Hao Jiang Tian
Opera

50 operatic roles, over 1400 performances worldwide

Internationally renowned opera bass, Hao Jiang Tian was born in China and is the only Chinese singer who has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera for 20 years in 26 operas. Tian has been highly praised for his appearances as major bass in opera houses worldwide such as Staatsoper Berlin, Teatro Comunale in Florence, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Arena di Verona, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Washington National Opera, and opera houses in France, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Portugal, Chile, Russia, Japan, and all the major opera houses in China.

OPERATIC ROLES

  • Turandot — Puccini
    1

    Turandot

    Puccini

    Timur

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Aida — Verdi
    2

    Aida

    Verdi

    Ramfis with Luciano Pavarotti in the title role

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Don Carlos — Verdi
    3

    Don Carlos

    Verdi

    King Filippo

    Royal Opera of Wallonia, Belgium

  • Eugene Onegin — Tchaikovsky
    4

    Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky

    Prince Gremin

    White Nights Festival, Mariinsky Theatre

  • Simon Boccanegra — Verdi
    5

    Simon Boccanegra

    Verdi

    Jacopo Fiesco with Placido Domingo in the title role

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

  • Le Cid — Massenet
    6

    Le Cid

    Massenet

    Don Diègue with Placido Domingo in the title role

    Washington Opera

  • Il Guarany — Gomes
    7

    Il Guarany

    Gomes

    Don António with Placido Domingo in the title role

    Opera Bonn

  • Jérusalem — Verdi
    8

    Jérusalem

    Verdi

    Roger

    Teatro Carlo Felice

  • Faust — Gounod
    9

    Faust

    Gounod

    Méphistophélès

    Teatro Colón

  • Poet Li Bai《詩人李白》 — GUO WENJING
    10

    Poet Li Bai《詩人李白》

    GUO WENJING

    Li Bai

    Central City Opera

  • Voyage to the East 《鉴真东渡》 — J. Tang
    11

    Voyage to the East 《鉴真东渡》

    J. Tang

    Monk Jianzhen

    David Koch Theater, Lincoln Center

  • Norma — Bellini
    12

    Norma

    Bellini

    Oroveso

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

  • Lucia di Lammermoor — Donizetti
    13

    Lucia di Lammermoor

    Donizetti

    Raimondo

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

  • Rusalka — Dvořák
    14

    Rusalka

    Dvořák

    Water-gnome

    Pittsburg Opera

  • La Bohème — Puccini
    15

    La Bohème

    Puccini

    Colline

    Metropolitan Opera

  • The First Emperor — TAN DUN
    16

    The First Emperor

    TAN DUN

    General Wang

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Luisa Miller — Verdi
    17

    Luisa Miller

    Verdi

    Count Walter

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Rigoletto — Verdi
    18

    Rigoletto

    Verdi

    Count Ceprano

    Metropolitan Opera

  • The Bonesetter’s Daughter — Stewart Wallace
    19

    The Bonesetter’s Daughter

    Stewart Wallace

    Chang

    San Francisco Opera

  • Marco Polo — ENJOTT SCHNEIDER
    20

    Marco Polo

    ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

    Kublai Khan

    Guangzhou Grand Theatre

  • Rickshaw Boy — GUO WENJING
    21

    Rickshaw Boy

    GUO WENJING

    Liusiye

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

  • La fanciulla del West — Puccini
    22

    La fanciulla del West

    Puccini

    Billy Jackrabbit

    Metropolitan Opera

  • La forza del destino — Verdi
    23

    La forza del destino

    Verdi

    Marquis de Calatrava

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Un ballo in maschera — Verdi
    24

    Un ballo in maschera

    Verdi

    Samuel

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Macbeth — Verdi
    25

    Macbeth

    Verdi

    Banco with Placido Domingo in the title role

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

  • Rigoletto — Verdi
    26

    Rigoletto

    Verdi

    Sparafucile

    Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

OPERA EXCERPTS
OPERATIC ROLES & VENUES

  • Turandot

    Puccini · Timur

    Metropolitan Opera · Arena di Verona · Festival Puccini · Lyric Opera of Chicago · Canada Opera Company · Pittsburgh Opera · Pacific Symphony · Guangzhou Grand Theatre (C: Lorin Maazel)

  • Aida

    Verdi · Ramfis

    Metropolitan Opera (C: James Levine, title role Luciano Pavarotti, Deborah Voigt) · Berlin Staatsoper · Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts (C: Zubin Mehta, Daniel Oren) · Opera Hong Kong · San Diego Opera · Michigan Opera Theatre · Baltimore Opera

  • Don Carlo

    Verdi · King Filippo

    Teatro Carlo Felice Italy · Royal Opera of Wallonia Belgium · Shanghai Grand Theatre

  • Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky · Prince Gremin

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts (C: Valery Gergiev) · Atlanta Opera · Mariinsky Theatre

  • Simon Boccanegra

    Verdi · Fiesco

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts (C: Myung-Whun Chung, Title role Placido Domingo)

  • Le Cid

    Massenet · Don Diègue

    Washington Opera (Title role Placido Domingo) · Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Valencia

  • Il Guarany

    Gomes · Don António

    Washington Opera (Title role Placido Domingo) · Opera Bonn

  • Jérusalem

    Verdi · Roger

    Teatro Carlo Felice

  • Faust

    Gounod · Mephistopheles

    Teatro Colón · Shanghai Grand Theatre

  • Poet Li Bai《詩人李白》

    Guo · Li Bai

    Central City Opera (World Premiere) · Shanghai Grand Theatre · Rome Santa Cecelia Hall · Opera Hong Kong · Huntington Library

  • Voyage to the East 《鉴真东渡》

    Tang · Jianzhen Monk

    Tokyo · Nara · Kyoto · Osaka · Fo Guang Shan Taiwan · NCPA · Pasadena Civic Auditorium · David Koch Theater Lincoln Center

  • Norma

    Bellini · Oroveso

    Metropolitan Opera · ABAO Bilbao Opera · Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts (C: Daniel Oren) · Baltimore Opera

  • Il barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini · Don Basilio

    Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino · Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts (C: Lorin Maazel)

  • Les contes d’Hoffmann

    Offenbach · Luther / Crespel

    Metropolitan Opera (C: James Levine)

  • Don Giovanni

    Mozart · Commendatore

    Opera Bonn · Opera Hong Kong · Pittsburgh Opera

  • Lucia di Lammermoor

    Donizetti · Raimondo

    Metropolitan Opera · Atlanta Opera

  • Rusalka

    Dvořák · Water-gnome

    Pittsburgh Opera · Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

  • Il Trovatore

    Verdi · Ferrando

    Metropolitan Opera · Pittsburgh Opera · San Diego Opera

  • La Bohème

    Puccini · Colline

    Metropolitan Opera · Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (C: Seiji Ozawa)

  • The First Emperor

    T. DUN · General Wang

    Metropolitan Opera (Title role Placido Domingo)

  • Manon

    Massenet · Count des Grieux

    Metropolitan Opera (Title role Renee Fleming)

  • Fidelio

    Beethoven · Don Fernando

    Opera Bonn

  • Luisa Miller

    Verdi · Count Walter

    Metropolitan Opera (C: James Levine)

  • Rigoletto

    Verdi · Sparafucile

    Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

  • Émigré

    Zigman · Wei Song

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (C: Long Yu)

  • The Bonesetter’s Daughter

    Wallace · Chang

    San Francisco Opera

  • The Rake’s Progress

    Stravinsky · Father Truelove

    Festival Mozart Coruña Spain

  • I masnadieri

    Verdi · Massimiliano

    Washington Concert Opera

  • Marco Polo

    ENJOTT SCHNEIDER · Kublai Khan

    Guangzhou Grand Theatre (C: Kasper Holten) · Teatro Carlo Felice Genoa

  • The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

    Hui · Matteo Ricci

    Zuni Iconsahedron Hong Kong

  • Rickshaw Boy

    Guo · Liusiye

    Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts · Torino · Milan · Parma · Genova · Firenze

  • The Diary of Rabe

    Tang · John McGee

    Jiangsu Centre for the Performing Arts · NCPA · Berlin Staatsoper · Elbphilharmonie Hamburg · Ronacher Vienna

  • Boris Godunov

    Mussorgsky · Mityukha

    Metropolitan Opera (C: Valery Gergiev)

  • La traviata

    Verdi · Dr. Grenvil

    Metropolitan Opera

  • La fanciulla del West

    Puccini · Billy Jackrabbit

    Metropolitan Opera (Title role Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes)

  • Otello

    Verdi · Elmiro

    Hong Kong

  • La forza del destino

    Verdi · Marquis de Calatrava

    Metropolitan Opera (C: James Levine, Title role Placido Domingo)

  • Madama Butterfly

    Puccini · Bonze

    Metropolitan Opera (Title role Yoko Watanabe)

  • Un ballo in maschera

    Verdi · Samuel

    Metropolitan Opera (Title role Luciano Pavarotti)

  • I lombardi alla prima crociata

    Verdi · Pirro

    Metropolitan Opera (Title role Luciano Pavarotti)

  • I puritani

    Bellini · Gualtiero

    Metropolitan Opera

  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    Wagner · Night Watchman

    Metropolitan Opera (C: James Levine)

  • Macbeth

    Verdi · Banco

    NCPA (Title role Placido Domingo)
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