Chinese lyric mezzo-soprano Xiao Xiao is quickly gaining recognition for the warmth and brilliance of her voice, complemented with soulful and expressive artistry on stage. Xiao is embracing both standard repertoire as well as contemporary works, and bringing to life a wide range of characters—from youthful pants roles to feminine heroines. From the operatic stage to the recital hall, she strives to bring warmth and emotional connection to the hearts and souls of global audiences. She is rapidly establishing herself as a dynamic young artist to hear—and to watch.

With notable performances across both regional and national stages, she has made a strong impression through appearances with companies such as Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Glimmerglass Festival, and soon, Houston Grand Opera. She is also a District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and a winner in the Toscanini International Competition  and the Orpheus Vocal Competition.

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Upcoming performance including Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath with MSU Opera and debut as Snake/Sheep in the opera The Big Swim commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in partnership with Asia Society Texas.

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Notable Roles performed including The title role in La Cenerentola, and L’enfant et les sortilèges, Third lady and PapagenO in Die Zauberflöte, Contessa in I Due Figaro, Linfea/Destino in Cavalli’s La Calisto, Hiroko in An American dream, Jim in The Gift of the Magi, Henrietta Wong in Harvey Milk(premiere), Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte, Mercédès in Carmen, among others.​

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Xiao is currently a DMA candidate, Teaching Assistant and a member of Outreach program at Michigan State University, she holds Master Degree at Manhattan School of music, Graduate Diploma at New England Conservatory of Music, and Bachelor degree at China conservatory of music.