Songs of the Skylark
Ying Huang Recital
Shanghai Oriental Art Center · Concert Hall · April 30, 2016
Presented as part of the 33rd Shanghai Spring International Music Festival
Overview
Following her acclaimed Voice of Spring recital at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, soprano Ying Huang returned to her home city of Shanghai with Songs of the Skylark — a gala evening celebrating her twenty-four-year international career.
Held at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on April 30, 2016, the concert brought together five languages and centuries of song: from Handel’s radiant oratorios to Mozart’s lyric operas, from French mélodies to modern Chinese art songs. Partnered by pianist Liang Zhang, Huang performed an exquisite selection of works that she has presented on major stages across Europe and the United States — refined, expressive, and imbued with her signature vocal warmth.
The performance also paid tribute to the 260th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, echoing Huang’s long association with Mozartian roles.
Program
Handel — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (from Messiah)
Handel — Lascia ch’io pianga (from Rinaldo)
Mozart — Voi che sapete che cosa è amor (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart — S’altro che lagrime (from La Clemenza di Tito)
G. Martini — Plaisir d’amour
Bellini — Malinconia, Ninfa gentile
Rossini — La promessa
E. Curtis — Non ti scordar di me
Rossini — Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia)
G. Fauré — Après un rêve
G. Fauré — Notre amour
M. Ravel — Vocalise-Étude
R. Strauss — Allerseelen
R. Strauss — Zueignung
Huang Zi — Three Wishes of the Rose (Lyrics: Long Qi)
Ding Shande — My Lover Sent Me a Sunflower (Lyrics: Difan Zou)
Liu Cong — Bird Singing in the Wind (Lyrics: Xiaobin Fan)
G. Gershwin — Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
J. Strauss II — Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring Waltz)
Artists
Ying Huang — Soprano
Renowned for her radiant tone, refined musicianship, and expressive versatility, Ying Huang is one of the most celebrated Chinese sopranos on today’s international opera and concert stage. Her artistry spans major opera houses and concert halls across the world — from the Metropolitan Opera to leading European and Asian venues.
Liang Zhang — Piano
An accomplished pianist and conductor, Liang Zhang studied in Austria and is known for his sensitive, stylistically precise collaboration with vocalists. His long-standing partnership with Ying Huang combines technical finesse with musical warmth.
Venue
Shanghai Oriental Art Center · Concert Hall
April 30, 2016 · 19:30
Presented within the 33rd Shanghai Spring International Music Festival.
Press & Reviews
“The ‘Nightingale from China’ returned home with elegance and mastery —
a recital that flowed effortlessly across five languages, balancing Baroque brilliance with modern warmth.
Her Mozart arias glowed with purity and poise, while the Chinese songs shimmered with poetic depth.”
Shanghai Morning Post