Prof. Liao Changyong (Chinese: 廖昌永; born October 25, 1968[1]), sometimes referred in English media as C. Y. Liao or Changyong Liao, is a Chinese operatic baritone and academic. He won first prize in three different international competitions in 1996 and 1997: Operalia; the French International Singing Competition of Toulouse; and the Queen Sonja Singing Competition.[2][3][4] While his performance career has mainly been in China, he has appeared as a guest artist with opera companies and orchestras internationally.[5] He is the president at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.[3]