Hongni Wu

Mezzo-soprano Hongni Wu spent two seasons as part of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, making her house debut as Flora in Richard Eyre’s popular production of La traviata under Antonello Manacorda. Further roles on the main stage included Mercédès in Carmen, Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Siébel in Gounod’s Faust and, as part of the Young Artists’ Summer Showcase, scenes from Pelléas et Mélisande and Il barbiere di Siviglia. In a production of Hans Werner Henze’s Phaedra at the Linbury Theatre, Wu received unanimous praise for her gripping portrayal of the title role. Of Hongni Wu’s sensational debut as Der Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos at Opéra National de Montpellier last season, Forum Opéra wrote “the timbre of the voice is fresh, radiant and