In Season 2025, Tenor Mark Yinghui He sang the role of Monkey/Rat in The Big Swim by Meilina Tsui co-produced by Asia Society Texas and Houston Grand Opera. For the beginning of season 2026, Mark will be performing the role of Guang in Opera Grand Rapid’s production of Byron Au Yong’s Opera Stuck Elevator.
Mark was a Vocal Fellow at Tanglewood Music Center. Prior to his time at Tanglewood, he was a 2024 Herndon Foundation Emerging Artist at Virginia Opera, performing the role of Prince Yamadori and covering the role of Goro in Virginia Opera’s production of Madama Butterfly. He also appeared as a guest artist performing the role of Spoletta at Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s production of Tosca in April 2024.
Mark made his professional debut as a Smith Young artist at Cedar Rapids Opera performing the role of Frederick in Cedar Rapids Opera’s production of The Pirates of Penzance. He has also performed numerous leading tenor roles with the Opera theatre at University of Michigan including Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Tamino in Magic Flute and Sam Polk in Susannah.
With a versatile vocalism, Mark has been an avid singer of chamber repertoire. In early May, 2024, he sang the tenor soloist in the Music from Auschwitz Chamber Orchestra Concert series at Jüdisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria and Galicia Jewish Museum, Krakow, Poland. His 2024 engagements at Tanglewood Music Center summer includes the tenor soloist in the world premiere of “From Genesis” by Daniel Zlatkin, Auf dem Strom with piano and horn by Schubert in the BSO Prelude Concert, song selections by Nadia Boulanger, Charles Ives, and Mozart’s opera concert with the TMC Chamber Orchestra.
Mark Yinghui He received his MM degree in vocal performance from University of Michigan. He also holds a BM degree in vocal performance from University of Massachusetts – Amherst.