Guanqun yu biography definition

Chinese soprano (born )

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.

Guanqun Yu (Chinese: 于冠群; pinyin: Yú Guānqún; born )^[1] is a Chinese soprano who has sung in opera houses and concert halls internationally.

In she won the Belvedere International Singing Competition and in she placed 2nd in the Operalia, The World Opera Competition.^[2][3] She is particularly known for portraying heroines in the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, and Giuseppe Verdi.

Life and career

Born and raised in Yantai, Shandong, Yu graduated from the Shandong University of Arts&#;[zh]^[4] before going on to study at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with Fugen Wei and Zhou Xiaoyan.^[5][3] She then became a member of the Young Artist Program at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna where she made her professional opera debut as Elettra in Idomeneo; a role she has subsequently performed at the Teatr