{"id":29,"date":"2026-07-25T19:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T17:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/?st-import=5703b44157b42b600703943e40791d1a"},"modified":"2026-07-28T02:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:02:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78f130 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-d7acf0a\" data-id=\"c78f130\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c78f130\">\n    \t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3bd9d6b\" id=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yalun-Zhang-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yalun-Zhang-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yalun-Zhang-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yalun-Zhang-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yalun-Zhang-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yalun-Zhang-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"Yalun Zhang Scaled\" title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612be68 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-528a053\" data-id=\"612be68\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"612be68\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"067df83\">From Nizhny Novgorod via the Styrian city of Graz to Karlsruhe and finally to the Theater G\u00f6rlitz: The journey of Chinese tenor Yalun Zhang reads like a musical voyage.&nbsp;<br><br>Already during his studies in Graz, he made a lasting impression as a guest soloist at the local opera house. Whether in demanding Verdi classics such as La traviata and Don Carlo, or in Nino Rota\u2019s sparkling and elegant comedy Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (The Italian Straw Hat) \u2013 Zhang demonstrated an early and mature sense of balance between vocal brilliance and dramatic finesse.<br><br>His repertoire reflects a great interest in different musical eras and genres. It ranges from Mozart\u2019s Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) and the classical role of Tamino (Die Zauberfl\u00f6te) to Handel\u2019s Jonathan (Saul) and the eccentric worlds of Jan\u00e1\u010dek\u2019s The Excursions of Mr. Brou\u010dek. Works of classical modernism, such as the title role in Benjamin Britten\u2019s Albert Herring, as well as the charm of French operetta (Ta Bouche), suit Yalun Zhang\u2019s warm and expressive tenor voice just as naturally as the Wagnerian repertoire, including the role of the Steersman in The Flying Dutchman.<br><br>Since the 2023\/24 season, Yalun Zhang has found his artistic home as a member of the ensemble at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater G\u00f6rlitz-Zittau. The 2026\/27 season promises to showcase the full range of his artistry: as Andres in Berg\u2019s Wozzeck, Remendado in Bizet\u2019s Carmen, and Ismaele in Verdi\u2019s Nabucco. One of the highlights of the season for Yalun Zhang will be the title role in Offenbach\u2019s Orpheus in the Underworld \u2014 a part that perfectly combines French lightness, musical refinement, and intellectual wit.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Von Nischni Nowgorod \u00fcber das steirische Graz bis nach Karlsruhe und ans Theater in G\u00f6rlitz: Der Weg des chinesischen Tenors Yalun Zhang liest sich wie eine musikalische Reise.&nbsp; Bereits w\u00e4hrend seiner Studienzeit in Graz hinterlie\u00df er als Gastsolist an der dortigen Oper bleibenden Eindruck. Ob in anspruchsvollen Verdi-Klassikern wie La Traviata und Don Carlo oder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2168,"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/2168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yalunzhang.com\/%e6%81%a9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}