和慧

简介

He Hui is a Chinese lyric-dramatic soprano opera singer, born on April 1, 1972, in Ankang, Shaanxi Province. She graduated in 1994 from the vocal department of the Xi'an Conservatory of Music and remained as a teacher, studying under professors such as Wang Zhen and Rao Yujian. In 1998, she received an opportunity to collaborate with the Florence Opera, performing the role of Aida at the Grand Theatre in Shanghai, becoming the first Chinese singer to perform this role. In 2000, she won second place in the Plác Domingo World Opera Competition, which became a turning point in her career. In 2002, she won first place in the 42nd International Verdi Vocal Competition, then moved to Italy for professional development, performing the lead role in Tosca at the Teatro Regio di Parma. In 2004, she performed the lead role in Madama Butterfly for the first time. She subsequently performed lead roles on the stages of world-renowned opera houses including the Vienna State Opera, La Scala in Milan, and the Paris Opera. In 2012, she returned to the Chinese stage, performing Verdi's opera A Masked Ball at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. In 2017, she was appointed as a visiting professor at the Chinese Music School Precision Innovation Centre at the China Conservatory of Music. In 2019, she participated in the Salzburg Festival in Austria, performing Adriana Lecouvreur as a replacement for the ill Anna Netrebko, and also performed Turandot at the Dubai Opera and Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He Hui is the only Chinese singer to have performed on the stages of the world's six major opera houses, and the only one to have performed the lead female role at La Scala in Italy.