Shenyang bass-baritone

Award Winner 2008

The 23 year-old Chinese bass-baritone Shenyang was winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2007. He also won First Prize at the International Opera Competition in Verona, the 2007 Rheinsberg Opera Competition, the 2007 Verona Orfeo Singing Competition and the 2005 Verona Don Giovanni Singing Competition. Born in Tianjin, China, Shenyang studied with Professor Ping Gu at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He is currently enrolled jointly at The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and at Julliard School Opera Center. He has received masterclasses with James Levine, Antonio Pappano, John Fisher, Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto, Thomas Allen, Håkan Hagegård and Renée Fleming. His operatic roles include Masetto (Don Giovanni) at Verona Philharmonic Theatre and Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2005, Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte) in Berlin in 2006, Don Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) in Tel Aviv by International Vocal Arts Institute, and Caronte (L'Orfeo) at the hometown of the opera on its 400th anniversary. During 2007 he sang Rossini's Stabat Mater with Antonio Pappano in Roma Santa Cecilia and he sang the opening concert at the China National Grand Theatre in Beijing. Engagements in 2008 include Haydn's Die Jahreszeiten with John Nelson, Lieder Recital in Lincoln Center and Goethe Institute, a Young Singers Concert with Ivor Bolton at Salzburg Festival, Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer with James Levine and Daniel Barenboim in Carnegie Hall and V.Fleishman's Rothschild's Violin with James Conlon at Juilliard Opera Center. His debut recording was Schubert's Winterreise (Chinese Premiere recording), released by FengLin Records.