
B i o g r a p h y
Chinese American soprano Cecilia Cai travels frequently between Europe, Asia, and North America.
As an opera singer, Ms.Cai has performed principal roles in major productions including Aida from Aida, Leonora from Il Trovatore, Nedda from “I Pagliacci”, Suor Angelica from "Suor Angelica", Cio Cio San from "Madama Butterfly", Santuzza from "Cavalleria Rusticana", Leonora from "La forza del destino", Violetta Valery from “La Traviata”, Carmen and Micaela from "Carmen", Desdemona in a concert version of "Otello", and Tosca from a concert version of "Tosca".
She was the soprano soloist in Verdi's Requiem, and had held numerous recitals and concerts in Beijing, Zhuhai, Shenyang, Milano, Cremona and the San Francisco Bay Area. She also has made recordings with traditional Chinese zither accompaniment, and is currently the vocal master teacher at the Beijing Chaoyang XinAiQin music center with over 600,000 followers on Douyin.
She earned B.A. in Music with minors in Italian Studies and Urban Education from Santa Clara University. She also studied in the Santa Clara University School of Education for her Master’s degree in teaching. After her education in California, she then completed her Master's degree in Opera Singing from the Conservatory of Music in Cremona, Italy.
