Zen Wu [she/her] is a soprano from the San Francisco Bay. Trained as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in a wide range of genres, she collaborates on a variety of projects from the opera and concert stages to chamber music and movie soundtracks. Wu performs and records as a soloist and guest musician with many groups including the NY Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, San Diego Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Beth Morrison Projects, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Musica Sacra, Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, La Jolla Symphony, the Apple Hill String Quartet, S.E.M. Ensemble, Ensemble Ipse. Wu began her formal studies in voice at UC San Diego, where she was immersed in contemporary and experimental performance in addition to training in traditional vocal repertoire and technique. She sang two seasons with the San Diego Opera Chorus before making her professional mainstage debut and moving to New York, where she is currently based as a freelance classical artist. Wu studied jazz and holds a degree in political science from Columbia University. She makes her Carnegie Hall solo debut in Fall 2026 as soprano soloist in the Fauré Requiem with the Oratorio Society of New York.
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