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Opera singer Rodrick Dixon was born on June 22, 1966 in Queens, New York. Dixon attended the Mannes School of Music and graduated with his B.M. degree in 1989 and his M.M. degree in 1991. During each summer while at the Mannes School, Dixon also studied at L’Academia Musicale Ottorino in Assisi, Italy and l’Ecole d’Art Americain-Palais de Fontainebleau, France.

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SHI Yijie, tenor, is an accomplished Chinese singer who actively performs on stages around the world. He is the Professor and Academic Leader for Opera and Voice Studies at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

In 2007, he won the gold medal at International Vocal Competition for the fourth consecutive year, making him the first Chinese singer to perform at Rossini Opera Festival, where Rossini’s works are best performed. He also starred in the operas for the fifth consecutive year. Since then, he has performed in many of the great opera houses of the world which include Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro Real (Madrid), Deutsche Oper of Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper, the Metropolitan Opera House of New York, San Francisco Opera, Suntory Hall, National Center for the Performing Arts in China and has performed at renowned art festivals including Edinburgh International Arts Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Shanghai International Arts Festival and Beijing Music Festival, with over 500 performances.