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Aug 17, 1917 Wuhan, Hubei, China Died on 04 Mar 2016 (aged 98)
Chinese soprano singer, vocal pedagogue (1917-2016)
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About Zhou Xiaoyan
- Zhou Xiaoyan (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Chou Hsiao-yen; August 17, 1917 – March 4, 2016) was a Chinese vocal pedagogue and classical soprano.
- Dubbed by The New York Times as "China's First Lady of Opera", she was considered to be the first important instructor of Western opera in China.As a vocalist, she performed in theaters and concert halls across Europe in 1946–1947; earning the nickname the "Chinese Nightingale".
- Under the directive of Premier Zhou Enlai, she began a career teaching voice at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1949.
- She remained an instructor at the Shanghai Conservatory for more than 65 years.
- Many of her students went on to highly successful international opera careers.
