Alice Chung, mezzo-soprano

“One of America’s most gifted young singers.” - Opera News

Recognized for her “operatic tonal glamour,” American mezzo-soprano Alice Chung has dazzled audiences throughout the country and been awarded by the Gerda Lissner Foundation, Merola Opera Program, Metropolitan Opera National Council, Shoshana Foundation, the Sullivan Foundation, to name a few (Parterre). Lauded by Opera News as “one of America’s most gifted young singers,” Ms. Chung’s 2023- 2024 season began with her house debut with Boston Lyric Opera as Suzuki in a new production of Madama Butterfly, return to Hawaii Opera Theatre for a role debut of Mama in a new production of An American Dream, and an upcoming debut with Houston Grand Opera in a world premiere of The Big Swim as Ox/Pig.

Ms. Chung has sung with Arizona Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Central City Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Opera San Jose, San Francisco Opera, Tulsa Opera, and the United States Naval Academy. A few operatic credits include Azucena (Il trovatore-cover), Carmen (Carmen-cover), Dame Quickly (Falstaff-cover), Dritte Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Die Hexe (Hӓnsel und Gretel), Maddalena (Rigoletto), Ježibaba (Rusalka), Larina (Eugene Onegin), Mama McCourt (The Ballad of Baby Doe), Mercèdes (Carmen). Her concert credits include Beethoven’s Fantasia Op. 8, Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Duruflé’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, and Mahler’s Symphony no. 2. Ms. Chung enjoys spending her time off the mainstage by giving recitals and concerts, taking her across the United States from Kona, Hawai’i to New York City.

Helen Zhibing Huang, soprano

“Immaculate coloratura chops and nuanced acting” - Boston Globe

Helen Zhibing Huang is a Chinese-born soprano and was recently described as “impressive” (The New York Times) after her portrayal of Pamina in The Magic Flute for the Glimmerglass Festival. Her 2023- 2024 season includes reprising the role of Setsuko in Perla’s An American Dream with Hawaii Opera Theatre, joining the New York Philharmonic covering Lina Song in the world premiere of Aaron Zigman and Mark Campbell’s Émigré, returning to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra as the soprano soloist in Fauré’s Requiem and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, and returning to the Naples Philharmonic for Handel’s Messiah. She will also take part in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s New Works Collective, singing Roe Bettencourt in J.E. Hernández’s Mechanisms.

Huang’s other operatic credits include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Monica in The Medium, Baby Doe in The Ballad of Baby Doe, Setsuko in Perla’s An American Dream, title role in Stravinsky’s Le rossignol, Amor in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Serpetta in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, and Poppea in Handel’s Agrippina. Her concert credits include Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Symphony No. 4, and Earl Kim’s Where Grief Slumbers. In previous seasons, she has sung with Portland Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Kentucky Opera, Washington Concert Opera, North Carolina Opera, Central City Opera, Nashville Opera, Annapolis Opera, Naples Philharmonic, American Symphony, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute.

In her spare time, Helen enjoys cooking and eating traditional Chinese dishes.

Ting Ting Wong, Pianist

Ting Ting Wong is a highly regarded vocal coach and collaborative pianist in the Philadelphia area. Her performances are noted for their clarity, precision, and emotional resonance, earning her a reputation as a dynamic and versatile artist. Musical America has said, “Wong, whose nuanced pedaling and voicings painted some of the richest backdrops” from her recent performances. Currently, she is faculty at The Curtis Institute of Music, staff accompanist for The Academy of Vocal Arts and Senior Artist-in-Residence and Collaborative Pianist for the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia. She regularly collaborates with singers at Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College and maintains a busy schedule with her private coaching studio. She has served as chorus pianist with Opera Philadelphia, assistant conductor with ConcertOPERA Philadelphia, and pianist for the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh and Castleton festivals.

Ms. Wong made her debut as a collaborative pianist at the Kennedy Center in 2016 and performed with IlluminArts in Miami in 2019. Recently, she was part of Princeton Festival 2022, and served as faculty at The Mediterranean Opera Studio Festival in Italy. She also recently worked as associate pianist (Otello) for O22 with Opera Philadelphia. Ms. Wong finished a national tour with Curtis on Tour in 2022, performing with talented students and renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens. Ms. Wong just returned from Ravinia Steans Music institute in Highland Park Illinois, where she was the resident collaborate pianist for the third season. 

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ms. Wong holds a masters degree in piano performance from Carnegie Mellon University, where she also earned a piano pedagogy certificate. She continued her studies receiving a master’s degree in piano accompanying and coaching from Temple University, where she studied with Lambert Orkis and Dr. Charles Abramovic.