Yao Hong Yao Hong

Yao Hong, China's famous soprano, is a first-grade national actress. Among her numerous awards, she has won the First Prize at the 'Concord' International Opera Competition in Marseilles, the First Prize at the First National Vocal contest organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Sixth Wenhua Award by the Ministry of Culture, and the 'Plum Blossom Award' by Chinese Dramatists Association. In 2001, she performed on stage with the world's three major tenors at the Meridian Gate, Forbidden City. In 2005, she played the role of 'Liu' in Puccini's opera Turandot directed by China's famous director Zhang Yimo successively in Paris and Munich, for which, her performance has been widely praised by international media and critics.