ZOE GAO

International Vocal Music Coordinator/Soprano

ZOE GAO is a dynamic multidisciplinary artist who dabbles in classical music, photography, and fashion. As a soprano, she earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from East China Normal University in Shanghai in 2020 and completed her Master’s degree in Music Performance at the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music in 2024. During her time at Brooklyn College, Zoe was under the tutelage of renowned operatic soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra. She was also the sole recipient of the Cerf Scholarship and Graduate Assistant for the performance ensembles of Symphonic Choir in the Voice Department.

In the summer of 2023, Zoe made her operatic debut in a leading role as Rose Maurrant in Street Scene by Kurt Weill under the direction of Maestro Gregory Buchalter and Dale Morehouse in the 22nd Varna International Music Festival in South Carolina. Later that year, she made her debut as a member of The Dessoff Choirs, performing The Planets by Gustav Holst under the direction of Maestro Dima Slobodeniouk and Dr. Malcolm Merriweather with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. In the spring of 2024, Zoe was featured as Ruggiero in Brooklyn College’s production of Händel's Alcina.