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'''Hao Zhou''' ({{lang|zh|周浩}}, born 6 August 1967) is an [[Australians|Australian]] [[lyric tenor]] and [[theatrical producer]]. As a performer, he is known for the manner in which his operatic career began (as a dishwasher in a kitchen of the [[Arts Centre Melbourne|Victoria Arts Centre]], [[Australia]]),<ref>{{cite web|title=ICMI Speakers and Entertainers|url=http://www.icmi.co.nz/three-chinese-tenors|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> a fluid vocal technique and unusually high top notes,<ref>{{cite news|last=Purdon|first=Fiona|title=Chinese tenor's career stretches from Mao to now|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/chinese-tenors-amazing-career/story-e6freon6-1111118690618|accessdate=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|date=30 January 2009}}</ref> and his ability to perform [[acrobatics]] while performing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charters Towers: E-Village|url=http://charterstowers.e-village.com.au/2012/10/10/pop-rock-opera-shaken-not-stirred/|access-date=29 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140204035934/http://charterstowers.e-village.com.au/2012/10/10/pop-rock-opera-shaken-not-stirred/|archive-date=4 February 2014}}</ref>
Zhou was a member of the [[Victoria State Opera]]'s Young Artist Program and later a principal with [[Opera Australia]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
As a producer, Zhou produces a variety of original music, dance and acrobatic acts in [[China]] and Australia. The first act he co-produced with the Victorian State Opera was The 3 Chinese Tenors, still active in early 2014, in 1992 for that year's annual [http://www.asianfoodfestival.com.au/ Melbourne Asian Food Festival].<ref>{{cite news|last=Green|first=Sue|title=The Chinese Tenors|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/90472/chinese-tenors|accessdate=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=1 October 1994}}</ref>
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