Ying Fang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fang.
Ying Fang
Born1988
Ningbo, China
Education
OccupationOperatic soprano
OrganizationsMetropolitan Opera

Ying Fang (Chinese: 方颖; pinyin: Fāng Yǐng) (born 1988)[1] is a Chinese operatic soprano.[2] 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.[2][3][4] 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.[5][6] 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."[5]

  1. ^ Sam Anderson (May 30, 2019). "HOW DOES A NORMAL PERSON TRANSFORM INTO AN OPERA SINGER?". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b Robert Turnbull (March 4, 2010). "China's First Lady of Opera". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Ying Fang". Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved November 13, 2015.[dead link]
  4. ^ Robin Pogrebin (February 9, 2015). "Lincoln Center Segal Awards Expand Field of Honorees". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b "Ying Fang: Soprano". Opera News. Vol. 80, no. 4. October 2015.
  6. ^ Kathryn Shattuck (January 16, 2015). "What's on TV Friday". The New York Times.