Shenyang

Shenyang came to swift international attention as the winner of the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition with numerous impressive debuts to follow.  While his early career focused principally on Rossini, Mozart and Handel roles, recent seasons have brought a range of acclaimed debuts in the dramatic bass-baritone repertoire including Don Pizarro (Fidelio) with both Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Gus-tavo Dudamel and Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under Paavo Järvi and Jochanaan (Salome) with Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Alexander Liebreich. 

Garnering considerable acclaim in the Wagnerian repertoire, Shenyang has since debut-ed as Gunther (Götterdämmerung) with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under Jaap van Zweden (released on Naxos), Klingsor (Parsifal) at La Monnaie under Alain Altino-glu, Kurwenal (Tristan und Isolde) at Glyndebourne Festival and the BBC Proms, conducted by Robin Ticciati, as Heerufer (Lohengrin) at Opéra national de Paris under the baton of Alexander Soddy and as Wotan in Wagner’s Das Rheingold in concert with Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sun Yifan.

Highlights of his 2024/2025 season include a return to Metropolitan Opera as Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte) under Evan Rogister in the acclaimed production by Simon McBurney and a house debut at Dutch National Opera as Varlaam in Kirill Serebrennikov’s new production of Boris Godunov with Vasily Petrenko conducting Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In concert, Shenyang presents a new commission by Yao Chen at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing under Jia Lu, and Aaron Zigman’s Émigré under Yu Long with both Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and China Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the Beijing Music Festival.