Zongwei Zhang, Tenor, is currently pursuing his second year of the Master of Music degree in Voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studies with Professor Carol Vaness. Originally from Anhui China, he has appeared with IU Opera Workshop in roles such as Werther (Werther), Fritz (L’amico Fritz), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Monostatos (The Magic Flute), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Torquemada (L’heure espagnole), and will be performing the Chevalier de la Force (Dialogues des Carmélites). At IU Musical Arts Center, he performed Le Remendado in Bizet’s Opera Carmen.
This past summer, Zongwei performed the Dancing Master and Brighella in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos with Chicago Summer Opera. In Spring 2026, he will sing Le Prince Charmant in Massenet’s Cendrillon at the IU Musical Arts Center. In Fall 2025, he will perform Parpignol in Puccini's La Bohème at IU Musical Arts Center
He is a Silver Prize winner of the Prokofiev International Music Competition.