Yi Liu is a lyric coloratura soprano whose performances have taken her across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her operatic roles include Mimì (La bohème) with Opera Aeterna in Chicago, Violetta (La traviata) in Italy, Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) with Camerata Bardi and Teatro Grattacielo in New York, Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi) in Italy, and Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) with The Ohio State University Opera Theatre. A winner of The Ohio State University Concerto Competition, she will perform selections from Strauss’s Brentano Lieder with the OSU Symphony Orchestra in 2027.

She has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, and the Shanghai Concert Hall. She has also appeared in concert with Sir Bryn Terfel as part of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival and was featured in a solo recital at the Shanghai Concert Hall during the 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival.

A prizewinner in national and international vocal competitions, Liu has received First Prize in the Nightingale Opera Theatre Biennial Vocal Competition and First Prize in the NATS New England Region, Second Prize in the John Alexander National Vocal Competition, and Third Prize in the AIMS Meistersinger Vocal Competition in Graz. She has also been selected for the 2026 Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition in Japan and named a semifinalist in the 2026 Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition.

Liu has participated in the Accademia Verdiana di Parma’s New York program and the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance at The Ohio State University and holds degrees from the Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

Her repertoire centers on lyric coloratura roles grounded in bel canto technique, with a particular affinity for the operas of Mozart, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, and Puccini. In addition to her vocal training, Liu has more than ten years of dance training in jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, and K-pop, contributing to her versatility and physical expressiveness onstage.