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Ying Fang

Soprano (lyric)

Born 1987 (39 years old)

Chinese

Opera

Ying Fang is a Chinese operatic soprano. A principal soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, she won the Golden Bell Award at the Guangdong Singing Competition in China in 2009, first prize at the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition in 2013, and the Lincoln Center Segal Award in 2015. Her performances have been featured on the television program Great Performances at the Met and in movie theaters for the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD. In 2015 Opera News stated that "Ying Fang sings with exquisite simplicity and directness. The twenty-eight-year-old soprano never forces her sound or indulges in coloratura 'flash'. She is incapable of vulgarity; her dignity is unshakeable, and her powers of persuasion are sovereign."

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Signature Roles

Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia Gilda in Rigoletto

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Career Trajectory

Ying Fang rose to prominence as a lyric soprano with an exceptional gift for Mozart and bel canto roles, establishing herself through performances at major international opera houses beginning in the early 2010s. Her interpretations—marked by vocal purity, technical command, and interpretive sophistication—have made her a preferred choice for roles including Susanna, Rosina, and Gilda at institutions ranging from the Metropolitan Opera to the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Now in her mid-career, Fang continues to expand her repertoire while maintaining her artistic integrity, representing a new generation of Chinese singers achieving prominence on the world's most prestigious operatic stages.