Soprano Dani Jingdan Zhang is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma in Opera Studies at the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Professor Bradley Williams.

Dani Zhang made her debut with Opera Hong Kong as Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at Hong Kong City Hall, followed by an acclaimed performance as Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre. Her other operatic roles include Ruth Baldwin (Later the Same Evening), Ilia (Idomeneo), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), and Nedda (I Pagliacci). She has also performed partial roles such as Nannetta (Falstaff), Micaëla (Carmen), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), and Cunegonde (Candide). At NEC, she most recently sang the title role of Poppea in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea. Her upcoming engagements include performing the role of Agnes in Ulysses Kay's opera Frederick Douglass with Odyssey Opera, and Valencienne in Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow with Opera Hong Kong.

As a concert soloist, she made her debut under the baton of Yu Long with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil), singing the soprano solo in Fauré’s Requiem at HKU MUSE. During the HK Phil’s 50th anniversary season, she was invited again to perform in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and later appeared as soprano soloist in Poulenc’s Gloria under Chloé Dufresne. In addition, Dani performed Bach’s Mass in B minor in collaboration with the Hong Kong Bach Choir conducted by Jerome Hoberman. In Macao, she performed Bach’s Easter Oratorio and excerpts from Handel’s Messiah with the Macao Orchestra and Learners Chorus.

She also featured in the Opera Hong Kong 20th Anniversary Gala Concert, and performed soprano solo in Carmina Burana with the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra under Shinik Hahm at the Sichuan Cultural and Arts Center. Recently at NEC, Zhang appeared as soprano soloist in the Philharmonia’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 under Hugh Wolff.

Dani Zhang has been recognized in both international and national competitions, winning the Finalist Award at the 2022 Donizetti International Singing Competition (Italy), the Gold Award at the 2023 PREMIA International Young Artists Music Festival Competition—which also invited her to perform at the Prizewinners Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York—and First Place at the 14th Chinese Golden Bell Award for Music (Hong Kong competition area). A star of Radio Television Hong Kong’s 2019 Young Music Makers, she has been featured in numerous television and radio productions, including The Sound of Art, The GBA Concert Hall, and the interview series Musicians’ Terrace. As an emerging artist, she performed at the Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival and the Shenzhen Cultural Center, showcasing a wide range of Chinese and international repertoire.

Apprenticed under Professor Nancy Yuen, Dani Zhang received her Bachelor’s (Honours) and Master’s degrees with distinction from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She has participated in masterclasses led by renowned artists including Susan Graham, Diana Damrau, Sumi Jo, José Carreras, Nelly Miricioiu, Graham Johnson, Barbara Bonney, Heidi Stober, Shenyang and Warren Mok.