斯圣卡羅歌劇院、佛羅倫薩五月歌劇院、德國柏林德意志歌劇院、西班牙馬德里皇家歌劇院、巴塞羅那利塞歐大劇院、法國馬賽歌劇院、圖盧茲歌劇院、美國舊金山歌劇院、俄羅斯莫斯科大劇院、羅西尼歌劇節、英國愛丁堡國際藝術節等世界各大劇院和藝術節。

作為目前國際公認的意大利“Bel Canto時期”作品的最佳詮釋者之一，尤擅羅西尼、唐尼采蒂、貝里尼和莫扎特的作品。在過去的十幾年中，在全球共出演了41部歌劇，500多場演出。代表作有《軍中女郎》《愛之甘醇》《塞維利亞理發師》《清教徒》《魔笛》《弄臣》《茶花女》《微笑王國》《紅樓夢》等。他在《軍中女郎》中完美演唱19個High C的試金石段落，奠定其歌劇界突出地位。

近年來，其不遺余力地在海內外傳播和推廣中國藝術歌曲精品，與著名鋼琴家陳薩兩度攜手合作錄制的《中國藝術歌曲》系列專輯由環球音樂和DECCA出版發行，為萬千歌迷熱捧。

評委

帕特里琪亞·帕切

Patrizia Pace

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意大利著名女高音歌唱家，16歲在熱那亞完成歌劇首演（德彪西《佩利阿斯與梅麗桑德》），19歲以斯卡拉歌劇院首秀（莫扎特《露契奧·西拉》）開啟國際舞臺生涯，成為該劇院常駐藝術家，多次出演《卡門》米卡埃拉、《費加羅的婚禮》蘇珊娜等經典角色。

其藝術生涯以國際賽事揚名：1983年連奪“奧列利亞諾·佩爾蒂雷”“維奧蒂”“瑪麗亞·卡拉斯”三大聲樂賽事獎項，1987年獲頒l曾授予帕瓦羅蒂的“銀色面具”獎，1996年再獲"金色馬斯卡尼"獎。憑借靈動音色與戲劇表現力，成功塑造蘇珊娜、柳兒（《圖蘭朵》）、娜內塔（《法斯塔夫》）、米卡埃拉（《卡門》）、吉爾達（《弄臣》）、奧斯卡（《假面舞會》）等60余個歌劇角色，尤以莫扎特、羅西尼、普契尼作品見長。曾與指揮大師阿巴多、穆蒂、卡拉揚等聯袂，在斯卡拉歌劇院、維也納國家歌劇院、科文特花園劇院等頂級場館演出。重要制作包括：阿巴多指揮的《唐璜》（采琳娜）、穆蒂執棒的《費加羅的婚禮》（蘇珊娜），以及與柏林愛樂合作的莫扎特《安魂曲》。其藝術足跡遍及30余國，在芝加哥抒情歌劇院、巴黎巴士底歌劇院等完成多部歌劇世界首演。

作為巴洛克音樂詮釋權威，她拓展了音樂會演出維度，參與德意志唱片公司等知名廠牌錄音，留下《唐璜》《圣塞巴斯第安的殉難》等經典唱片。1990年代持續活躍于國際舞臺，在普契尼音樂節、阿旺什露天劇場等標志性場所演繹《藝術家的生涯》咪咪、《魔笛》帕米娜等角色，直至21世紀仍保持高頻演出。其藝術生涯以技術精準、風格多元著稱，成為20世紀末意大利美聲傳統的重要傳承者。

評委

蘇珊娜·斯特凡妮·凱塔尼

Susanna Stefani Caetani

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Only Stage創始人

蘇珊娜活躍于國際舞臺，曾與柴可夫斯基交響樂團、新西伯利亞愛樂樂團、奧克蘭愛樂樂團、洛桑室內樂團、挪威廣播交響樂團、羅伯特·舒曼愛樂樂團、圣切契利亞音樂學院管弦樂團等眾多知名樂團合作，并與弗拉基米爾·費多謝耶夫（Vladimir Fedosseyev）、阿諾德·卡茨（Arnold Katz）、法比奧·路易斯（FabioLuisi）、奧列格·凱塔尼（Oleg Caetani）等指揮家合作。她的演奏曲目涵蓋傳統經典與現代作品，尤以莫索洛夫《第一鋼琴協奏曲》、巴托克《第一鋼琴協奏曲》、肖斯塔科維奇兩首鋼琴協奏曲等作品見長。她錄制的皮澤蒂《鋼琴協奏曲——“Canti della Stagione Alta”》專輯為該作品的世界首錄。

