Biography
"Strikingly attractive voice of ebony colour" (Abendzeitung) - "Standing out in opera, concert and song recitals alike with her colourful timbre, flawless voice, and remarkable receptivity, the young mezzo-soprano is critically acclaimed as a "voice that is something to look out for.” (Operawire). Yajie Zhang is a member of the ensemble at Oper Leipzig since the 2022/23 season. In Leipzig, she is appearing as Hänsel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Nora in La Traviata, as Page in Strauss' Salome and other roles. At the Opéra national de Paris, she appears in John Adams' Nixon in China under the baton of music director Gustavo Dudamel, alongside Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson. Concert performances are taking her to Oxford, Helsinki, Berlin and the Naantali
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2016 — Yesterday
Parsifal, Wagner, Richard
Bayerische StaatsoperKlingsors Zaubermädchen 3 (Third flower maiden)
View cast and crewRoméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet), Gounod
National Centre for the Performing ArtsStéphano (Stephano)
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La Traviata (La traviata), Verdi
National Centre for the Performing ArtsFlora Bervoix
View cast and crewFeatured past performances
Parsifal, Wagner, Richard
Bayerische StaatsoperKlingsors Zaubermädchen 3 (Third flower maiden)
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Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet), Gounod
National Centre for the Performing ArtsStéphano (Stephano)
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Upcoming performances
19Elektra (Electra), Strauss
Oper LeipzigErste Magd (First maid)
View cast and crewLa Cenerentola (Cinderella), Rossini
Oper LeipzigAngelina
View cast and crewElektra (Electra), Strauss
Bavarian State OperaZweite Magd (Second maid)
View cast and crewDas Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Wagner, Richard
Bavarian State OperaFlosshilde
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Munich, Germany
Biography
"Strikingly attractive voice of ebony colour" (Abendzeitung) - "Standing out in opera, concert and song recitals alike with her colourful timbre, flawless voice, and remarkable receptivity, the young mezzo-soprano is critically acclaimed as a "voice that is something to look out for.” (Operawire). Yajie Zhang is a member of the ensemble at Oper Leipzig since the 2022/23 season. In Leipzig, she is appearing as Hänsel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Nora in La Traviata, as Page in Strauss' Salome and other roles. At the Opéra national de Paris, she appears in John Adams' Nixon in China under the baton of music director Gustavo Dudamel, alongside Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson. Concert performances are taking her to Oxford, Helsinki, Berlin and the Naantali
