Haijing Fu
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Haijing Fu
received an Artist Diploma in Opera from Boston University, where he studied
voice with Dean Phyllis Curtin, and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
from Michigan State University. After winning the MET Auditions, Haijing made
his Metropolitan Opera debut as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata; other Met roles
included Riccardo in I Puritani, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Marcello in La
bohème, Ford in Falstaff, Roucher in Andrea Chenier, Ping in Turandot, Stankar
in Stiffelio, Paolo in Simon Boccanegra, Métivier in War and Peace, and the
Chief Minister in Tan’s The First Emperor.
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The baritone made
his San Francisco Opera debut as Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore, appeared at the
Los Angeles Music Center Opera and the Washington Opera as Rigoletto, at San
Diego Opera and with the Utah Symphony & Opera as Amonasro, with Florida
Grand Opera as Germont and as Renato in Un ballo in maschera, at Dallas Opera
and the Opera Company of Philadelphia as Enrico, with Opéra de Nice as Alfonso
XI in La Favorita and as Rodrigo in Don Carlos, and at the Teatro Municipal de
Santiago in Chile as Ford. His most recent stage role was Seikyo in Tan Dun’s
Tea: A Mirror of Soul, a role he created for The Netherlands Opera and
performed in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, with the Opéra de Lyon, at Festival New
Zealand, and with Philadelphia Opera.
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Haijing’s concert
engagements included “Carmina Burana” with the Cleveland Orchestra at the
Blossom Festival and with the Fort Worth Symphony, the Fauré “Requiem” and Puccini’s
Messa di Gloria with The Baltimore Symphony, Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem” in
Geneva, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Bruckner’s “Te Deum” with the
Montreal Symphony. He joined the Boston
Symphony and Seiji Ozawa both in a Gala Opening performance at the Tanglewood
Festival and in concert at Boston's Symphony Hall.
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