Lifan Deng

Singer · Actor · Explorer

About me:

I was born in Shenzhen, China, and came to the U.S. for school at 15. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, with a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and a B.A. in Music (Classical Voice), I am now a second-year M.M. student in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University Bienen School of Music. Hi Chicago!

Spot me at local theaters!

He/Him/His

I am a(an) …

Baritone, C2-A4

Opera Singer

Musical Theater Actor

Play Actor

Teaching Artist

For more about the work I do, please click the button below.

Season 2023-2024

Così fan tutte

  • Northwestern Opera Theatre (Evanston, IL), Opera, May 23 - 26

Il Nostro Posto Nel Mondo

  • Thompson Street Opera Company (Chicago, IL), Opera, May 10 - 19

Master’s Recital

  • Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall (Evanston, IL), April 6th, 2:30pm

Ruddigore

  • Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company (Chicago, IL), Operetta, Mar 1 - 3

The Music Man in Concert

  • Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Arlington Hts, IL), Musical, Feb 2 - 11

Corn Production Sketch Show

  • Corn Production (Chicago, IL), Dec 30

Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis

  • Northwestern Opera Theatre (Evanston, IL), Opera, Nov 16 - 19

Menotti’s The Consul

  • Third Eye Theatre Ensemble (Chicago, IL), Opera, Sep 23 - Oct 8

More to update, stay tuned!

Season 2022-2023

Rat City: An Immersive Musical

  • Redline VR (Chicago, IL), Musical, Jun 4-25

Last Day

  • Rhino Fest (Chicago, IL), Play, Jun 3-4

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  • Big Noise Theater (Des Plaines, IL), Musical, Apr 28-May 14

Mozart’s Requiem

  • Korean Oratorio Choir (Northbrook, IL), Concert, April 30

Rossini’s Stabat Mater

  • Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL), Concert, April 14

H.M.S. Pinafore

  • The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company (Chicago, IL), Opera, Mar 3-5

Die Zauberflöte

  • Northwestern Opera Theater (Evanston, IL), Opera, Feb 23-26

Trollop: The Trials and Titillations of the Infamous Moll Flanders

  • Renaissance Theatre (Mansfield, OH), Musical, Jan 13-14

Witchcraft Bitchcraft

  • Pocket Theatre VR (Chicago, IL), Play, Dec 6

In A Grove

  • Northwestern Opera Theater (Evanston, IL), Opera, Nov 24-27

VR Rehab

  • UWWFest (Chicago, IL), Short Play, Oct 28

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    Classical Voice

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    Musical Theater

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    Monologue

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

— Dr. Seuss