Dai Yuqiang

essential information

Early experience

Dai Yuqiang was born in 1963 to a farmer in Wen'an County, Hebei Province. In 1980, Dai Yuqiang was admitted to the civil engineering major of Beijing coal mine school. In 1984, he was admitted to the song and dance theater of Shanxi Province and was sent to the Central Academy of drama to study. He studies while working. At the end of 1989, Dai Yuqiang finally entered the General Administration opera company with his own strength.

Acting experience

In 1991, he was admitted to the PLA Academy of art. He graduated first in 1993.

In 1996, he won the second prize of Bel Canto group in the first national vocal music competition of the Ministry of culture; in the same year, he went to Shizuoka, Japan to participate in the International Opera Competition and won the first prize. In 1999, he won the first prize of drama performance in the 7th military art performance. In the Spring Festival of 2001, he took part in the performance of CCTV Spring Festival Gala, singing the song "family photo"; in September of the same year, tenor Pavarotti flew to Milan to "fulfill" his "apprenticeship contract" with Dai Yuqiang, led by Pavarotti, and several Italian artists gave Dai Yuqiang a half month lecture. The course includes voice, singing, performance, physique and other aspects.

In 2003, with "you are such a person" won the China gold record actor award. In March 2004, he won the "plum blossom Award for Chinese drama"; in July of the same year, he appeared on the stage of the Royal Opera House for the first time and starred in the actor of Puccini's three act opera "Tosca" - painter kavaradosi.

In November 2007, Yang Xiaodong won the performance award of the 12th Wenhua award of the Ministry of culture for his role in the opera "fighting the ancient city with wild fire and spring breeze". In August 2008, he took part in the opera "Magnolia poems" and played the leading actor Liu Shuang. This is the first time that Chinese original music works have appeared in the National Opera House in Vienna, Austria. In October 2009, he took part in the bird's nest version of Turandot, playing Prince kalaf, accompanied by the Central Opera House band. On October 1, 2009, at the 60th anniversary of the National Day parade, he sang the song "piloting China" with Lei Jia. In April 2010, he took part in the opera "Xi Shi"; in May of the same year, he performed the opera "sun snow" in Guangzhou Opera House, playing a military doctor. In July 2011, he took part in the opera "the never fading radio wave", playing the hero Li Xia.

In April 2012, he sang the theme song "I am in your world" of the second Beijing International Film Festival; in May of the same year, he starred in the self-made opera "masked ball" by Verdi of the National Grand Theatre; in August of the same year, he participated in the concert of the top Ten Tenors of "glory in bloom" solemnly held in the Chinese Theatre; in September of the same year, he won the spiritual document of the 12th Central Propaganda Department with his song "towards revival" Ming Construction "five one project" award.

In October 2013, he participated in the picturesque national day concert; in December, he held a personal concert in the Great Hall of the people. In March 2014, Turandot, the leading opera film, premiered in the world; in August of the same year, he took part in the opera "country Knight" and played the leading actor of the play, tulidu; in September of the same year, he released the single "salute to the martyrs" on the first "martyrs' Day"; in December of the same year, he played the leading actor, Sui Yangdi, in the opera "river of luck". He won seven grand prizes of China Opera Festival.

In March 2015, he participated in the finals of the third season of I am a singer and helped Sun Nan sing "you come back soon" + "no one sleeps tonight". In June of the same year, he starred in the opera sunrise, followed by the original Chinese opera yunzhihe, which started a more than 20 day tour in Europe, delivering the voice of China through eight performances in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and other places. In July of the same year, "the Bard" was successfully performed in the National Grand Theater.

In June 2016, he took part in the Singapore Concert of "China's three tenors on global tour"; in July of the same year, he took part in "China bel canto London concert", singing the song "teach me how not to miss her" and the British song "because"; in July of the same year, he took the lead in Jiangsu Province's original opera "Zheng He"; in October of the same year, Dai Yuqiang became China's "Mars ambassador".

On December 2, 2017, Dai Yuqiang's solo concert was held in Lanzhou. Chinese songs such as "teach me how not to miss you" and "in that far away place" were well known by people, as well as famous Italian Operas such as "spring breeze, why do you wake me up" and "brilliant stars" were sung in Gansu Grand Theater.

Personal life

Dai Yuqiang's wife Liu Yan is also a singer, and Dai Yuqiang is with the General Administration song and dance troupe. The two met during a performance of condolence by the general administration. Through the subsequent contact, Dai Yuqiang moved Liu Yan with his sincerity. They entered the palace of marriage in 1993 and are recognized as model couples in the entertainment circle. Their daughter, Dai Ziyi, made an album when she was ten years old.

Main works

Music Album

Opera works

social activities

In September 2007, he participated in Pavarotti's memorial concert and sang "please don't cry".

In May 2008, he participated in the "one heart earthquake relief - capital music charity concert", singing and donating money.

In April 2010, he participated in CCTV's "love for Yushu, boundless love - special program of large-scale fund-raising activities for earthquake relief".

In January 2013, the public welfare concert of helping to care for autism was held. In July of the same year, Yang Guang, a blind singer, started a series of public welfare talks in Shougang, which were "sunshine in the heart, dream in the heart - Yang Guang's Chinese dream travels all over China".

In 2014, he attended the "China dream show" of Zhejiang satellite TV to help Xing Jianmin, a sewer worker in Guangzhou, realize his dream of singing on the same stage.

In January 2016, sanitation workers were invited to watch the Beijing Spring Festival Concert in the Great Hall of the people on New Year's Eve. Then, they took part in the "love let's go home" public Spring Festival Gala and performed "blessing today" at the end of the gala. In August of the same year, they staged "China's Three Tenors love light public music conference" in Shengjing Grand Theater. With the support of all the caring audiences, the concert raised a total of 750300 yuan, which will be used to support the "light of love · ten thousand people's vision restoration plan" and help the poor cataract patients see the light again.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

He is sweet and soft. The middle and low voice area is smooth, while the high voice area is vigorous and unrestrained, which makes the sentence perfect. Dai Yuqiang's stage performance is natural and unrestrained, elegant temperament, gentle and affectionate without losing the beauty of masculinity. (Netease cloud music evaluation)

He can sing soprano C so perfectly, so relaxed, so steady, and control freely, which is very rare among the world famous tenors. (Mr. Rudolph)

The Aria "flames on the woodpile" by minstrel manriko is known as the touchstone of tenor. Dai Yuqiang successfully challenges a large section of tenor melody and two "high C" with a solid and powerful voice. His solemn and stirring performance makes people's blood boil. (Beijing Morning Post)

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