Yang Guang (杨光), often referred to in western order as Guang Yang, is a Chinese mezzo-soprano. She won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1997,Christiansen, Rupert (28 June 1997). "Beijing provides the best singer of the world". Daily Telegraph. and the 2001 Operalia Competition.Opera America Newsline - Volume 11 2001 "Winners of the 2001 Operalia Competition are: first prize, mezzo-soprano Guang Yang" She attended the summer conservatory program of the Music Academy of the West in 2001. She studied at The Juilliard School with Cynthia Hoffmann.
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Further reading Murray, William (2010). Fortissimo: Backstage at the Opera with Sacred Monsters and Young Singers, pp. 144–147. Random House.