蘇珊娜在室內樂方面亦頗具造詣，曾與羅馬四重奏（Quartetto di Roma）獻演于意大利總統，演出實況經歐洲各大電臺播出。她還積極參與古典音樂推廣，創作并主持多檔與佛羅倫薩五月音樂節相關的電視節目，采訪了小澤征爾（Seiji Ozawa）、祖賓·梅塔（Zubin Mehta）等著名指揮家。

2014年，蘇珊娜創辦Only Maestros，為指揮家提供專業管理服務，并于2017年與她的新管理公司Only Stage合并。Only Stage現已成為國際知名藝術經紀機構，致力于策劃各類藝術項目，合作伙伴包括帕瓦羅蒂基金會、Scenario2、米蘭阿琴博爾迪劇院等。蘇珊娜還發起Only Stage國際指揮比賽及《All about Bach! Festival》等項目，并擔任尼基什指揮比賽及SOI意大利歌劇學院虛擬歌劇比賽評委。

評委

韋蘭芬

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國家?劇院劇目制作部部長，中央戲劇學院戲劇美學博士，二級演出監督，北京市委宣傳部“四個一批”人才。

2003年起，活躍在中國最重大文化項目的第一線，參與了21 世紀以來國家舉辦的最大型、最頂級文化項目的藝術制作管理，包括北京奧運會開閉幕式、60周年國慶天安門慶祝活動文藝演出、上海世博會開幕式，國家大劇院大型劇目制作等。

北京2008年奧運會期間，作為奧運會開閉幕式創意協調人，參與北京奧運會開閉幕式組織、策劃、制作實施全過程。

2011年初加入國家大劇院，以國家大劇院制作劇目“制作人”的角色，制作歌劇、話劇、舞劇、音樂劇等舞臺劇目近90部，包括與弗蘭切斯卡·贊貝羅、維姆·文德斯、多明戈、鄭明勛、祖賓·梅塔、捷杰耶夫、陳薪伊、田沁鑫、王曉鷹、王筱頔等多位國內外一流藝術家合作制作演出世界經典及中國原創歌劇《霍夫曼的故事》《采珠人》《西蒙·波卡涅拉》《奧涅金》《阿依達》《法斯塔夫》《麥克白》《長征》《青春之歌》《夏日彩虹》《山海情》等60余部。

曾擔任中央音樂學院音樂藝術管理客座教授，曾赴北京大學藝術學院、北京大學歌劇研究院、上海戲劇學院開設專業課程，曾赴中央戲劇學院、北京師范大學、上海大劇院、廣州大劇院、陜西大劇院、澳門文化局等地開展學術交流。

曾獲美國洛克菲勒基金亞洲文化基金會（ACC）中美文化交流獎學金，前往紐約林肯藝術中心訪學。曾擔任國家藝術基金2021年度、2023年度、2024年度資助項目評審專家。

著有學術專著《歌劇的情境：瓦格納〈指環〉解析》（三聯生活出版社出版）。

駐賽鋼琴家

駐賽特邀鋼琴家

娜奧米·施密特

Naomi Schmidt

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曼海姆國家歌劇院國際歌劇工作室音樂總監。

德國著名藝術歌曲鋼琴伴奏與聲樂指導，現任曼海姆國家劇院國際歌劇工作室音樂總監、鋼琴藝術指導及音樂助理。自2019/20演出季起，她全面負責該劇院青年歌劇人才的聲樂訓練、舞臺排練及歌劇制作音樂統籌，深受好評。

施密特女士出生于德國斯圖加特的德日音樂世家，自幼學習鋼琴與小提琴，并多次在德國國家級比賽中獲獎。她曾就讀于弗賴堡音樂學院及日本京都音樂學院，后在漢諾威音樂戲劇學院隨揚-菲利普·舒爾策（Jan-Philip Schulze）專攻藝術歌曲伴奏。

施密特女士活躍于歐洲和日本舞臺，曾在維爾茨堡莫扎特節、林茨布魯克納音樂節、奧爾德堡音樂節等演出，并多次接受德國及西班牙多家廣播電臺錄播。她曾擔任巴伐利亞國家歌劇院、法蘭克福歌劇院、達姆施塔特國家劇院等著名劇院的音樂指導，并多次受邀擔任國際聲樂大師班及音樂節的藝術指導。

2018年，她參與危地馬拉版普契尼歌劇《波西米亞人》的制作，擔任聲樂指導及音樂助理。作為指揮與音樂總監，她曾執棒《屋頂上的小提琴手》《巴斯蒂安與巴斯蒂安娜》《人聲/蒙特卡洛的女士》等作品，均獲好評。

