Homepage Jingjing Xu Jingjing Xu Introduction Jingjing Xu is a Chinese mezzo-soprano born in 1999. She recently finished her Master’s degree at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal, where she studied with Annamaria Popescu, Michael McMahon, and Esther Gonthier. In 2022, she made her operatic debut in the title role of Handel’s Orlando with Opera McGill at the age of 22. In 2023, she won the Wirth Vocal Prize. In addition to opera, Xu has a passion for art songs. In the summer of 2023, she attended the Franz-Schubert-Institut. Her recent performances include Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle as the alto solo in a gala concert organised by Société d’art vocal de Montréal. Wu and Montreal-based pianist Christopher Knopp have been working together as a duo since 2021. Information Vocal range: Mezzo-soprano Year of birth: 1999 Citizenship: Chinese Year of participation: 2024 Prizes: Favourite of the student jury, First prize Repertuar Preliminary round R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier: ”Wie Du warst! Wie Du bist!” (Octavian) J.S. Bach Weihnachtsoratorium: Bereite dich, Zion R. Schumann Der Soldat (v. Chamisso) C. Debussy Le balcon (Baudelaire) Semifinals K. Saariaho Attente (Maalouf) M. Ravel Histoires naturelles (Renard): Le Paon Le Martin-Pêcheur La Pintade R. Schumann Aus den ”Hebräischen Gesängen” (Byron/Körner) H. Wolf Ganymed (Goethe) P. Tosti L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra (D’Annunzio) R. Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos: ”Sein wir wieder gut” (Der Komponist) Final G. Meyerbeer Les Hugenots: ”Nobles seigneurs, salut!” (Urbain) V. Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi: ”Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio” (Romeo)