Guan Guimin

Guan Guimin
Born	1946 (1946) Changzhi, Shanxi province, China
Origin	Beijing
Died	September 2022
Genres	Bel canto
Occupation	Opera singer
Years active	1983–2022

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.

Guan Guimin (1946 – September 2022) was an operatic tenor who worked in China in the 1980s before eventually moving to the United States. His style integrated Italian Bel canto with Chinese vocal methods,[1] and was described as having a pure, bright tone.[2]

Guan was born in 1946 in Changzhi, Shanxi province to a family of vegetable farmers.[3] In 1983, he completed graduate studies in Chinese music and opera, and then began performing with the China Conservatory’s experimental orchestra. He was named a national first class performer by China's Ministry of Culture, was received by future Chinese leader Hu Jintao,[4] and went on to record songs for dozens of films and television shows in China.[2][5][6] Guan performed internationally as a solo tenor with Shen Yun Performing Arts from 2006.[5][7]

Guan died of liver cancer in September 2022.[8]

See also

• Partial listing of Guan Guimin’s recordings, Amazon.com

References

1. Campell, Neil. “Shen Yun Brings a Legacy to Nashville,” The Tennessee Tribune, December 16, 2010.
2. “The treble king, Guan Guimin, Zhong guo gu qu wang.
3. Zhang, Xinxin and Sang, Ye. “Chinese lives: an oral history of contemporary China.” MacMillan (1988). ISBN 0333433645
4. ”China Report: Political, Social, and Military Affairs,” Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1985), Issues 41-47.
5. Zhao, Jingyu. 傳遞真善與真美 提升人類道德 神韻藝術團 台北加演 Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Liberty Times (Taiwan), April 13, 2011.
6. Shen Yun Performing Arts Archived 2012-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, October 30, 2012.
7. “Meet the artists: Guan Guimin”, Shen Yun Performing Arts.
8. “法轮功”“神韵艺术团”副团长关贵敏病亡 (in Chinese)