施密特女士曾獲德國音樂生活基金會、巴登-符騰堡州基金會、DAAD德意志學術交流中心及理查德·瓦格納基金會等多項獎學金。2025年，她入選艾克斯普羅旺斯歌劇節“女性歌劇創作者工作坊”，成為全球少數入選者之一。

駐賽特邀鋼琴家

漢斯-奧托·埃爾斯特倫

Hans-Otto Ehrstr?m

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出生于芬蘭一個藝術與音樂世家，自幼便沉浸于濃厚的音樂氛圍之中。他先后就讀于西貝柳斯音樂學院和法國里昂國立高等音樂學院，隨后在蘇黎世歌劇院的歌劇工作室深造，并獲得獨奏文憑。

早年專注于室內樂與藝術歌曲的演出，2000年起成為芬蘭國家歌劇院成員，并在近二十年間擔任薩翁林納歌劇節的常駐藝術家。他亦參與多個歐洲歌劇院的重要制作，擔任音樂指導與排練伴奏，擁有豐富的舞臺與合作經驗。

埃爾斯特倫的歌劇曲目廣泛，涵蓋10種語言、超過100部作品。自上世紀90年代起，他長期擔任國際聲樂比賽的官方鋼琴伴奏，廣受業界認可。他的演出遍及歐洲、亞洲及北極圈多國，常見于各類舞臺、廣播及電視節目。

自2023年5月起，埃爾斯特倫受聘于維也納國家歌劇院，擔任鋼琴藝術指導（Korrepetitor）。

Semifinalists Announced for the 2nd Shangyin Opera House & Gulangyu Opera Competition

The 2nd Shangyin Opera House & Gulangyu Opera Competition, officially launched on March 31, 2025, has garnered enthusiastic participation from professional vocal artists and aspiring opera performers worldwide. Following a rigorous preliminary evaluation by the jury panel, we are excited to announce the 65 contestants advancing to the Semi-final Round, which will take place at the He Luting Concert Hall of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

Semifinalists

* Semifinalist List (In the order of registration)

No.

Name

Gender

Voice Type

Nationality

1

Zhang Hairuo (張海若)

Female

Soprano

China

2

Xue Wencong (薛文聰)

Male

Baritone

China

3

Liu Zhe (劉哲)

Male

Baritone

China

4

Liu Kejia (劉可嘉)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

5

Liu Zhiyun (劉志蕓)

Female

Soprano

China

6

Xiao Xinyi (肖昕怡)

Female

Soprano

China

7

Nina Ehrstrom

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Finland

8

Zhao Ziniu (趙子牛)

Male

Bass

China

9

Guo Yiyi (郭一熠)

Male

Bass

China

10

Guo Xiaotong (郭曉童)

Male

Baritone

China

11

Shen Zhenghao (沈正浩)

Male

Baritone

China

12

Xie Xinyu (謝昕宇)

Male

Baritone

China

13

Xu Dongchen (徐東晨)

Male

Tenor

China

14

Tian Siying (田思穎)

Female

Soprano

China

15

Wu Wenguang (吳文廣)

Male

Tenor

China

16

Liu Tongwei (劉彤偉)

Female

Soprano

China

17

Fan Helele (樊何樂樂)

Female

Soprano

China

18

Luzia Ernst

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Germany

19

Xia Deqi (夏德奇)

Male

Tenor

China

20

He Yingsi (何穎思)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

21

Guo Chen (郭琛)

Female

Soprano

China

22

Mi Xueqian (米雪倩)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

23

Zheng Zipei (鄭子培)

Male

Tenor

China

24

Anastasiia Korotenko

Female

Soprano

Ukraine

25

Chen Zuhao (陳祖浩)

Male

Baritone

China

26

Li Shu (李舒)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

27

Kong Weiwei (孔維蔚)

Female

Soprano

China

28

Hu Yue (胡越)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

29

Gong Xi (龔禧)

Female

Soprano

China

30

Li Yinuo (李依諾)

Female

Soprano

China

31

Zhao Zidong (趙子棟)

Male

Tenor

China

32

Heng Yiqian (衡依茜)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

33

Zeng Genying (曾根瑩)

Female

Soprano

China

34

Zhang Zihua (張子華)

Male

Tenor

China

35

Pan Yu (潘煜)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

36

Yulia Nikanorova

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Russia

37

Alina Otiakovskaia

Female

Soprano

Russia

38

Wu Tongyu (吳桐雨)

Female

Soprano

China

39

Zhou Mila (周咪拉)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

40

Lea Krüger

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Germany

41

Liu Fangfei (劉芳菲)

Female

Soprano

China

42

Xin Wenpeng (辛文鵬)

