Chen Xiaoduo, born on September 16, 1976 in Hunan Province, is a Chinese mainland female singer and opera producer, who graduated from the China Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's degree and the Institute of Opera Studies of Peking University with a master's degree, as well as the principal soprano of China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre.
In 2002, she won the Best Newcomer Award in the International Chinese Vocal Competition, and in 2005, she was the soloist in the Spring Festival Gala of the Ministry of Culture for six consecutive years, and in the same year, she won the first place in the female group of the American vocal group of the Seventh Wenhua Prize National Vocal Competition organized by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, and in 2008, she sang the opening theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games, "I'm My Own", in which she was paired up with Changshi Lei. In 2008, she partnered with Chang Shilei to sing the theme song of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, "Me and You". 2009, she opened the North American tour premiere of "Butterfly Lovers" at Carnegie Hall in New York City, followed by a tour of eight cities in the U.S. and Canada, which resulted in a feature story in the New York Times.
In 2011, she was awarded the "Outstanding Performance Award" by the National Fine Drama Showcase for her role as "Lin Daojing" in the opera "Song of Spring"; in the same year, she sang the theme song "Qinhuai Scene" for the movie "The Thirteen Haircuts of the Jinling" and the theme song "Watching the Heavenly Mountains" for the movie "Watching the Heavenly Mountains"; in 2012, she was selected by CCTV as one of the "Best Artists of the Year" and was recognized as one of the best artists in the world for her work. In 2012, she was selected by CCTV as one of the "Top Ten Sopranos in China"; in the same year, she sang the ending song "Wind Returns to the Cloud" for the movie "The Pitbull" together with singer Jian Hong***. 2013, she won the 26th Plum Blossom Prize of the Chinese Drama with the opera "The Song of the Youth". 2014, she sang the original soundtrack and theme song of the movie "The Return" directed by Zhang Yimou. 2017, she sang the theme song and music of the movie "The Return" directed by Zhang Yimou. music and theme song.In 2017, the original national opera "Lin Huiyin", in which he led and produced, premiered at the Poly Theater in Beijing.In 2018, he starred in the original musical "Flowers and Trumpeters", which was staged at the Tianqiao Theater in Beijing.In the same year, he was invited to be a judge for the first season of Hunan TV's new form of original vocal program "Sound into the hearts of the people.In 2019, he starred in the opera "Lin Huiyin", which was performed at the In 2019, she starred in the opera Lin Huiyin, which was performed at the Esplanade, the "Big Durian" in Singapore.
Chinese Name: Chen Xiaoduo
Nationality: Chinese
Ethnicity: Han Chinese
Birthplace: Hunan Province
Date of Birth: September 16, 1976
Occupation: Singing Actor
Graduated from: China Conservatory of Music, Opera Graduate School of Peking University
Major Achievements: 7th Wenhua Awards The 7th "Wenhua Award" National Vocal Competition, the first place in the female group of American vocal singing
The 26th Chinese Dramatic Arts Award "Plum Blossom Award"
China's top ten sopranos
Representative works: Lin Huiyin, the original field, Butterfly Lovers, Red River Valley, In That Faraway Place
Performance Style: Lyrical Flower Soprano
Early Years
In 1995, Chen Xiaoduo graduated from Changxian High School and enrolled in the Department of Opera of the China Conservatory of Music, where she studied under Associate Professor Chen Yan. In 1999, after graduating from the Opera Department of the China Conservatory of Music, she was admitted to the Opera Troupe of the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater as an opera singer.
In 2000, she was admitted to the first International Vocal Master Class in Shanghai, and in August 2001, she became the only VERAROSA Scholarship winner of the OPERAPLUS International Vocal Master Class in Belgium. Subsequently, he took the postgraduate entrance examination for the Opera Department of the Royal Academy of Music in Hong Kong and was awarded an entrance scholarship.
Performing Experience
In 2002, she won the Best Newcomer Award in the International Chinese Vocal Competition, and in 2004, she was selected by FourBrother Entertainment Co. to star in the company's 20 million dollar musical "Terracotta Warriors", which was on tour in many cities in North America for three months. 2005, she performed as a soloist in the Spring Festival Gala of the Ministry of Culture for six consecutive years. Since 2005, she has been a soloist in the Spring Festival Gala of the Ministry of Culture for six consecutive years; in the same year, she won the first place in the female group of the American vocal group of the Seventh National Vocal Competition of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, "Wenhua Prize". In November, she went to Montreal, Canada as an international young opera emissary to hold a special concert.
December 2007, in the U.S. mezzo-soprano singer Liang Ning solo concert as a guest, sang the opera "Rose Rider" in the heroine Sophie's segment; May 27, recorded "cross-border" MV single "send you spring dream" premiered in Beijing; May 28, signed a contract with the Hong Kong On May 28th, she signed a contract with BMAEntertainment, an agency in Hong Kong.
