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
- Voice type: Mezzo-soprano
- Year of birth: 1999
- Nationality: Chinese
- Year of participation: 2024
- Awards: Favourite of the student jury, First prize
Repertoire
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)