Liu Weiwei

Biography

Liu Weiwei was a Chinese operatic tenor born in 1957 in Tianjin, China. He was of Han ethnicity. He began his artistic career in 1977 when he joined the art troupe of the South Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy as a performer, where he worked until December 1979. In 1980, he was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he studied under Professor Li Xinchang. After graduating in 1985, he joined the opera troupe of the Central Opera House. He later became a member of the China Democratic League and served on its Central Committee. In 1998, he was transferred to the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, where he worked as a first-class performer until leaving the troupe in 2008. Politically, in 2008 he was elected as a member of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, representing the culture and arts sector in the 26th group. In August 2012, he was appointed head of the Opera Department at the Central Academy of Drama. Liu Weiwei passed away on May 28, 2026.