In January 2008, she held a solo concert in Changsha Tianhan Concert Hall. In the same year, she partnered with Chang Shi Lei to premiere the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony, "Me and You". 2009 January, she sang Chen Qigang's chamber work "Butterfly Lovers" with the Paris Symphony Orchestra in France; and in November, she performed "Butterfly Lovers" at Carnegie Hall in New York City, USA, and went on a tour of 8 cities in the USA and Canada.
In January 2010, she played the roles of Wang Lobin's wife, Yushan, and the Tibetan girl, Zhuo Ma, in the opera "In That Faraway Place". In March, she recorded the song "The World Looks at China" for the Shanghai World Expo; on May 13th, she started to perform France's Bizet Opera, "Carmen," for five consecutive days in the National Center for the Performing Arts; in the same month, she founded the "One Rose" duo with violinist Wen Wei. In the same month, she and violinist Wen Wei formed the group "One Rose", which premiered at Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall and then toured in many cities in China; on August 11th, she participated in the "Me and You - Together Forever" Gala in commemoration of the second anniversary of the Beijing Olympics Paralympics as a guest performer.
In January 2011, she took part in the Spring Festival Gala of the Ministry of Culture; later, she won the Excellent Performance Award of the National Fine Drama Exhibition for her role as Lin Daojing in the opera Song of Youth and Spring; in April, she sang the song Looking Up to the Stars as the only invited guest at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia; in May, she sang the song Looking Up to the Stars as the only guest at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia; in May, she sang the song Looking Up to the Stars as a guest at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia. Looking up to the stars"; in May, participated in the Mother Cellar Guangzhou Charity Sale Gala; then, participated in the Peking University Centennial Celebration Opera "Song of Spring"; July 14, participated in the Great Hall of the People held in the "cross-strait concentricity we walk together" cross-strait youth exchanges, and Changshi Lei chorus theme song "cross-strait concentricity we walk together"; in August, participated in the National Theater Excellent Play Exhibition. In August, she acted as the main actor in the opening play "Red River Valley" of the National Theatre Troupe Outstanding Play Exhibition; on September 7, she sang the theme song "Watching" of the movie "Watching the Heavenly Mountains"; she held "Schumann 1840" concerts in Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall and Beijing Zhongshan Concert Hall; in November, she took part in the recording of the program of the "I want to go to the Spring Festival Gala" of the China Central Television (CCTV), singing the songs "The Ring" and "Night". In November, she participated in the recording of CCTV's "I want to go to the Spring Festival Gala" and sang the songs "Ring" and "Aria after the Night"; on December 29th, she sang the interlude "Qinhuai Scene" for the movie "The Thirteen Haircuts of the Golden Horseman" directed by Zhang Yimou.
In April 2012, she went to Hong Kong to participate in the "Farewell to Dewart" concert series, performing Chen Qigang's chamber work "Butterfly Lovers" with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. In the same month, with the singer Jian Hong *** with the film "Pitbull" sang the ending song "wind back to the clouds"; in May, went to the United States Carnegie Hall to sing Chen Qigang's chamber music works "Butterfly Lovers"; in June, in Hunan Grand Theatre, held the "Light Years - Chen Xiaoduo solo tour" the first performance; in July, to participate in the filming of the blessing of London Olympic Games song "Beijing Bless You"; in August, participated in the shooting of the London Olympic Games song "Beijing Bless You". In July, she participated in the filming of the blessing song for the London Olympics "Beijing Bless You"; in August, she was selected as one of the "Top Ten Sopranos in China" by CCTV; on August 23, she participated in the "Glorious Bloom" concert of the Top Ten Sopranos on CCTV Music Channel.
On April 21, 2013, Chen Xiaoduo held her solo concert "Breathing Clouds" in Beijing Poly Theater. Afterwards, she starred in the original song and dance drama "In That Faraway Place" by China Opera and Dance Theater. In the same year, she won the 26th Plum Blossom Prize of Chinese Drama for her opera "Song of Spring".
In January 2014, she participated in the recording of Hunan TV's entertainment program "Tian Tian Xiang Shang", and sang the song "Because of Love"; in May, she sang the movie soundtrack and theme song for the movie "The Return" directed by Zhang Yimou; in the same year, she cooperated with Suzhou's Ministry of Publicity in recording the song "Home in Suzhou", which is the city's publicity song.
In March 2015, in Guangzhou City Children's Palace held Chen Xiaoduo's special concert; in September, in the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the anti-French victory "Victory and Peace" cultural evening, with singer Cai Guoqing, Wang Lida *** with the song "Salvation March"; in October, to participate in the National Day Concert, and singer Ping An chorus of the song "I love you, China".
