Guan Guimin
Born1946 (1946)
Changzhi, Shanxi province, China
OriginBeijing
DiedSeptember 2022
GenresBel canto
Occupation(s)Opera singer
Years active1983–2022

Guan Guimin (1946 – September 2022) was an operatic tenor who worked in China in the 1980s before eventually moving to the United States. His style integrated Italian Bel canto with Chinese vocal methods,[1] and was described as having a pure, bright tone.[2]

Guan was born in 1946 in Changzhi, Shanxi province to a family of vegetable farmers.[3] In 1983, he completed graduate studies in Chinese music and opera, and then began performing with the China Conservatory’s experimental orchestra. He was named a national first class performer by China's Ministry of Culture, was received by future Chinese leader Hu Jintao,[4] and went on to record songs for dozens of films and television shows in China.[2][5][6] Guan performed internationally as a solo tenor with Shen Yun Performing Arts from 2006.[5][7]

Guan died of liver cancer in September 2022.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Campell, Neil. “Shen Yun Brings a Legacy to Nashville,” The Tennessee Tribune, December 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 “The treble king, Guan Guimin, Zhong guo gu qu wang.
  3. ↑ Zhang, Xinxin and Sang, Ye. “Chinese lives: an oral history of contemporary China.” MacMillan (1988). ISBN 0333433645
  4. ↑ ”China Report: Political, Social, and Military Affairs,” Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1985), Issues 41-47.
  5. 1 2 Zhao, Jingyu. 傳遞真善與真美 提升人類道德 神韻藝術團 台北加演 Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Liberty Times (Taiwan), April 13, 2011.
  6. ↑ Shen Yun Performing Arts Archived 2012-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, October 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ “Meet the artists: Guan Guimin”, Shen Yun Performing Arts.
  8. ↑ “法轮功”“神韵艺术团”副团长关贵敏病亡 (in Chinese)
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