Bizhou Chang
soprano
During the Covid-19 impacted 2020-2021 season, Soprano Bizhou Chang appeared as Mimì in a feature film version of La Bohème directed by Laine Rettmer with More than Musical (Hong Kong), a co-production of Opera Omaha, Tri Cities Opera, and Opera Columbus, performed Mimì in a new production of La Bohème with Opera Columbus, and returned to Pensacola Opera to sing Micaëla in Carmen.
In season 2021-2022, Ms. Chang will make her role debut as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Pensacola Opera, makes her company debut in the world premier of “Island of Hope, Island of Tears” by Gabriele Vanoni with Guerilla Opera, performs Violetta in an immersive production of La Traviata with Opera Columbus and Out of the Box Opera.
Ms. Chang’s operatic repertoire spans from Baroque to Contemporary, including Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Leonora (cover) in Il Trovatore with Pensacola Opera, Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly with Janiec Opera Company at Brevard Music Center, Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Miami Music Festival, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Magda Sorel in Menotti’s The Consul, Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des Carmélites, and the title role in Alcina with Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Ms Chang is a finalist of the prestigious Teatro all Scala Academy of Lyric Opera Competition and a finalist of the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition.