Zheng Cao

Chinese American mezzo-soprano (1966-2013)
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Zheng Cao

Summary

Zheng Cao is a human[1]. She was born in Shanghai[2]. She was born on July 9, 1966[3]. She died in San Francisco[4]. She died on February 21, 2013[5]. She worked as an opera singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (590 views/month, #7,005 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Zheng Cao was born in Shanghai[2].
  • Zheng Cao passed away in San Francisco[4].
  • Zheng Cao was born on July 9, 1966[3].
  • Zheng Cao died on February 21, 2013[5].
  • Zheng Cao held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Zheng Cao's professions included opera singer[6].
  • Zheng Cao's education included a stint at Curtis Institute of Music[9].
  • Zheng Cao's education included a stint at American University[10].
  • Zheng Cao's education included a stint at Shanghai Conservatory of Music[11].
  • Zheng Cao was a member of Committee of 100[12].
  • Zheng Cao is recorded as female[13].
  • Zheng Cao's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Zheng Cao's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano[15].
  • Zheng Cao's unmarried partner is recorded as Troy Donahue[16].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[17].
  • Zheng Cao's family name is recorded as Cao[18].
  • Zheng Cao's given name is recorded as Zhēng[19].
  • Zheng Cao's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Zheng Cao's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Zheng Cao's start of work period is recorded as 1990[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1966-07-09[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-02-21[26]

  • Community tags: mezzo-soprano[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fc6e8bf8-4ff5-4ca4-9fbb-cb7cb143969c[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Shanghai[2], Zheng Cao… she was born on July 9, 1966[3].

Education

Educated at Curtis Institute of Music[9], a conservatory[29], in United States[30], founded in 1924[31]; American University[10], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1893[34]; and Shanghai Conservatory of Music[11], a conservatory[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 1927[37].

Career and Affiliations

Zheng Cao's professions included opera singer[6].

Death and Burial

Zheng Cao died on February 21, 2013[5]. She passed away in San Francisco[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Zheng Cao ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (590 views/month, #7,005 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Zheng Cao born?

Zheng Cao was born in Shanghai[2].

Where did Zheng Cao die?

Zheng Cao died in San Francisco[4].

What did Zheng Cao do for work?

Zheng Cao worked as opera singer[6].

Where did Zheng Cao go to school?

Zheng Cao was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[9], American University[10], and Shanghai Conservatory of Music[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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