Guan Guimin
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Guan Guimin | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Changzhi, Shanxi province, China |
| Origin | Beijing |
| Genres | Bel canto |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Template:Chinese name Guan Guimin is an award-winning operatic tenor who rose to fame in China in the 1980s before eventually moving to the United States. His style integrates Italian Bel canto with Chinese vocal methods,[1] and has been described as having a pure, bright tone.[2]
Guan was born in 1946 in Changzhi, Shanxi province to a family of vegetable farmers.[3] In 1983, he completed graduate studies in Chinese music and opera, and then began performing with the China Conservatory’s experimental orchestra. He was named a national first class performer by China’s Ministry of Culture, was received by future Chinese leader Hu Jintao,[4] and went on to record songs for dozens of films and television shows in China.[2][5][6] Guan has performed internationally as a solo tenor with Shen Yun Performing Arts since 2006.[5][7]
See also
- Partial listing of Guan Guimin’s recordings, Amazon.com
References
- ^ Campell, Neil. “Shen Yun Brings a Legacy to Nashville,” The Tennessee Tribune, December 16, 2010.
- ^ a b “The treble king, Guan Guimin, Zhong guo gu qu wang.
- ^ Zhang, Xinxin and Sang, Ye. “Chinese lives: an oral history of contemporary China.” MacMillan (1988). ISBN 0333433645
- ^ ”China Report: Political, Social, and Military Affairs,” Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1985), Issues 41-47.
- ^ a b Zhao, Jingyu. 傳遞真善與真美 提升人類道德 神韻藝術團 台北加演 Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Liberty Times (Taiwan), April 13, 2011.
- ^ Shen Yun Performing Arts Archived 2012-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, October 30, 2012.
- ^ “Meet the artists: Guan Guimin”, Shen Yun Performing Arts.