Asian American tenor Michael Wu is an emerging professional based out of his hometown in Germantown, Maryland. He completed his Masters of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). During his time in the Kansas City-area, Michael performed extensively with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as a chorister, as King Kaspar in a digital production of Amahl and the Night Visitors, and as a featured soloist in the Soundscapes concert series.

In recent engagements, Michael has performed the role of “Ingénu” (Nanki-Poo, The Mikado) with the Victorian Lyric Opera with a re-imagined libretto of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic. Michael has also been featured in concert at Hometown Holidays at Rockville Town Center, Rockville Independence Day Celebration, and the Singers of Mercy concert series with Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church.

In past seasons, Michael has been a Studio Artist with the Aspen Music Festival and School and been invited as a performance artist for the interactive exhibit Sonic Blossom (Lee Mingwei) at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Other notable roles include working with UMKC Opera as Albert Herring (Albert Herring), Blind (Die Fledermaus), and Belfiore (La finta giardiniera); and with the Little Patuxent Opera Institute as Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Nelson Deadly (Too Many Sopranos), and Ferrando (Così fan tutte).