"Chuanyuan Liu’s Polinesso was as BROADLY DROWN DRAMATICALLY as it was SKILLFULLY ETCHED VOCALLY."
—RICK PERDIAN, SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL
"Special mention should be made of countertenor Chuanyuan Liu, who performed solos from the choir loft with an UNEARTHLY BEAUTY THAT MADE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT."
—DAVID FOX, PARTERRE BOX
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Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Orpheus & Erica: a Deaf opera featuring Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice & a new play in ASL by Miriam Gordon-Stewart with Willy Conley & poetry by Gregory Orr
Co-directed by Alek Lev & Miriam Gordon-Stewart, conducted by Christine Brandes, with the UVA Chamber Singers led by Chorusmaster Michael Slon
Chuanyuan plays the role of Amore and covers the role of Orfeo.
Chuanyuan joins 19 other opera singers who have won regional auditions across the United States, Canada, and Mexico to compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on Monday, April 17, beginning at 10AM ET. The semifinal competition, held on the Met stage before a panel of judges and available for public viewing via livestream, will determine the finalists who will advance to the Grand Finals Concert on Sunday, April 23, at 3PM ET.
