Yung (Leo) Wang
Contact Information
- wang.15997@osu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Voice performance
- Vocal pedagogy
- Voice science
Education
- MM, Illinois State University (2021)
- BM, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (2018)
Leo Wang, a Taiwanese tenor, is a third-year Doctor of Musical Arts student in vocal performance with a Singing Health Specialization at The Ohio State University, where he studies with Dr. C. Andrew Blosser and serves as a graduate teaching associate in the voice area. His academic interests include vocal performance, vocal pedagogy and voice science. Prior to joining Ohio State, Wang earned a Master of Music in voice performance from Illinois State University, where he served as a graduate teaching assistant in both the voice and choral areas.
An active performer, Wang has appeared in opera, musical theater, and concert repertoire throughout the United States and Taiwan. Recent performance highlights include Le Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen with Chicago Summer Opera, Fabrizio in Adam Guettel’s The Light in the Piazza, Peter Quint in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and Bastien in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne at Ohio State, Karl Franz in Romberg’s The Student Prince with the Elite Chorus, the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Tainan YMCA; and Jean Valjean in Schönberg’s Les Misérables with the National Sun Yat-sen University Department of English.
In addition to his performing career, Wang is a dedicated voice teacher and choral educator. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, he served as a vocal instructor and choir director at several educational institutions in Taiwan, including Da Rong High School, Wen Fu Junior High School, St. Dominic Catholic High School and Junior High School, and the National Sun Yat-sen University Department of English.