Liang Zhao
Fellow- Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC)
Biography
Liang Zhao, a baritone and Adjunct Voice faculty member at Hope College holds a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Michigan State University, he has earned accolades for his vocal prowess, including recently winning The American Prize in Opera Performance from The American Prize National Nonprofit Competition for the 2023 production of "Albert Herring" and securing second place in the 2021-22 National Opera Association's Opera Production Competition. Liang's dissertation, an IPA-Mandarin guide for non-native Chinese singers, received the top dissertation award from MSU.