Male

Baritone

China

43

Katsiaryna Maximava

Female

Soprano

Belarus

44

Tang Miao (湯淼)

Female

Soprano

China

45

Zhao Xueting (趙雪婷)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

46

Liu Shubing (劉淑冰)

Female

Soprano

China

47

Song Yueyue (宋悅悅)

Female

Soprano

China

48

Deng Ying (鄧穎)

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

China

49

Zhu He (朱賀)

Male

Tenor

China

50

Andy Haberer

Male

Bass

Germany

51

Wang Duoduo (王多多)

Male

Baritone

China

52

Peng Ziyi (彭子儀)

Female

Soprano

China

53

Fan Xueyan (范雪妍)

Female

Soprano

China

54

Wu Liere (烏列熱)

Female

Soprano

China

55

Hou Maoyu (侯毛雨)

Male

Tenor

China

56

Li Ruixin (李瑞鑫)

Male

Baritone

China

57

Shao Hanfeng (邵瀚鋒)

Male

Baritone

China

58

Li Xincheng (李新成)

Male

Tenor

China

59

Zhang Minghao (張茗皓)

Male

Tenor

China

60

Chen Zimo (陳子墨)

Female

Soprano

China

61

Alexandra Olsson Andersen

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Sweden

62

Feng Haoran (馮浩然)

Male

Tenor

China

63

So Ry Kim

Female

Soprano

South Korea

64

Daniel Gwon

Male

Baritone

South Korea

65

Benedikt Heisinger

Male

Baritone

Germany

Semi-final Instructions

Semifinalists are required to submit their program for both the Semi-final and Final Rounds no later than June 15, 2025. Please specify clearly whether you will collaborate with the Competition’s pianists-in-residence or bring your own piano accompanist. For those opting to work with the Competition’s pianists-in-residence, please kindly submit the electronic music score of your program to the email address provided by the Organizing Committee.

Schedule for the Semi-final and Final Rounds

Date

Event

Venue

July 3

Semi-finalists registration;

Announcement of the semi-final rehearsal plan and detailed competition schedule;

Rehearsal with piano accompaniment.

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

July 4

Rehearsal with piano accompaniment

He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

July 5

Semi-final

He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

July 6

Semi-final

He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

July 7

Announcement of finalists list

He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

July 10

Finalists registration;

Rehearsal with piano accompaniment.

Gulangyu Concert Hall, Xiamen

July 11

Final

Gulangyu Concert Hall, Xiamen

Dress Code for Semi-final and Final Rounds

Contestants must wear formal concert attire, which will be prepared and brought by themselves.

Prizewinners will have the opportunity to be included in the “Opera Singer Reserve Program of the Shangyin Opera House” and the “Gulangyu Star Program”. This includes the possibility of performing in the opera productions of the Shangyin Opera House in 2026 and beyond, subject to separate agreements, as well as participating in the Gulangyu Music Festival

Jury

Jury Chairman

Liao Changyong

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Liao Changyong, an internationally renowned baritone singer and a respected vocal music educator, enjoys the reputation of the “No.1 Chinese baritone in the world.” He received tutelage from veteran vocal instructors, Professor Luo Wei and Professor Zhou Xiaoyan. In addition to his role as a professor, academic leader, doctoral supervisor and President of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Mr. Liao also holds several prominent positions, including member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, member of the Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, Vice Chairman of the China Musicians Association, and Chairman of the Shanghai Musician Association.

Mr. Liao’s exceptional talent has garnered him numerous awards in prestigious competitions both domestically and internationally. Notably, in 1996 and 1997, he achieved an outstanding feat by winning top prizes at the 41st Toulouse International Singing Competition in France, Plácido Domingo’s OPERALIA (the World Opera Competition), and the Queen Sonja Singing Competition in Norway. These victories marked the beginning of his illustrious international career as a professional vocalist.

As an active performing artist, Mr. Liao has built a remarkable career by performing in dozens of classic operas and hundreds of concerts around the world. He graced the stage alongside legendary musicians like Plácido Domingo, Sergi Giménez Carreras, Ruth Ann Swanson, Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Hartmut H?ll, Zhang Guoyong, Yu Long, Lu Jia and Li Xincao, collaborating with many of the world’s best orchestras. With a charismatic presence,he has played leading roles in numerous opera classics, including Figaro in The Barber of Seville, the title roles in Rigoletto and Don Carlos,Escamillo in Carmen,Valentin in Faust, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore, Zhang Zhongliang in original Chinese opera Spring River, and the heroine’s granduncle-in-law inDaughter of the Party. His exceptional artistry and remarkable vocal talent have established him as the No. 1 baritone in Asia and a renowned baritone singer worldwide. In 2000, under the baton of MaestroPlácido Domingo, Mr. Liao starred in Verdi’s Il Trovatoreat the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington. The remarkable success of this production led to him being hailed as a talented singer and an operatic treasure by the Washington Post and the New York Times. He also presented several impressive concerts, including “Voice of China · Celebrating the 2010 World Expo – A Concert by Liao Changyong”, “Liao Changyong Recital: Art Songs of Mao Zedong’s Poems”, “Voice of China · Celebrating the New Year – A Recital by Liao Changyong”, and “Voice of China · Moving the World – A Recital by Liao Changyong”, as well as the concert series “Centennial of Chinese Art Songs” and “Tribute to Classics”.

