Cecilia XingMei Cai, operatic soprano, professional voice instructor. 

Chinese American soprano Cecilia Cai travels frequently between Europe, Asia, and North America. She has experience working with theaters, media companies, schools and non-profit organizations internationally. 
Ms.Cai 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.

As an opera singer, Ms.Cai has performed principal roles in major productions including 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”, Micaela from "Carmen" and Desdemona in a concert version of "Otello".

She was recently featured in San Francisco's Herbst Theatre as the Soprano Soloist in Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi.  She has also sung excerpts as Mimi in La Boheme and the title role of Tosca.

As an educator, Ms.Cai teaches one-on-one voice lessons to students of all ages online.  She has also taught public high school, private middle school, public elementary school, various music schools and heritage schools.