Meili Li
Countertenor
Meili LI is the first Chinese countertenor to have an international career.
He is the winner of the 2nd Prize and Farinelli Prize at London Handel Festival Singing Competition, and has worked in major opera houses and international festivals. Recent operatic highlights include Eunuch in Die Nase at Bavarian State Opera, Spirito in Orfeo in a Royal Opera House production, Alessandro in Tolomeo at Karlsruhe Händel Festspiele, title roles in Giustino at Theater an der Wien, Tolomeo at Theater Lübeck, Orfeo ed Euridice at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and Fernando at London Handel Festival.
Following a BA in film and philosophy at Peking University, he studied singing at Royal Academy of Music where he graduated with an MA (Distinction, DipRAM), being one of the few students in the history of Academy to receive full marks for final recital. He then completed an Artist Diploma with Distinction at Guildhall School opera course. LI currently resides in Hamburg and regularly gives concerts across Europe and China.