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The voice of stardom
Updated: Feb 27, 2023
By Zhang Kun
China Daily
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"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.
