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Zheng Cao
Sign in to saveChinese American mezzo-soprano (1966-2013)
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Ju qun chu tan
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- 14
Zheng Cao (July 9, 1966 – February 21, 2013) was a Chinese-born, American operatic mezzo-soprano known for her signature role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. She performed this role with opera companies such as San Francisco Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Pittsburgh Opera, Vancouver Opera, Washington National Opera, San Diego Opera, and under the baton of Seiji Ozawa with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her portrayal of the role of Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro also earned her recognition a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cao
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Shanghai
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- Shanghai Conservatory of Music
- Instrument
- voice
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- date of birth
- 1966-07-09
- date of death
- 2013-02-21
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- unmarried partner
- Troy Donahue
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
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