An artist of stunning vocal agility and exceptional musicianship.

Chinese tenor Zihao Liu is an artist of stunning vocal agility and exceptional musicianship. Despite growing up in a non-musical family, he has loved music since early childhood, beginning private piano lessons at age four and joining a children’s choir at age six. He made his solo debut at age seven at the Chongqing Grand Theatre, sparking a lifelong passion for exploring music from around the world.

Recent solo appearances include Lorenzo in Bolcom’s Lucrezia, Lord Tolloller in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, the Schoolmaster in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen. As a concert soloist, he has performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Bard Conservatory Orchestra alongside mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, Handel’s Messiah with The Orchestra Now, and Bach’s Christmas Cantata with the Albany Symphony. He has also presented multiple solo recitals in both the United States and China.

Mr. Liu’s opera scene work includes Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and Ernesto in Don Pasquale. He has participated in leading programs and festivals such as the Music Academy of the West, the Art Song Festival in Cleveland, and the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory, where he worked with renowned artists including Marlena Malas, Sasha Cooke, John Churchwell and more artists.

Mr. Liu holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Marlena Malas, and a Master’s degree from the Vocal Arts Program at Bard College Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Richard Cox. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studying with Nathan Gunn.