Beyond the opera stage, Liao Changyong has been dedicated to delivering performances that resonate with the spirit of our times through his magnetic voice and deeply expressive interpretations. His remarkable appearances at grand evening galas such as “Stride Forward, the Nation”, “Heroes” and “The Great Journey” exemplified his dedication. His albums, including “Ombra mai fu” and “Chinese Poem and Calligraphy: Liao Changyong’s Chinese Art Song Recital in Vienna”, have received international acclaim.

As an accomplished educator, Mr. Liao developed an integrated talent training system that combines music education, creation, performance, and research built on the rich educational traditions of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

His leadership roles as head of the He Luting Advanced Research Institute for Chinese Music and as the founder and director of the China Vocal Music Art Research Center have been deeply rooted in his long-term commitment to developing and promoting Chinese vocal music art. In 2018, Mr. Liao launched the Chinese Art Song International Singing Competition, which has become an internationally influential event over four successful editions. In recent years, he devoted much effort to promote Chinese culture on the international stage by presenting Chinese art song concerts at prestigious venues such as the Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Germany, the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Concert Hall in Australia, and the Bruce Mason Centre in New Zealand. Moreover, Mr. Liao has facilitated meaningful collaborations with international opera houses, co-producing La Traviata with Kiel Opera House (Germany), The Barber of Seville with Teatro Sociale di Como (Italy), and Carmen with Opéra National de Bordeaux (France). These endeavors have contributed greatly to international cultural exchange.

Mr. Liao has shaped the landscape of Chinese opera and art songs through his dedicated efforts in creation, compilation, and promotion. To elevate Chinese art songs to a recognized canonical genre, he has edited and published a monograph and sheet music series titled “Collection of Chinese Art Songs in 100 Years.” In collaboration with the prestigious music publisher Breitkopf & H?rtel, he published “Three Wishes from a Rose – 16 Selected Chinese Art Songs” that aligns with international standards. This publication has been adopted as a textbook by numerous European music institutions. To further enhance the creation, performance, and research of Chinese opera, Mr. Liao has produced several original operatic works, including Spring River, He Luting, Sunrise and A Love Ballad of Kangding. He has also performed in the celebrated national opera Daughter of the Party, staged by the National Center for the Performing Arts in China. Most recently, the new production of The Long March Suite, presented by the SHCM with Liao ChangYong as producer and artistic director, has become a big hit, drawing public interest towards patriotic classics.

In recognition of his remarkable achievements, Mr. Liao has been awarded a number of honors and accolades, including the National May 1st Labor Medal, Baosteel Elegant Art Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award of the Magnolia Awards, Star of Art of the 1st China Shanghai International Arts Festival, Pace-setter in the New Long March of Shanghai, Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Shanghai, Shanghai Model Worker, National Artist Award, National Young Artist Award, Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award from the Committee of 100, Outstanding Artist Award from the New York State Assembly, Belgian Oriental Art Knights Medal, Outstanding Achievement Award of the 6th Shanghai Literature and Art Awards, Top Ten Charming Talents of China, Montblanc Arts Patronage Award, Cultural Ambassador for Telling China’s Story Well, and International Communication Activity award of the Shanghai Silver Dove Award.

Jury Member

Zhang Guoyong

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Zhang Guoyong is an esteemed Chinese conductor and music educator. He graduated from the Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1983 and received his doctorate in music from Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1997. He successively studied with the Chinese conductor and music educator Prof. Huang Xiaotong and the world-renowned master conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky.

Mr. Zhang is currently a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and serves as the Music Director of both the Qingdao Symphony Orchestra and the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the China Musicians Association and the Shanghai Musicians Association. Additionally, he is a member of the Four Batches of Talents Program of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Mr. Zhang has been bestowed the honorary title of “A Leading Figure in Shanghai” and has received special government allowances from the State Council of China. Previously, he held the position of Music Director of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and served as the President and Artistic Director of the Shanghai Opera House.