In May, 2016, in Hunan Normal University, Hunan Provincial Museum of Mass Culture and other places to hold a number of themed "universal beautiful voice - from the heart of the not to exceed the rules" of the young masters of the lecture hall; in July, to participate in the "faith eternal - to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China **** production party concert". In July, he participated in the "Eternal Faith - Celebrating the 95th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Concert", and sang the song "We Walk on the Great Road" with Zhang Yingxi, Jiayang Zhuo Ma, Wang Chuanyue, Zhou Xiaolin, and Xue Haoyin; in October, he sang the song "Toast" with Karen Mok in the Harvard-Columbia University Concert 2016; and in the seventh installment of the Drama Talk, he held a lecture titled "The Greatest Voices of All - Do What You Want". On November 10th, he gave a lecture entitled "The Secret of "Emblem - Sound"" in the seventh installment of "Theatre Open Lecture".
In May 2017, the original national opera "Lin Huiyin" premiered in Beijing Poly Theatre, in which he was the lead actor and producer; on August 25, he performed the opera "Lin Huiyin" for two consecutive days in Beijing Tianqiao Art Center; in September, he took part in the "Chinese Dramatists Association Plum Blossom Prize Art Troupe's Haikou and Sansha Comfort Performances". In September, she participated in the "China Theater Association Plum Blossom Award Art Troupe Haikou and Sansha Tour".
On January 24, 2018, she participated in the recording of "Dreaming of a New Era", a special program of "Belt and Road" Spring Festival Celebration; in February, she participated in the New Year's Eve Concert of Chinese and Australian artists held in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall; on April 13, she performed the opera "Lin Huiyin" at the Changsha Art Center. On April 13th, the opera "Lin Huiyin" was staged in Changsha; in May, he participated in the "Looking up to the peak, eulogizing the new era - Tribute to Mr. Shen Xiang Memorial Concert" held at the Poly Theater in Beijing, and interpreted the "Drinking Song" with You Hongfei, Zhou Xiaolin, and Chen Suwei, etc.; on August 31st, he took part in the chanting and symphonic suite performance created and arranged by Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra. In October, participated in the "Send Joy to the Grassroots" Xinjiang sympathy performance held in Xinjiang People's Hall, sang the song "Don't Forget the Beginner's Heart" with Du Huan; in November, invited to serve as a judge for the first season of Hunan TV's new original vocal program "The Sound of the Human Heart"; on December 14, participated in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the cultural and artistic development of China. , participated in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the cultural evening and sang the song "good people live in peace"; December 25, began two consecutive days in Beijing Tianqiao Theatre to perform the original musical "Flowers and Trumpeters".
On January 26, 2019, the opera "Lin Huiyin" starring her held a public performance in Singapore's "Big Durian" Esplanade; on April 26, she took part in the 29th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award Award Gala and sang the song "Maira Variations"; on May 4, she took part in the " The third of the series of concerts - Zhou Enlai and education" and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, the 100th anniversary of the founding of Nankai University and sang; May 16, with Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Shen Teng, etc. in the Asian Film and Television Week *** with the song "I'll wait for you in China"; May 22, participated in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and sang the song "Mayra Variations". On May 22, she participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics Flash Mob, and sang the songs "Beijing Welcomes You" and "My Country and I" with Winter Olympics champions Yang Yang, Han Xiaopeng, Tong Liya, etc. On July 5, she took part in the "Delivering Joy to the Grassroots" Tibet Tour of the Plum Blossom Prize Troupe of the China Dramatists Association. On July 23rd, she sang the Indonesian folk song "Star Sol" at the welcome dinner of China-ASEAN Media Summit Forum.
Major Works
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Musical Drama
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Social Activities
In 2007, she was elected as a member of the Youth Federation of the Ministry of Culture. On April 26, 2011, she was awarded the title of "Charity Star of the Year" in China's Star Charity List. on December 5, 2014, she was awarded the title of "Life Dreamer" by Akcome Junan. on December 30, she was awarded the title of "Brand Contribution List - Influential Brand". On December 30, 2014, she was awarded the honorary title of "Brand Contribution List - Influencing China's Annual Positive Energy Brand Ambassador". 2019, she became a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association.
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Character Evaluation
Chen Xiaoduo's voice is transparent and ethereal, technically skillful, emotionally delicate and precise, with an elegant and stylish image, rich in poetic romance and timeless humanity. Her signature heavenly voice and artistic "greed" have resulted in Chen Xiaoduo's rich and imaginative musical expression, which makes classical music and the art of the American voice come alive with color. In her beautiful voice singing, especially in some Chinese style works to deal with more flavor, so that the style of music is more diversified. (Reviewed by Phoenix.com and QQ.com)
Chen Xiaoduo's signature soprano singing, unique and charming stage performance, and the portrayal of the role of the perfect combination of one, not only conquered the audience on the scene, but also the audience's heart and the art of the American voice closer to each other. Chen Xiaoduo, who wanders freely between the classical and popular music fields, is used to breaking the limitations, especially in the treatment of some Chinese style works with more flavor, so that the style of music is more diversified. (Tencent Entertainment)
Chen Xiaoduo's performance of "Butterfly Lovers" at New York's Carnegie Hall was reviewed by the New York Times as "a rich, sweet, and moving operatic soprano," and a half-page photo of the performance was published. (Sohu Entertainment Review)