Ru Huang is a classically trained soprano, dedicated educator, and artist known for her
versatility across opera, musical theatre, and contemporary commercial music.
Huang currently teaches at UC Berkeley as a private voice instructor. She is a doctoral
candidate in Vocal Arts Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, with a minor in Arts Management. She earned her Master of Music
in Vocal Arts and Opera Performance from the University of Southern California. She
has extensive training in theoretical vocal science and practical vocal pedagogy and
holds certifications in Estill Voice Training (Levels 1 & 2) and Somatic Voicework™
(Levels 1–3). Her teaching method emphasizes functional voice training, integrating
voice science and body-based pedagogy to cultivate healthy, sustainable vocal
techniques.
Huang has served as Lecturer of Voice at Western Illinois University (2022–2023) and
as a voice faculty member at the University of Illinois Community Music Academy. She
currently serves as Vice President of the NATS China Chapter and is frequently invited
as an adjudicator for voice competitions.
As a performer, Huang has appeared in Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah,
Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, as well as
in contemporary chamber music productions and as a soloist with the Illinois Modern
Ensemble, Cross the Ocean Ensemble, the Great American Songbook concert series
and many more. She was a featured soloist at the Stanford Gospel Fest and has
performed with the Opera San José Chorus since 2024.
In addition to performing and teaching, Huang is an aspiring producer, director, and
project manager in cross-cultural concerts and theatrical production. She was the
founder and director of Cross the Ocean Ensemble, a group dedicated to cross-cultural
musical collaborations, and has served as President of the Jasmine Field Orchestra,
leading cross-cultural music initiatives. Some of her projects can be viewed in the Illinois
Spurlock Museum digital collection.