During his impressive artistic career, Mr. Zhang has successfully conducted a diverse range of classical works, encompassing operas, ballets, and symphonic choruses, collaborating with esteemed opera houses and symphony orchestras both in China and abroad. Notably, Mr. Zhang excels in conducting Russian works, and is recognized as one of the best interpreters of Shostakovich’s symphonies in China.

Zhang’s style of conducting is clean, natural and soulful with a passion complemented by a profound rationality, resulting in a strong artistic tension appealing to the audience. With his keen ear, excellent skills, effective rehearsal methods and comprehensive grasp of the structure of the works, he impresses orchestras and audiences every time he takes the stage.

In recent years, he has acted as China’s cultural ambassador in many significant international cultural exchange events, representing the country in the Year of Culture activities co-hosted with the U.S., Russia, Germany, Italy, France, and Latin America.

In 2014, Mr. Zhang conducted the critically acclaimed HD opera film Carmen and Rickshaw Boy, both produced by the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in China.

In 2015, he was invited by the NCPA to participate in the Italian tour of Chinese operas. The following year, he conducted the China Philharmonic Orchestra’s debut performance in Russia, earning widespread acclaim.

In 2006, he was invited as a jury member of the 8th Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition in Spain.

Zhang’s mentor, Maestro Gennady Rozhdestvensky, once told music critics excitedly, “I gave Zhang Guoyong the highest marks in the Moscow State Conservatory’s history. He will always have a place in any orchestra all over the world.”

Jury Member

Markus Eiche

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Markus Eiche is a renowned German baritone and a vocal professor at the Freiburg University of Music. Internationally acclaimed for his rich stage experience and outstanding musical expressiveness, Eiche has performed in leading opera houses and music festivals around the world.

He began his professional career in 1997 with a successful debut as Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Estates Theatre in Prague. He subsequently became a key member of the ensembles at the National Theatre Mannheim and the Vienna State Opera, where he portrayed numerous iconic roles including Don Giovanni, Papageno, Marcello, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Gunther, and Olivier.

From 2012 to 2018, he was actively engaged at the Bavarian State Opera, performing significant roles such as Lescaut, Goloud, Kurwenal, and Beckmesser. As a frequent guest artist, Eiche has appeared on the stages of La Scala in Milan, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Berlin State Opera, Zurich Opera House, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and the Salzburg Festival. Since 2007, he has been a regular guest at the Bayreuth Festival, taking on major roles such as Wolfram von Eschenbach and Gunther.

Eiche has collaborated with many world-renowned conductors including Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann, Kirill Petrenko, Seiji Ozawa, Alan Gilbert, and Marek Janowski, earning widespread acclaim for his performances.

In addition to his operatic achievements, Eiche has made significant contributions to the concert stage, performing works by Bach, Mahler, Beethoven, and Brahms, as well as 20th-century repertoire by Britten, Strauss, and Dallapiccola. He has given recitals in cities such as Barcelona, Zurich, Vienna, and Tokyo.

Since 2016, Markus Eiche has been a professor of vocal studies at the Freiburg University of Music, dedicated to training the next generation of vocal talent.

Jury Member

Shi Yijie

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Shi Yijie, a talented tenor, currently serves as a professor and Vice Dean at the Music College of Hunan Normal University, a distinguished professor at the China Conservatory of Music, and a visiting professor at the School of Music of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

Shi Yijie is an accomplished Chinese vocalist who has been active around the world. In 2007, he won four gold medals in international vocal competitions. Since then, he has graced the stages of many prestigious opera houses and music festivals globally, including the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Phoenix Opera House in Venice, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Madrid Royal Opera House, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Opéra municipal de Marseille, Opéra de Toulouse, San Francisco Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, Rossini Opera Festival, and Edinburgh International Festival.

Shi Yijie has been recognized as one of the world’s best interpreters of Bel Canto works, celebrated for his compelling interpretations of masterpieces by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and Mozart. Over the past decade, he has delivered over 500 performances of 41 operas worldwide, including La Fille Du Regiment, L’elisir d’amore, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, I Puritani, Die Zauberfl?te, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Das Land des L?chelns, The Dream of the Red Chamber, etc. Notably, his excellent rendition of the famous 19 High C in La Fille Du Regiment has established him as one of the leading tenors in the world.

Driven by his profound love for Chinese culture and music, Shi Yijie has been dedicated to promoting Chinese art songs to an international audience. His album Chinese Art Songs, recorded with renowned pianist Chen Sa and released under the Universal Edition and DECCA labels, has been well-received by the fans.

