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Praised for his "otherworldly flourish" (The Wall Street Journal) and "intense stage presence" (Classical Voice North America), Chinese countertenor Chuanyuan Liu is proving himself a strong presence amidst the new generation of countertenors.

In the 2022-23 season, Chuanyuan returns to Pittsburgh Opera for Ariodante (Polinesso), and to Toledo Symphony Orchestra for Handel's Messiah (alto soloist). Later in the season he appears in CCM Opera’s Agrippina (Ottone), Victory Hall Opera’s Orpheus and Erica: a Deaf opera (Amore; Orfeo cover), and in Aspen Opera Theater’s Bel Canto (César).  

The 2021-22 season provided a wonderful outlet for Chuanyuan’s passion for contemporary music, seeing him in three world premieres: In a Grove (The Priest/The Medium, Pittsburgh Opera); The Hours (Man Under the Arch/Hotel Clerk, The Philadelphia Orchestra); M. Butterfly蝴蝶君 (Song Liling cover, Santa Fe Opera).

A National Semifinalist in the 2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Chuanyuan has won awards from Opera Index, Camille Coloratura Awards, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, amongst others. 

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Agrippina | CCM Opera

Agrippina | CCM Opera

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Cohen Family Studio Theater, University of Cincinnati

Brian McCann, conductor, Alison Pogorelc, director

Machinations, mind games and unabashed ambitions are rampant in the court of Claudius, Emperor of Rome. No one is more adept at manipulating the political lackeys than his clever wife, Agrippina, sister of the emperor Claudius overthrew. Power-hungry and keen on revenge, Agrippina will stab just about anyone in the back to get what she wants — her son Nero seated on the throne. When Claudius names his favorite general as his successor, Agrippina will have to play her cards just right. Considered Handel’s earliest masterpiece, sex, intrigue and sharp humor fuel this biting political satire.

Chuanyuan plays the role of Ottone in CCM Opera's production of Handel's Agrippina.

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Orpheus and Erica: a Deaf opera | Victory Hall Opera

Orpheus and Erica: a Deaf opera | Victory Hall Opera

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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.

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The Asian Voice

That Night With The Green Sky (2022)

A short film

A tribute to AAPI Heritage Month and a reflection on Asian-targeted hate crimes since the outburst of COVID-19.

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neither here nor there (2020)

A virtual concert exploring the Asian and Asian-American experience through story and song

This program encapsulates the Asian-American experience and highlights Asian and Asian-American composers, creating a space to question and discover the ambiguities of our identities through story and song.

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