In 2019/20, soprano Li KENG will make her German debut in the role of Mimi in “La bohème” at Wuppertal Opera under Julia Jones and have her role debut as Elvira in Verdi’s “Ernani” a the Lithuanian State Opera in Vilnius.
In 2018, she sang Amelia in Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera” in Orvieto, Italy and was successful as “Aida” at the North Italian city of Garlasco. Before that, in 2017, she already had great success with the role of Cio Cio San at the National Opera of Bukarest, Rumania, as well as in the theatres of Besostria and Pavia. In January 2019, she sang the role of Donna Elvira in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni at Zibo Grand Theatre in China. Her opera repertoire further includes Mozart’s Countess Almaviva in “Le Nozze di Figaro”, which she sang in Formello, Rome. During her studies in Rome, the young soprano also sang the role of Leonora in Verdi’s “Il trovatore” at the Greco theatre in Rome, Leonore in Beethoven’s “Fidelio” ath the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia.
Li Keng has been successful in numerous Singing competitions: In November 2018, she won the First Prize of the International Dvořak competition in Karlovy Vary. In October, she won the First prize of Ningbo international vocal competition in China, she was Third prize of 54th International vocalist concours “Voci Verdiane” City of Busseto in 2016, First prize of 31st International Opera Competition Valsesia music in Italy, 2015, international opera competition Jakub Pustina in Czech Republic and international opera competition Benvenuto Franci in Italy. In 2013 she won an opera contract in the concours Marcello Giordani in Sicily, Italy, and won the First Prize in 2012 the Italian Art Award. Before this, she won the Taiwan Chi-Mei art prize twice, in 2008 she won the second prize of Mondial Chinese Vocalist Concours in Taipei.
Li KENG also established herself as a concert singer, singing amoung others Beethoven’s Nineth Symphony at the Bellini Theatre with conductor Xu Zhong and on tour with the Sinfonica Abruzzese, Verdi requiem at the National Concert Hall in Taipei where she also gave a recital in 2017.
A native of Kaohsiung city,Taiwan, Ms. Keng had received formal education of music, with her great singing talent she was awarded the Taiwan Chi-Mei Arts Scholarship and holds Master of Music degree from Rome Santa Cecilia Conservatory where she still lives.