Jury Member

Patrizia Pace

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Patrizia Pace is an acclaimed Italian soprano whose remarkable journey in opera began at just 16 years old with her debut in Genoa in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande. Her international career flourished when she took the stage at Teatro alla Scala in Mozart’s opera Lucio Silla at the age of 19. Since then, she became a resident artist at the theater, where she has brilliantly portrayed iconic roles such as Mica?la in Carmen and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro.

Patrizia Pace rapidly ascended to international fame through her remarkable triumphs in a series of high-profile competitions. In 1983 alone, she conquered three prestigious vocal contests: the Aureliano Pertile Competition, the Gian Battista Viotti International Music (Voice) Competition, and the Maria Callas International Grand Prix. In 1987, she received the Silver Mask Award, whose past recipients included the legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti. In 1996, she added the Golden Mascagni Award to her growing collection of accolades. With her emotive voice and expressive performance, Patrizia has breathed life into over 60 iconic roles. including Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Liù (Turandot), Nannetta (Falstaff), Mica?la (Carmen), Gilda (Rigoletto), and Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), earning prestige particular for her unparalleled renditions of operas by Mozart, Rossini, and Puccini. Patrizia shined on the stages of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, including Teatro alla Scala, the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), and the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, performing under the baton of celebrated conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, and Herbert von Karajan. Her appearances in landmark productions, such as Don Giovanni conducted by Claudio Abbado, Le Nozze di Figaro conducted by Riccardo Muti, and Mozart’s Requiem with the Berlin Philharmonic, have mesmerized audiences worldwide. Patrizia’s artistic footprint extends across more than 30 countries, participating in the world premiere of numerous operas at venues like the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Bastille Opera House.

As an expert in Baroque music, Patrizia has redefined the boundaries of concert performances. Her recordings of Don Giovanni and Le martyre de saint Sébastien, released under Deutsche Grammophon and other leading international labels, have set new standards in the industry. Since the 1990s, Patrizia has been a prominent figure on the international opera scene, taking on iconic roles such as Mimì in La Bohème and Pamina in Die Zauberfl?te at prestigious venues and festivals, such as the Puccini Festival and the Roman Theatre of Avenches. Her artistry continues to flourish into the 21st century. Renowned for her technical finesse and remarkable versatility, Patrizia Pace stands as an important torchbearer of the Italian bel canto tradition.

Jury Member

Susanna Stefani Caetani

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Susanna Stefani Caetani is the founder of Only Stage.

During her career as a piano soloist, she has played in different continents with orchestras like Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Norwegian Radio Symphony Oslo, Robert Schumann Philharmonie, Chamber Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and has worked with conductors like Vladimir Fedosseyev, Arnold Katz, Fabio Luisi, Oleg Caetani, etc. Her repertoire includes classical and modern works, notably Mosolov’s Piano Concerto No.1, Bartok’s First Piano Concerto and both of Shostakovitch’s Piano Concertos. Her recording of Pizzetti’s Piano Concerto “Canti della Stagione Alta” is a world first.

As an accomplished chamber musician, she played in 2005 with the Quartetto di Roma for the Italian President, a concert which was broadcast all over Europe. At the side of his musician career, Susanna has also created different TV programs about classical music and a TV series called Maggio Notes (together with Marco Giorgetti and Massimo Tarducci) about the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, interviewing among many artists Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Metha, etc.

In 2014, Susanna founded the Only Maestros, an innovative management company that catered only conductors. Since February 2017, it has merged into her new management company Only Stage, a bold wide reality in the international music business, where she also takes care of special projects and events for different clients and artists, like Fondazione Pavarotti, Scenario2, Teatro Arcimboldi Milan. She has been a jury member of the Nikisch Conducting Competition and of the SOI Scuola dell'Opera Italiana Fiorenza Cedolins First Virtual Opera Competition. Recently, Susanna has worked on Only Stage First Digital Season “All about Bach! Festival” and has launched the Only Stage International Conducting Competition.

Jury Member

Iris Wei Lanfen

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Iris Wei Lanfen holds a PhD in Drama Aesthetics from the Central Academy of Drama. She is a second-grade stage manager, and a member of the Four Batches of Talents Program of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Currently, she serves as the Director of the Drama Production Department at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in China.

Since 2003, Iris has occupied a vanguard position in China’s most significant cultural projects. She has been integrally involved in the artistic production and management of the nation’s premier and largest-scale cultural spectacles in the 21st century. These include the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the 2009 grand gala marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the P.R. China, the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, and numerous large-scale productions of the NCPA.

In 2008, Iris contributed to the artistic tapestry of the Beijing Olympics, masterminding both its spectacular opening and closing ceremonies. As the creative coordinator, she was engaged in the whole process from conception and planning to organization and execution.

