Xiang Guan
Profile
Voice Type
Bass-Baritone
Nationality
China
gx1575@gmail.com
Current Studies
Master Specialized Music Performance – Oper
Vocal coach
Daniel Gloger
Former musical studies
2018–2021: Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève(BA+MA), Marcin Habela (Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
CV
Performed operas:
- 2022: l’Académicien, La Lacune, Isabelle Aboulker, Temple du Bas (Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
- 2021: Bass solo, Missa da Requiem , Giuseppe Verdi, Jose Garcia, Ensemble vocal et instrumental de Rolle
- 2021: Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Opéra de Lausanne et le Nouvel Opéra de Fribourg (Switzerland)
- 2021: Caronte, Orfeo, Claudio Monteverdi, Victoria Hall (Geneva, Switzerland)
- 2020: Einstein on the beach , Philip Glass, Grand Théâtre de Genève (Switzerland)
- 2020: Le Nègre, Angélique, Jacques Ibert, Centre Saint-Boniface (Geneva, Switzerland)
Masterclasses :
Marcin Habela, Francisco Araiza, Soile Isokoski, Tanja A. Baumgartner
Interview: Three questions for Xiang Guan
Why are you studying opera?
Because opera is a very rich stage art. Personally, I like to try to bring together different art forms, different facets of a character, and different human situations. Europe is also the centre of opera, which is why I came to Europe to study opera.
What was your first encounter with opera?
When I was in high school, we had a music class and listened to excerpts from Mozart's classical operas.
Which is your favourite opera and why?
My favourite opera is Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. Because the whole opera has beautiful melodies, a moving storyline and incorporates the traditional Chinese melody and song Jasmine, which reflects the combination of Chinese and Western artistic creations.
