Hongni Wu makes her debut appearance with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert of Mozart and Mahler on 28 November. Conducted by James Peng Liu, the Chinese mezzo joins the orchestra in arias from Mozart’s much-loved Le nozze di Figaro and Così fan tutte, and Mahler’s moving song-cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.

Later in the year, Hongni joins Tan Dun’s epic Buddha Passion in performances around China and looks forward to returning to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the spring as Siebèl in Gounod’s Faust, marking her first guest appearance after graduating from the theatre’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the close of the 19/20 season.