Since joining the NCPA as a producer in early 2011, she has presented nearly 90 stage productions spanning opera, drama, ballet and musical theatre. Her impressive portfolio features over 60 international opera masterpieces and original Chinese operatic works, including Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Les Pêcheurs de perles, Simon Boccanegra, Eugene Onegin, Aida, Falstaff, Macbeth, The Long March, The Song of Youth, Summer Rainbow, and Minning Town, produced in collaboration with leading artists such as Francesca Zambello, Wim Wenders, Plácido Domingo, Myung-Whun Chung, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Chen Xinyi, Tian Qinxin, Wang Xiaoying, and Wang Xiaodi.

Iris served as a visiting professor of music and art management at the Central Conservatory of Music, and offered professional courses at Peking University School of Arts, Peking University Academy of Opera, and Shanghai Theatre Academy. She has participated in academic exchanges at the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Normal University, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Guangzhou Opera House, Shaanxi Performing Arts Center, and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

Iris was engaged in a visiting scholar program at the Lincoln Art Center, funded by the Sino-American Cultural Exchange Scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation’s Asian Cultural Council (ACC). She also served as a member of the review panel for the China National Arts Fund projects in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Iris is the author of the academic monograph titled The Context of Opera: An Analysis of Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen, which was published by Sanlian Press.

Pianist-in-Residence

Pianist-in-Residence

Naomi Schmidt

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Naomi Schmidt, Music Director, International Opera Studio, National Theatre Mannheim.

Naomi Schmidt is one of Germany’s most influential contemporary vocal coaches and collaborative pianists. She currently serves as Music Director, Principal Vocal Coach, and Assistant Conductor at the International Opera Studio of the National Theatre Mannheim. Since the 2019/20 season, she has held key responsibilities in vocal training, rehearsal leadership, and musical coordination of opera productions, playing a pivotal role in shaping the studio’s artistic development and reputation.

Born into a German-Japanese musical family in Stuttgart, Ms. Schmidt demonstrated exceptional musical talent from an early age, studying both piano and violin and winning numerous national competitions. She pursued piano performance studies at the Freiburg University of Music and in Kyoto, Japan, before specializing in Lied accompaniment under Jan-Philip Schulze at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover.

As a sought-after collaborative pianist, Ms. Schmidt has performed across Europe and Japan, appearing at renowned international festivals such as the Würzburg Mozart Festival, Bruckner Festival Linz, Samos Young Artists Festival, and the Aldeburgh Festival in the UK. Her performances have been frequently broadcast and recorded by media outlets including BR, NDR, SWR, ARD-alpha, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, and Catalonia Radio.

In addition to her performance career, Ms. Schmidt is deeply committed to vocal pedagogy and opera coaching. She has served as vocal coach and music consultant at institutions including the Bavarian State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, and Staatstheater Darmstadt. She is regularly invited as a faculty member and coach for international masterclasses and music academies.

In 2018, she collaborated with conductor Nimrod David Pfeffer on a production of Puccini’s La Bohème in Guatemala, serving as vocal coach and assistant conductor, further demonstrating her versatility in cross-cultural opera production.

As a conductor and music director, Ms. Schmidt has led productions including Fiddler on the Roof (Anatevka), the NTM’s adaptation of Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne, and La voix humaine / La dame de Monte-Carlo, all of which have garnered critical acclaim.

Ms. Schmidt has received numerous prestigious awards and scholarships, including those from the German Music Life Foundation, Baden-Württemberg Foundation, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), and the Richard Wagner Foundation. In 2025, she was selected for the highly competitive Women Opera Makers Workshop at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, a distinction awarded to only a few exceptional artists worldwide.

Pianist-in-Residence

Hans-Otto Ehrstr?m

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Hans-Otto Ehrstr?m was born into a distinguished Finnish family of artists and musicians, immersed in a rich musical environment from an early age. He studied at the Sibelius Academy and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon, later continuing his training at the Opera Studio of the Zurich Opera House, where he obtained his soloist diploma.

Initially focusing on chamber music and art song, he joined the Finnish National Opera in 2000 and was a regular guest artist at the Savonlinna Opera Festival for nearly two decades. He has also contributed to numerous productions in leading opera houses across Europe, serving as a music coach and rehearsal pianist.

Ehrstr?m’s operatic repertoire spans over 100 works in 10 different languages. Since the 1990s, he has been a sought-after official accompanist at numerous international vocal competitions and is highly respected in the field. His performances have taken him to stages, radio, and television across Europe, Asia, and even the Arctic regions.

Since May 2023, Ehrstr?m has been working as a Repetitor at the Vienna State Opera.

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