Yuxin Liu(刘雨欣) is a Chinese soprano whose growing career encompasses opera, concert, and art song repertoire in the United States and internationally. An expressive and versatile artist, she has performed repertoire spanning Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary works, with roles ranging from Mozart and Handel to Verdi, Massenet, and Tan Dun.

Liu currently serves as a Resident Star with Austin Opera and an Outreach Artist with OPERA San Antonio, returning to both companies for the 2026–27 season. Her upcoming engagements include Laura in Verdict of Love with Austin Shakespeare, Olympia and the Blue Lady in Pinocchio with OPERA San Antonio, and La Charmeuse in Massenet’s Thaïs with Austin Opera. During Austin Opera’s 2025–26 season, she covered Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème.

Her recent operatic appearances include Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata, and Lan, the Chinese Princess, in Tan Dun’s Tea: A Mirror of Soul with the Butler Opera Center. Her repertoire also includes Morgana in Handel’s Alcina, Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Sandman in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Amor in Cavalli’s L’arbore di Diana, and Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

A two-time District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Liu won the Arkansas District in both 2024 and 2025. She was the inaugural recipient of the American Art Song Prize at SongFest in 2024 and received Second Prize in the NATS TEXOMA Competition in 2023. In 2026, she was a finalist in the Washington International Competition. Additional honors include Second Prize in both the 17th American Classical Singer International Vocal Competition and the Tokyo International Vocal Competition.

Liu holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Opera Performance from The University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory, and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the China Conservatory of Music. Her additional training includes Accademia Verdiana in New York, a young artist program of Teatro Regio di Parma; SongFest as a Professional Artist; and OPERA San Antonio, Classical Music Institute as an Apprentice Artist.