Jingwen Cai

Mezzo-soprano Jingwen Cai joined the Jette Parker Artists Programme in the 2024/25 Season. She studied at South China Normal University and at Xinghai Conservatory of Music. She won the Music Golden Bell Award Vocal (Bel Canto) at the 12th Chinese Golden Bell Award for Music; The Silver Award at the First International Vocal Competition of Chinese Art Songs; The First Prize at Ningbo International Vocal Competition; the First Prize at Bologna International Vocal Competition; the Second Prize at the Renato Bruson International Competition; and the Second Prize and the Best Potential Prize at I°Concorso Canto Lirico Internazionale Beniamino Gigli Sezione Italia. Cai has performed with the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven’s Symphony no.9); Xi’an Symphony Orchestra (Verdi’s Requiem); Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra (Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde); and roles including Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Wang Xiaoyan (The Song of Youth) and the female Singer (Regret for the Past). 2024/25 Royal Opera roles include Barena (Jenůfa), Mércèdes (Carmen) and Siebel (Faust).