Liang Ning was born in Guangdong and entered the provincial Arts Academy in 1974, later joining the Guangzhou Philharmonic Society as a soloist. She started to study with Shen Xiang in Beijing in 1979 and went on to further study at the Central Conservatory, later earning a master’s degree at the Juilliard School.

Liang Ning has performed outside China, winning the gold medal at The Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki in 1984. She is also a winner of the Metropolitan National Council Competition, the Rosa Ponselle International Vocal Competition, the Loren L. Zachery Competition, and the Luciano Pavarotti Competition, establishing herself in the eyes of Western critics as a singer of great ability.

Liang has already...