Chea Kang is a soprano from South Korea, who was a 2nd prize recipient at the Handel Aria Competition 2024. Her recent engagements include Papagena cover in The Magic Flute at the San Francisco Opera in May-June 2024, where she first appeared on stage as Sister Catherine in Dialogues of the Carmelites in 2022. She was a semi-finalist of the Concert Artists Guild competition in 2024, and was a young artist at the Georg Solti Accademia in 2023. She has also performed at the De Young Museum as a soloist in Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom exhibition. Chea holds a Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School and a Master’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is currently studying with César Ulloa, earning her Artist Diploma at the conservatory, where she has played various leading roles in operas by Händel, Mozart, Ravel and Puccini. Chea’s upcoming performances include Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong in August-September 2024, and the role of Henrietta Wong in Harvey Milk Reimagined with Opera Parallèle in May-June 2025.