Leo Wang, a tenor from Taiwan, is in his first year of pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The Ohio State University under the direction of Dr. C. Andrew Blosser. He also serves as a graduate teaching associate in the voice area, giving voice lessons and instruction in a group voice setting. Prior to coming to Ohio State, he earned a Master of Music degree in voice performance from Illinois State University, where he also served as a graduate teaching assistant in both the voice and choral areas.

As a singer and performer, Wang has been active in various operas, musicals and concert works. A few highlights include tenor solo in Handel’s Messiah with Tainan YMCA; Jean Valjean in Schönberg’s musical Les Misérables with NSYSU’s Department of English (National Sun Yat-sen University); Commissioner in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra; El Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen with MIOpera’s (Bloomington, Illinois) online production; Donald Hopewell in Moore’s opera Gallantry broadcasted by WGLT radio; leading roles in ISU (Illinois State) opera productions of Virgil Thomson’s Capital Capitals, and Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge; tenor solo in Schubert’s Mass in G major, D.167, and in Theodore Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of Christ.

Aside from performing, Wang is a dedicated voice teacher. He worked as a vocal instructor and choir director at multiple schools across various education levels in Taiwan, including Da Rong High School, Wen Fu Junior High School, St. Dominic Catholic High School and Junior High School, and the NSYSU Department of English.