“Surely the revelation of the evening remains the baritone Xiaomeng Zhang: an incredible vocal prowess for a singer making his debut in Paris, an indestructible technical control, a captivating timbre” - Connessi all’Opera

‍In the 2026/27 season, Xiaomeng Zhang makes debuts at Teatro alla Scala and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía as Zhou Enlai Nixon in China, returns to Opernhaus Zürich as General Leslie Groves Doctor Atomic, and appears in Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris. 

Recent engagements include his Royal Opera House debut as Ping Turandot, his return to the Opéra national de Paris as Schaunard La bohème and Zhou Enlai Nixon in China, and Dr Falke Die Fledermaus at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing. 

A former member of the Opernhaus Zürich Opera Studio, Zhang is a regular guest at the theatre, performing Ping Turandot in Sebastian Baumgarten’s production under Marc Albrecht, following his appearances there as Guglielmo Così fan tutte conducted by Riccardo Minasi, Silvio Pagliacci under Paolo Carignani, and Donner Das Rheingold under Gianandrea Noseda in Andreas Homoki’s new Ring Cycle.His repertoire highlights include Belcore L’elisir d’amore, Schaunard La bohème, the title roles in Don Giovanni and Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Conte Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, the latter praised as “a miracle of vocal focus and controlled fury”.

A native of Wenzhou, Zhang studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Manhattan School of Music before completing the Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School, where he appeared in productions including Don Giovanni, Katya Kabanova, La Calisto, and Les mamelles de Tirésias‍