Ming Yuan is a perfect mix of professional dedication and artistic prowess.

In 1995 Ming began her formal vocal training while living in Ottawa, Canada. There she was fortunate enough to study with an international vocal competition winner Laura Dziubaniuk.

Between the beginning of 1996 to 1998, Ming took advanced operatic lessons weekly from the world acclaimed soprano Maria Pellegrini, known as "Queen of the Butterflies". In addition to regular bel canto technique training from Ms. Pellegrini, Ming also benefited from frequent vocal coaching by Professor Leon Leung, formal Dean of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Hong Kong, and by Professor Qiao-Yu Wang from Tianjin Conservatory of Music in China. Ming Yuan performed regularly with pianist and composer Mr. Hui-guang Cai in many Operatic Recitals with The Pellegrini Opera Company (formerly the Studio of Maria Pellegrini).

During this time Ming also appeared in many Chinese Culture Shows in Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Kingston and Toronto areas. Her rich, smooth lyric-spinto voice and graceful performance have received outstanding reviews from both local newspapers and television.

Ming Yuan is a former Executive Director of the Ottawa Oriental Dance Troupe, and the founder and first director of the Ottawa Oriental Choir. During her tenure, Ming performed as leading solo for both the "Yellow River Cantata" concert and the "Chang Hen Ge Cantata" concert.

After moving to Toronto, Ming Yuan continued her vocal training with the internationally renown soprano Xiao-Ping Hu. Ms Xiao-Ping Hu was a first-prize winner at the 20^th Budapest International Music Competition. Ming received many compliments from Xiao-Ping Hu and gave her voice high praise.

After moving to Regina in the Summer of 1999, Ming Yuan had continued her vocal training with tenor Mr. Bev Tillman of the Conservatory of Music & Dances and more advanced voice training from Ms.Lynn Channing, the famous voice teacher of the Music Department in University of Regina. Ming's performances for the two Voice Recitals at the Conservatory of Music & Dance were the highlights of both concerts.

Mr. Thomas Manshardt, a famous pianist and professor at the Conservatory commented that Ming not only has a beautiful voice, but she also sings from the heart. Very touching!

The Regina Chinese Singers invited Ming Yuan to be a guest performer at their annual concert on June 25^th 2000 in Regina. It was a great success in Regina, some of the audiences stood up with warm applause for encores... Here is a link of some of Ming's recital schedules.

In 2001, Ming Yuan's family moved to Columbus, OH, USA for another project, Beside working as a database developer, Ming Yuan was actively involved in the local Chinese community. She was invited as a judge for OSU Chinese Singing Competition, and a guest vocalist for Chinese Moon Festival celebration. She was also the Artistic Director and taught couple of Chinese folk dances to a local Chinese Dance Group (now as Huaxia Arts Group).

Currently, Ming Yuan resides in Connecticut. She is a R & D food scientist for a vegetarian food company. Ming still has a great passion in singing and dancing. Ming was a vocalist with a busy recital and concert schedules, She is also the Artistic Director of Butterfly Chinese Dance Troupe at Yale.
See Butterfly Dance Troupe's blog at Wenxuecity at here .

Over the past eight years, Ming Yuan has developed a good operatic repertoire that features Puccini's operas, Italian arias and Chinese lyric and folk songs. Singing is an endless joy for Ming. She likes to share her talents with her audiences and let them know that sometimes dreams do come true, and the most important thing is the true joy is in the journey... Here is a story on her journey of pursuiting her dream that carried since her childhood, it's written in Chinese in Wenxue City...

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