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He Hui
Chinese opera soprano
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- Hui He
He Hui (born 1972, Ankang, China) is a Chinese opera soprano noted for her strong, moving performances, especially in works by composers Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppi Verdi. He Hui was raised in Ankang, a city in southern Shaanxi province about 110 miles (180 km) south of Xi’an, the ancient capital of China. Her interest in Western music was encouraged while she was in high school, and she attended the Xi’an Conservatory of Music, where, as a young student, she was deeply moved by listening to a recording of Puccini’s La Bohème. She majored in Western operatic vocal performance and remained ...(100 of 466 words)