Plano North | October 2025

Business

BY KAREN CHANEY

Yixuan Han said there are myriad reasons why people traverse the ight of stairs to get to HanOpera Music Academy in east Plano, including young children starting out on their music educa- tion journey and adults who are life-long singers desiring to join like-minded individuals. “Children and teenagers really like musical theater and pop songs,” Han said. “The adults really like the choir—specically solos.” Han opened HanOpera Music Academy in 2019. The set up Han, who earned a doctorate degree in musical arts from University of North Texas, said she trains all HanOpera teachers to instruct in the teaching method she has developed over 20 years. “HanOpera is totally dierent from other music Plano’s HanOpera Music Academy brings vocal training to mix of ages

At a recent performance, Yixuan Han was accompanied by a pianist and pipa player. A pipa is a traditional Chinese instrument.

academies because I use my teaching system and teaching philosophy ... which is science-based vocal training,” Han said. “[The teachers] match the same concert concepts, skills and techniques— then we teach them.” In-person group and individual voice lessons, ranging from vocal fundamentals to competition levels, are taught at HanOpera. Online singing classes are also available. Classes are oered for children ages 4 and older.

3420 K Ave., Ste. 306, Plano www.hanopera.com

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