| Guan Guimin | |
| Birth Place: | Changzhi, Shanxi province, China |
| Origin: | Beijing |
| Death Date: | September 2022 |
| Genre: | Bel canto |
| Occupation: | Opera singer |
| Years Active: | 1983–2022 |
| Associated Acts: | China Conservatory’s Experimental Orchestra |
Guan Guimin (1946 – September 2022) was an operatic tenor who worked in China in the 1980s before eventually moving to the United States. His style integrated Italian Bel canto with Chinese vocal methods,[1] and was described as having a pure, bright tone.[2]
Guan was born in 1946 in Changzhi, Shanxi province to a family of vegetable farmers.[3] In 1983, he completed graduate studies in Chinese music and opera, and then began performing with the China Conservatory’s experimental orchestra. He was named a national first class performer by China's Ministry of Culture, was received by future Chinese leader Hu Jintao,[4] and went on to record songs for dozens of films and television shows in China.[2] [5] [6] Guan performed internationally as a solo tenor with Shen Yun Performing Arts from 2006.[5] [7]
Guan died of liver cancer in September 2022.[8]