The 8th Competition

LI Ao

2nd Prize

LI Ao

Bass-Baritone, China

Academic background:

Shandong Normal University Music College, Master degree
Merola Young Artist Program, San Francisco
Adler Fellowship of San Francisco

Major appearances and achievements after the competition:

2018 3rd Prize of the Queen Elizabeth Competition (Belgium)
2018 Leporello, "Don Giovanni" (Zhōngguó Guójiā Dàjùyuán, China)
2019 Makoto Kobayashi, "An American Dream" (Lyric Opera of Chicago, U.S.A.)
2022 Makoto Kobayashi, "An American Dream" (Kentucky Opera, U.S.A.)
2024 Dulcamara, "L'elisir d'amore" (Calgary Opera, Canada)