【Director Chai-lun Yueh Bio】

Chai-lun Yueh

Baritone

Chai-lun Yueh, an exciting and dramatic baritone, was born and raised in Beijing, China.  Educated at the Central Conservatory of Music of China, he was a popular rising star of his generation and soon became a major promising young artist in the nation.

Successfully performing many leading/major roles such as Tonio, Rigoletto, Giorgio Germont,  Escamillo, Marcello, Sharpless, Count Almaviva and many others in both China and North America, his voice has been heard at Connecticut Opera, Opera Theater of Connecticut, Austin Lyric Opera, Baltimore Opera, Hawaii Opera and across  the country.

Equally active on the concert stage, Mr. Yueh has been performed Beethoven 9^th Symphony at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, Verdi’s Requiem at Jordan Hall, Boston, and The Yellow River Cantata at Carnegie Hall, New York,  The Symphony Hall, The Jordan Hall in Boston, and the Woolsey Hall at Yale University, New Haven.

Mr. Yueh earned his Artist Diploma and Master of Music degrees with highest honor from The Hartt School, University of Hartford, and further studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York.

Mr. Yueh has worked closely with many distinguished artists, directors, conductors such as Gino Bechi, Sherrill Milns, Nancy Milns, Marlena Malas, Anton Guadagno, and received numerous awards in regional and international vocal competitions: First prize winner: Young Artist Competition in Chautauqua, New York; Finalist, Luciano Pavarotti Voice Competition, First Prize winner, Eastern and New England region, The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

As a highly respected educator, Mr. Yueh was one of the youngest Chinese-born Assistant Professors at University of Texas, and has been teaching voice at Wesleyan University, Trinity College, and The Hartford Conservatory,  in which he also serves as the Chairperson of the Voice Department.

Mr. Yueh is a member of the National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda; a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS);  and with his contribution to the professional musical field, he has been honored into Who’s Who in America since 2000; Outstanding Professionals by America’s Registry since 2003; International Who’s Who of Professional Educators; and Who’s Who in The Historical Society.

Mr. Yueh has been serving as the Vocal coach of the Concert Choir at Wesleyan University, the Music Director of the Connecticut  Woman’s Chorale, and the Kang Hua Singing Group of the Greater Hartford.

In April 2008,  Mr. Yueh made his successful European singing debut as the bass soloist, performing Dvorak’s Mass in D in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague.

Bio in Chinese