Ching-Lien Wu Explained

Ching-Lien Wu
Birth Place:	Taiwan
Occupation:	Choir director, Choral conductor.
Genre:	Classical, Choir

Ching-Lien Wu is a French-Taiwanese choir director and choral conductor.

Biography

Ching-Lien Wu graduated of the Taiwan Teachers' College. She then entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, where she was awarded the First Prize for Choral Conducting in 1987.^[1]

In 1989, Ching-Lien Wu was appointed head of singing at the Angers-Nantes Opera, then assistant head of choirs at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse in 1990. In 1991, she became head of the choral phalanx at the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg. In 2001, she joined the Grand Théâtre de Genève.^{[2] [3]}

In 2014, Ching-Lien Wu was appointed Chorus Master of the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam.^{[4] [5] [6]}

In February 2021, Ching-Lien Wu was appointed to succeed José Luis Basso, and thus became the first female Chorus Master of the Paris Opera. She took up her post on April 26, 2021.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-02-04. Ching-Lien Wu, première femme à la tête des chœurs de l'Opéra de Paris - Diapason. 2021-02-05. www.diapasonmag.fr. fr.
2. Web site: Gault. Philippe. 2021-02-04. Ching-Lien Wu nommée cheffe des Chœurs de l'Opéra de Paris, première femme à occuper ce poste. 2021-02-05. Radio Classique. fr-FR.
3. News: Ching-Lien Wu, grande dame du Grand Théâtre, tire sa révérence. fr. Tribune de Genève. 2021-02-05. 1010-2248.
4. Web site: Lopez. Louis-Valentin. 2021-02-04. Ching-Lien Wu devient la première femme cheffe des Chœurs à l'Opéra de Paris. 2021-02-05. France Musique. fr.
5. Web site: 2014-10-15. Ching-Lien Wu. 2021-02-05. Ching-Lien Wu Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
6. Web site: Fluctuat nec mergitur Forum Opéra. 2021-02-05. www.forumopera.com. fr.
7. Web site: CHING-LIEN WU, NOUVELLE CHEFFE DES CHOEURS DE L'OPÉRA DE PARIS. 2021-02-05. Opéra national de Paris. fr.