Andre ChiangAssistant Professor of Music - Voice

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance; minor in Arts Administration and Vocal PedagogyLouisiana State University2020
• Master of Music in Vocal PerformanceManhattan School of Music2010
• Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance; minor in General BusinessUniversity of South Alabama2008

Baritone Andre Chiang has been described as “vocally commanding” (Oregonian), “handsome of voice” (Opera News), and lauded with “let’s hear more from this singer” (Washington Post). Chiang’s recent and upcoming engagements include Ping (Turandot) with OperaDelaware, Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi) with Opera Mississippi, Marcello (La bohème) and Captain Corcoran (H.M.S. Pinafore) with Opera Las Vegas, Escamillo (Carmen) with Opera Western Reserve, and Wáng Yuè/Nephew/Snakehead/Ensemble (Stuck Elevator)  with  Knoxville Opera. Previous highlights include Young Galileo/Salviati (Galileo Galilei), for which he was commercially recorded, and Ford (Falstaff) with Portland Opera; Anthony Hope (Sweeney Todd) with Virginia Opera; Lancelot in the Young Artist Matinee of Camelot at the Glimmerglass Festival; Dandini (La cenerentola) with Dayton Opera; and Escamillo (Carmen), with Mobile Opera. Chiang has also been seen with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opera Philadelphia, the Atlanta Opera, New Orleans Opera, Portland Opera, Virginia Opera, and other American opera companies.

Competition honors include Regional Finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Winner of the 59th National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) 2017 Biennial Young Artist Award, and Winner of the 45th National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards Competition (NATSAA). Chiang’s Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall debut came as the Baritone soloist in the World Premiere of Martin Palmeri’s Gran Misa. Chiang has also been seen in concert with the Louisiana Philharmonic, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Rapides Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, Missouri Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, and Canterbury Voices in recent seasons singing the solos in Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Duruflé’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, and many others.

Throughout his career, Chiang has championed the creation of new art songs and has presented nationally on demystifying the commissioning process for song and opera. His debut art song album, Choice Pages: Songs by Sterrs-Howard, Thompson, Malhotra, and Trần, releases in August 2024, on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms, and is composed of newly commissioned songs from a variety of composers. He has also been involved with world premiere operas singing Artist Martinez/Ecce Homo in Fowler’s Behold the Man and Pridament in Cummings’ Again and Again and Again. Chiang has also been featured in roles such as Older Thompson (Glory Denied) and Charlie (Three Decembers) with Painted Sky Opera, Clint (Fearless (workshop)) with OperaDelaware, and Captain Smith (A Capacity for Evil) with Opera Las Vegas. In 2025, he will lead a panel to further promote new American opera composition in higher education and industry wide at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and National Opera Association (NOA) joint national conference. Chiang has been granted multiple Love of Learning Awards from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and received funding for projects involving commissioning and commercially recording new art song from a variety of underrepresented composers. He can also be heard on the commercial recording of Philip Glass’ Galileo Galilei.

As an educator, Chiang was a 2018 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern, designated a 2019 “National Center for Voice and Speech trained Vocologist”, featured at the 2020, 2022, and 2024 NATS National Conference, and a part of the first cohort of Pan American Vocology Association – Recognized Vocologists (PAVA-RV) in 2022. He also attended the CCM Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory focusing on contemporary vocal techniques and amplified genre pedagogy. His research regarding new American art song, voice range lower extension, and inclusivity in the voice studio has been seen at national and international conferences for the NOA, NATS, PAVA, and the College Music Society (CMS). He has given recitals, master classes, and lectures around the world at institutions such as the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Belmont University, the University of Memphis, Louisiana State University, Oklahoma City University, Penn State University, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and University of the Arts Singapore, and the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China to name a few. Notable student accomplishments include winning a district Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Audition; placing in state and regional NATS Auditions, Trumbauer Festivals, and the NFMC Young Artist Competition; and performing with the Glimmerglass Festival, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera Las Vegas, Baton Rouge Symphony, Onstage at the Freeland, Rivertown Theaters, and Swine Palace to name a few. Students have participated in the Seraphic Fire Choral Institute, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and have studied music at the University of Miami, University of Michigan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Northern Arizona, and musical theatre at Carnegie Mellon University and Oklahoma City University. 

Chiang is an Assistant Professor of Voice at Emory University, an Instructor of Voice at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, and maintains a private online and in-person studio teaching acoustic and amplified styles. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as Oklahoma State University; and he is a frequent contributor to Classical Singer  magazine. As an administer, Chiang was the Artistic Director of Opera NexGen and Vice President of the Las Vegas Chapter of NATS, and currently is the Chair of the NFMC Young Artist Competition for Man’s Voice, Chair of the NATS Art Song Coalition, Treasurer of the Southwestern Region of CMS, and Secretary and board member of the Asian Opera Alliance. 

See www.andrechiangbaritone.com for performance recordings and more information and this link for research, writing, and teaching examples.

Other training and certifications include:

Pan American Vocology Association - Recognized Vocologist (PAVA-RV) - 2022
National Center for Voice and Speech Trained Vocologist, University of Utah - 2019
Contemporary Commercial Music Pedagogy Institute, Shenandoah Conservatory - 2018
National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern - 2018

As Artist Martinez and Ecce Homo in the World Premiere of Behold the Man with Opera Las Vegas
     “The audience was in love with baritone André Chiang as he let loose what one might describe as the “spirit of God” through his characters. Chiang delighted in the honesty of comedy and transparency of telling a good story at the same time. Every time he was on stage, or on screen as the virtual version of “Ecce Homo,” the audience was in tears laughing and commenting among one another. For me personally, I have never been to an opera where I felt the joy and excitement buzzing around me in this way. It was like a live wire generating a feel good buzz the entire time... Baritone André Chiang sings as the botched “Ecce Homo” fresco and runs with it. The audience could not get enough of this scene. It’s also important to note that while visuals are common in operas nowadays, to experience them in this way is something brand new.” — Jennifer Pyron, Operawire, October 4, 2023

 As the Narrator in Svatební Košile (The Spectre’s Bride) with the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra
     “The Narrator was André Chiang, whose sinewy baritone rattled the rafters of Hertz Hall.” — Paul Hertelendy, ArtsSF, January 10, 2019

As Belcore in L’elisir d’amore with Opera Birmingham
     “Belcore, the arrogant military foil to Nemorino, was portrayed by Mobile baritone André Chiang, who brought comically-rich awkwardness to the commander’s mannerisms… His full-bodied warm voice was a pleasure to hear and his tongue-in-cheek, stooge-ish approach was fresh.” — Edward Forstman, ArtsBham, March 25, 2017

As Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus with Portland Opera
     “The best surprise of the evening was André Chiang’s formidable baritone in the role of Dr. Falke. This bodes well for Chiang, a former Portland Opera Resident Artist, and his burgeoning career.” — James Bash, Northwest Reverb, November 13, 2014

As Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd with Virginia Opera
     “Chiang’s sensual “Johanna” followed by Opuszynski's luscious “Green Finch and Linnet Bird” was easily one of the highlights of this production. Both exuded the youthful optimism of their characters set against the dark stains of industrial London.” — Benjamin Tomchik, BroadwayWorld.com, October 15, 2014

As Younger Galileo/Salviati in Galileo Galilei with Portland Opera
     “Tenor Richard Troxell, who usually plays young men, was persuasive as Older Galileo, yielding midway to smooth baritone André Chiang (Salviati, Younger Galileo).” — Mark Mandel, Opera News, March 30, 2012