Dr.FX Music Studio Founder:
Fei Xia, soprano

 Bio:
Dr. Fei Xia is originally from China. She is a soprano who started to learn piano at 9 and has studied voice for 8 years.  As a professionally trained classical singer, Dr. Xia has been selected to engage with several professional opera companies, including Vienna Opera Festival, NYLOP, Angels Vocal Arts Opera Company, Manhattan Opera Studio, Miami Classical Music Festival, Berlin Opera Academy, Connecticut Lyric Opera House Young Artist Opera Program, Taconic Opera Company Young Artist Program, and etc. In 2017, Dr. Xia made her Carnegie Hall debut
in the role of Juliette in Romeo et Juliette with the New York Lyric Opera. In 2018, she was invited to perform again at Carnegie Hall, singing the role of Giulietta in Les contes d'Hoffmann. She then performed the roles of Prima Cercatrice and Una Novizia
in Suor Angelica with Montclair State University Opera in 2020. Her major opera roles include Zerlina in Don
Giovanni, Despina in Cosifan tutte, Annio in La clemenza di Tito, Second lady in Die Zauberflote, Pamina (cover) in Die Zauberflote, Gretel in Hansel und Gretel, Manon in Manon, Angelica in Orlando. Besides the opera area, she sang oratorios from Bach, Handel, and Haydn. As an active recitalist, she gave several solo recitals in China and the USA. She is also a big fan of musical theater and pop music, singing musical theater and pop songs for many years. She recently finished her five doctoral
solo recitals at West Virginia University.
 
 She recently won the 2nd Prize in the International Youth Music Competitions and has been advanced to the final round of the
Lucine Amara International Art Song Competition. She previously has won numerous vocal competitions, including 1st Place in the American Protege International Vocal Competition, 1st Prize in the Golden Classical Awards International Music Competition,
1st Prize in “The Song” International Vocal Competition, 3rd Prize in Odin International Music Competition, 3rd Prize in American Classical Young Music Award International Music Competition, etc. She was the finalist in the Metropolitan Opera
Competition Florida District in 2019, a Semi-finalist in the New York Lyra International Vocal Competition, and the New York Lyric Opera Theater International Vocal Competition in 2018. Besides her singing and performing career, as a voice teacher, she built up her private teaching studio in New York City in 2017 and currently teaching private vocal lessons in her studio. 
 Dr.Xia earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in China. She then received
her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of Miami and her Artist Diploma from Montclair State University. She recently earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance at WVU with the
Outstanding Merit Fellowship award.

Dr. Xia enjoys teaching vocal, piano, and music theory lessons. In addition to teaching with Singing with Lauren LLC, Dr. Xia also runs her private music studio in New York City. She is also a vocal instructor at Growing Music Studio and Premier Music Studio in New York City. Previously, she served as Associate Vocal Faculty at the West Virginia University Community Music Program. She is getting excited to teach vocal and piano at Premier Music Studio.