Toronto School of Music Canada 

Soprano Mary Liu's operatic performances have included the leading roles of Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly, Mimi in La Boheme, Liu in Turandot, as well as title roles of Tosca, Violetta in La Traviata, Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro.  She has sung with Opera fest di Roma, the Manhattan Opera, New Jersey State Opera, Queens Opera, Centuries Opera, Teatro Marghirita; had her New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall, a New Year concert in Verona, and was featured in special concerts singing operatic repertoire with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra of Canada just to name a few.  Ms. Liu has worked with legendary artists such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Enrico De Mori, Mauro Trombetta, Giovanni Reggiori Franz Albanese, Amanto Merchiole.  With the Penang Orchestra of Malaysia, Mary Liu toured Malaysia and Singapore as a soloist, and with the Royal Conservatory of Music Orchestra in Canada, she has performed operatic arias and duets.  In addition to being a concert performer with renowned orchestras, Mary also gave numerious recitals that appeared on television in New York, Toronto, Italy, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and throughout Southeast Asia.

Ms. Liu began singing while as a student in her native Beijing, China and was selected as a solo performer with the Central National Song and Dance Company.  She won a scholarship at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music with Professor Guo Shu-Zhen and Wang Fu-Zong, and received coaching on Italian repertoire from Maestro Nicola Rossi Lemeni.  After graduation and a successful debut recital in Hong Kong City Hall, Mary was accepted in the Artist Diploma Program at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada, where she began teaching voice.  In 1993, Ms. Liu received a scholarship from the Manhattan School of Music in New York and studied with Professors Gabor Carelli and Ted Pufer until May 1995, when she received her Master's degree in music.  Later that same year, Mary won first prize in the Artist International Music Competition in New York and subsequently gave her New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall.  She also received an arts grant from the Italian government for distinguished Canadian opera singer and was invited to perform in Italy the following year.  Consequently, she appeared as Butterfly in Roma Opera Festival's production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly.  In 1999, Ms. Liu held a concert tour in Italy and also performed at the Chopin Recital Hall in Paris.  She toured Italy again in 2000 and completed another concert tour in 2001 in Fu Jian, Wu Han, Beijing, and Harbin, China.

In 2002, Mary Liu gave master classes and concerts in Singapore, Malaysia, the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, and the Chang Sha Conservatory of Music.  She also adjudicated in the Beijing Central Television Singing Competition and the Qing Dao International Voice Competition.  She acted as an adjudicator and performed at the International Bellini Music Competition and the Maria Callas Voice Competition in Italy from 1999 to 2005.  In 2005, Ms. Liu sung at the New Year concert in Verona, performed as Violetta in La Traviata in Rome, and had a solo recital in the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. 

Ms. Liu is currently the Dean and voice teacher of the Toronto School of Music Canada and continues adjudicate in international competitions as well as perform worldwide in operas, concerts, and solo recitals.

Mary Liu’s Contact Information:
#1 Bowan Court, North York ON M2K 3A8, Canada
Tel: (416) 271-1689    Fax: (416) 260-9997
torontoschoolofmusic@canada.com