Yingmeige
Xiong

Yingmeige Xiong
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Yingmeige Xiong

Yingmeige Xiong
Mezzo-Soprano | Opera Director

Dr. Yingmeige Xiong is a Chinese mezzo-soprano and opera director currently pursuing her second doctoral degree in Opera Directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Opera Performance from UT Austin, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Classical Voice from the Manhattan School of Music.

As a singer, she has appeared in productions and concerts across the United States, China, and Italy. Selected roles include Polina (Pique Dame), the Ritualist (Tea: A Mirror of Soul), Mercedes (Carmen), Gianetta (L’elisir d’amore), Antonia’s Mother (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Mrs. Herring (Albert Herring), the Sixth Spirit (Cendrillon), and the Siren (Rinaldo). In 2021, she won the Grand Prize in the Chinese Musical Theatre Competition co-organized by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and was selected for the Shenzhen Singing Festival – China Vocal Young Artist Program. 

Dr. Xiong made her directorial debut with the world premiere of Audition Fever and has contributed to productions including La Bohème, Le nozze di Figaro, and The Ghosts of Versailles. Upcoming directing and production roles include The Rape of Lucretia, Il tabarro, Cendrillon, Suor AngelicaAlcina, the Opera Scenes concert, and Musical Theater Concert, serving as director, assistant director, and stage manager.

With a dual career as a performer and director, she brings a holistic and dynamic vision to the operatic stage.

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