In previous seasons saw Ms. Cao making her highly anticipated company debut at the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova in Italy. She also made her triumphant Concert Debut with Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra at the Teatro Dal Verme di Milano in Italy.

"La prima è la vera star della serata, scenicamente seducente quanto capace vocalmente: il ruolo è quello di un soprano che potremmo definire drammatico d'agilità, in grado di arditi passaggi d'agilità, come di sicuri slanci drammatici. Xiaotong Cao è cantante dotata di un mezzo ragguardevole e la tecnica sicura le consente di mostrare omogeneità in tutti i registri.” （The first is the real star of the evening, scenically seductive as well as vocally capable: the role is that of a soprano that we could define as dramatic in agility, capable of daring passages of agility, as well as confident dramatic leaps. Xiaotong Cao is a singer with a remarkable medium and her confident technique allows her to show homogeneity in all registers.)— GBOPERA ( Italy)

“Il soprano Xiaotong Cao possiede una straordinaria forza espressiva.”(The soprano Xiaotong Cao possesses an extraordinary expressive power.)— La Repubblica ( Italy)

“Her beautiful voice is full and rich yet flexible and light when needed. Her vocal palette is broad and colorful.” — Brooklyn Discovery (New York)

Recent operatic role highlights include: Title role of Suor Angelica, Mimì in La Bohème, Liù in Turandot, Nedda in Pagliacci, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Violetta in La Traviata, Magda in La Rondine, Gilda in Rigoletto, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Marguerite in Faust…

Ms. Cao earned her Master's Degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where she was a recipient of the Stan Sesser Career Award.