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The voice of stardom

Updated: Feb 27, 2023 By Zhang Kun China Daily Print
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Soprano He Hui during Tosca rehearsals. The opera will be performed at the Shanghai Grand Theatre until Sunday, then in June at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing and in July at the Shaanxi Opera House in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. [Photo provided to Niu Xiaobei/For China Daily]

"Standing on the side stage, I told myself that Floria Tosca was a diva, and so was my favorite singer Maria Callas. I would be Callas playing Tosca tonight. I was immature, and didn't have full control of the stage at that time, but I had a beautiful voice. Once I found this pivot of Callas in my mind, I gained confidence, and managed to give a good performance."

Asian opera singers in Europe were at that time often given exotic Eastern roles, such as Cho-cho-san in Madame Butterfly, or Liu in Turandot, but rarely given classical Italian characters.

As such, her successful performance of Tosca in Parma kicked off a career as a lyric soprano in the Europe opera scene.

In 2006, He was named among the Cast B for Floria Tosca and performed at the esteemed Teatro alla Scala in Milan under the baton of maestro conductor Lorin Maazel. On the third night, when the Cast A member for the role Daniela Dessi became unwell, He rushed to the rescue and gave an outstanding performance.

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