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Zheng Cao
Born
(1966-07-09)July 9, 1966
Shanghai, China
Died
February 21, 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 46)
San Francisco, California, US
Nationality
Chinese
Education
Master's degree
Alma mater
Curtis Institute of Music
Occupation
Operatic mezzo-soprano
Years active
1990–2013
Employer(s)
The San Francisco Opera and other companies
Known for
Suzuki role in Madama Butterfly
Spouse
David Larson
(m. 2010)
Partner(s)
Troy Donahue (199?; eng. 1999; d. 2001)
Awards
1993 Palm Beach Vocal Competition winner
Zheng Cao
Traditional Chinese
曹錚
Simplified Chinese
曹铮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Cáo Zhēng
Zheng Cao (July 9, 1966 – February 21, 2013) was a Chinese-born, American operatic mezzo-soprano known for her signature role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. She performed this role with opera companies such as San Francisco Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Pittsburgh Opera, Vancouver Opera, Washington National Opera and San Diego Opera, and under the baton of Seiji Ozawa with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.[1] Her portrayal of the role of Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro also earned her recognition at several American opera companies, including San Francisco Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. She died from lung cancer in San Francisco, California in 2013.
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from Zhang Lu and CaoCao, so he sent Fa Zheng to invite Liu Bei into his domain to help him defend against Zhang Lu and CaoCao. Fa Zheng was unimpressed...
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suicide before his arrest. Zheng's trial resulted in a death sentence. He was also ordered to forfeit all of his property. Cao Wenzhuang, a former director...
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