Baritone Lifan Deng, originally from Shenzhen, China and based in Chicago, holds a Master of Music from Northwestern University and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Music, Mechanical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Recent performances include Masetto in Don Giovanni (Madison Opera), Marco in Gianni Schicchi (Opera Company of Middlebury), and Papageno in The Magic Flute (Opera for the Young). In 2025, he makes his role debut as Schaunard in La Bohème with Madison Opera.