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Sharon Cheng (鄭怡君)

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Sharon Cheng (鄭怡君)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Sharon Cheng
  • Chinese: 鄭怡君
  • Era: -
  • Geography: 台灣
  • Core roles: artist
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

A native of Taiwan, Sharon Cheng made her US professional debut with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in 2009. Recently starred in two sold-out performances of Lucia di Lammermoor for Baltimore Concert Opera, she has also successfully portrayed a wide variety of operatic roles, including La Musica and Proserpina (L’Orfeo), Atalanta (Serse), Alcina, Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Madame Goldentrill and Miss Silverpeal (The Impresario), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Servilia (La clemenza di Tito), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Gilda (Rigoletto), Olympia (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Sandman and Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), La Fée (Cendrillon) and Lucy (The Telephone), and was raved for her “comic talent and dazzling high notes” (Taminophile, 2011). She was awarded first prizes at the Liszt International Competition, NTD International Vocal Competition, Civic Morning Musicals Vocal Competition, Taiwan National Theater Concert Hall 2009 Young Star Audition, Chimei Arts Award, among others. With an “exciting and securely produced voice” (New York Concert Review, 2

Education

  • 文化大學 — B.S. 行政管理
  • 賓州州立大學 — M.S. 公共行政
  • 紐約州雪城大學 — M.S.音樂表演

Employment

  • New Jersey Symphony Orchestra — Soprano Soloist — (2009-2009) — Baltimore Concert Opera — Soprano Soloist (Lucia di Lammermoor)

Timeline

  • Native of Taiwan
  • B.S. in Public Administration（行政管理）, Chinese Culture University（文化大學）
  • M.S. in Public Administration（公共行政）, Penn State University（賓州州立大學） — TAASA Penn State
  • M.S. in Musical Performance（音樂表演）, Syracuse University（紐約州雪城大學） — TSA Syracuse
  • 2009 — US professional debut as soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
  • 2009 — first prize, Taiwan National Theater Concert Hall Young Star Audition
  • First prizes at the Liszt International Competition, NTD International Vocal Competition, and Civic Morning Musicals Vocal Competition; also received the Chimei Arts Award
  • Starred in two sold-out performances of Lucia di Lammermoor for Baltimore Concert Opera
  • Operatic repertoire includes La Musica/Proserpina (L’Orfeo), Atalanta (Serse), Alcina, Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Servilia (La clemenza di Tito), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Gilda (Rigoletto), Olympia (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Sandman/Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), La Fée (Cendrillon) and Lucy (The Telephone); praised for “comic talent and dazzling high notes” (Taminophile, 2011) and an “exciting and securely produced voice” (New York Concert Review)

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Connected in the Vault

  • Vault records: [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/musician349||TAH #349 encyclopedia record (soprano)]] and [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whoswho1176||TAH #1176 encyclopedia record]] in the |TAH story corpus — both mirror the biography and education/employment tables already absorbed above.

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