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| | He Hui | | soprano |  
The soprano Hui He was born in Shaanxi (China) and now she lives in Xi’An (the old imperial city, known for the earthenware army) and became famous in the world of international music after winning the 2nd Prize in the “Placido Domingo’s Operalia” International Competition, held in Los Angeles in September 2000. All the members of the prestigious jury underlined her extraordinary voice and the wonderful musicality. On January 5th, 2001 she gave an important concert with Placido Domingo in Shanghai.
Two years later, in April 2002, she took part at the 42nd “Verdi’s Voice” International Competition in Busseto (Parma, Italy) and won the 1st Prize. The president of the prestigious jury was the renowned soprano Leyla Gencer, who immediately expressed her enthusiasm about the singing capabilities of the soprano.
Hui He is one of the most loved soloists by the Chinese public and the mass media (she recently performed in the New Year Concert, in the Great Hall of the Parliament Building in Beijing, in the presence of the President of the Republic and of important Chinese political and cultural representatives). Furthermore she has newly obtained a great triumph in Madama Butterfly in Hong Kong for the premiere of the 2006/2007 season of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and she was acclaimed with an exciting standing ovation.
In February 2002 she made her Italian debut at the Teatro Regio in Parma in the role of Tosca (after an intense preparatory course on the role with the famous soprano Raina Kabaiwanska, one of the greatest interpreter of the role of Tosca) to great critical acclaim. The triumphant debut resulted in several engagements: the role of Alzira by Verdi (Festival Verdi in Parma); the role of Aida (production of Franco Zeffirelli in the theatres of Busseto, Lucca, Roma, Catanzaro, Napoli, Firenze and Piacenza); the role of Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera (Verona and Bolzano).
In February 2003 she made her debut in France, at the Opéra de Bordeaux, as Madama Butterfly, where she was very successful with both the public and the critics. In consequence of her great success, the Director of the Theatre Thierry Fouquet offered Hui He to come back in the following three years to sing in a Recital, in Tosca and Aida.
In 2003 she was at Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago (Lucca, Italy) to sing the role of Madama Butterfly. Her presence gave the opportunity to record a documentary film “Madame Butterfly. L’empreinte du papillon”, directed by the French director Marie-Blanc- Hermeline and broadcasted by the satellite channels ( France 5, Mezzo, CNC, Artè etc.).
In 2004 she made her Volksoper debut in Vienna in the role of Cio-cio-san / Madama Butterfly with great success. The press wrote: “The debut of Hui He as Butterfly was sensational. She has convinced not only with her great voice, wonderful technique and marvellous timbre, but she has also touched with an intense and moving interpretation. The best Butterfly that we could wish. The standing ovation was really deserved”(Wiener Zeitung); “Since her fist note Hui He propagates nothing but emotion. With her simple, effective gestural expressiveness and with her inexhaustible power of dramatic shades, Hui He turned the theatre tragedy into a real tragedy, leaving the public speechless”(Der Standard); “The protagonist is extraordinary: Hui He is an excellent Butterfly. Dramatic in her vocal explosions, always sure and touching. A real find. Deserved applauses and ovations!” (Kurier).
Afterwards she performed again Cio-cio-san/ Madama Butterfly in a new production at Teatro Del Giglio in Lucca (the city where Giacomo Puccini was born), organized for the Centenary of the first performance of Madama Butterfly (1904), and then staged in eight Italian theatres: Ravenna, Livorno, Pisa, Sassari, Bolzano, Trento, Rovigo and Parma.
In 2004 it was a great success her Vienna Staatsoper debut in the role of Lina in Verdi’s Stiffelio, along with Renato Bruson and José Cura (conductor M° Marco Armiliato). Following her success, the director of the Staatsoper Dr. Joan Holender invited her back to sing in three productions (Madama Butterfly, Aida, Un Ballo in Maschera and still Stiffelio), so she has engagements at the Wiener Staatsoper until 2010.
In 2005 she performed as Tosca at the Opéra de Bordeaux; she debuted the role of Manon Lescaut in Toulon (France); she sang Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Regio in Parma (Italy) and at the Volksoper in Vienna; she debuted the role of Liù in Turandot at the Arena di Verona; she debuted the role of Odabella in Attila in Busseto (Italy) for the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini; she was Tosca at the Badisches Stadttheater in Karlsruhe (Germany).
Highlights of the year 2006 are two important debuts: at Teatro alla Scala in Milan as Tosca, conductor M° Lorin Maazel, and at the Opéra- Bastille in Paris as Madama Butterfly.
Other notable engagements of the year 2006 include her performance as Aida at the Opéra de Bordeaux (new production); Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Tosca at the Arena di Verona in the new production of the director Hugo De Ana, conductor M° Daniel Oren; Concert Gala in Budweis; Madama Butterfly at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Madama Butterfly at the Vienna Staatsoper; Tosca at the Teatro Cilea in Reggio Calabria (Italy), conductor Daniel Oren.
In 2006 Hui He has recorded in Bratislava (Slovakia) her first CD with the Orchestra of the Slovakian Radio, conductor Ivan Anguelov. The CD includes arias by Verdi and Puccini, her favourite composers.
In 2007 she will perform Madama Butterfly at Teatro alla Scala of Milan and at the Vienna Staatsoper; Amelia/Un Ballo in Maschera at the Vienna Staatsoper; Tosca at Teatro Petruzzelli of Bari (conductor Daniel Oren); Aida at the Arena of Verona and at Festival of Avenches (Switzerland); Madama Butterfly for her debut at the Teatro Municipal of Santiago (Chile); Tosca for her debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper of Munich; two Recitals in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong Phlharmonic Orchestra an Madama Butterfly al the Teatro Verdi in Salerno (Italy) with the conductor Daniel Oren.
In 2008 she will sing Amelia/Un Ballo in Maschera at the Opéra of Bourdeaux; Aida at the Vienna Staatsoper; Madama Butterfly at the National Theatre in Mannheim (Germany), at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia (Spain), conductor Lorin Maazel and at the Vienna Staatsoper; Tosca at the Teatro Verdi in Salerno (conductor, Daniel Oren); Tosca at the Arena in Verona and to the Puccini Festival in Torre Del Lago; Gala-Concert at the Music festival in Macao (China); Manon Lescaut at the Teatre in Tenerife (Las Palma de Gran Canaria) with the conductor Lu Jia; Aida at the Theatre in Riga; Gala-Concert at the Beijing Music Festival with the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
In 2009 she will sing Aida at the Teatro dell’Opera in Roma, inauguration of the season, conductor Daniel Oren; Lina in Stiffelio at the Vienna Staatsoper; Tosca at the Staatsoper in Hamburg and for her debut at the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv (conductor, Daniel Oren ); Andrea Chénier at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa; Madama Butterfly for her debut at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin; Aida and Il Trovatore at the Arena of Verona; Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Madama Butterfly at the Staatsoper of Vienna.
In 2010 she will perform the role of Luisa Miller at the Teatro Regio in Turin and Madama Butterfly at the Staatsoper in Vienna and at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome.
In 2011 she will sing Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera for her debut at the Covent Garden in London.
In 2012 she will sing Aida for her debut at the Lyric Opera in Chicago (USA).
(April 2008)
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