Welcome to Quixotic Heights, where voices rise, stories inspire, and creativity takes center stage. I’m thrilled to welcome a guest whose voice resonates far beyond the opera stage.

Shirley Wang is not only an acclaimed opera singer but also a dynamic speaker, best-selling author, and dedicated educator. She moves hearts with her music, empowers minds through her words, and uplifts others with her mission-driven work.

In this episode, we explore the intersections of art and identity, performance and purpose, and how Shirley found her voice — and helps others find theirs. Whether you’re a fan of opera, a lover of stories, or a seeker of inspiration, this conversation is for you.

Shirley Wang is an award-winning operatic soprano, pianist,conductor, international bestselling author, entrepreneur, host, expert instructor, illustrator, and children's Chinese curriculum creator. She has performed across the US, including Carnegie Hall. In 2020, she launched an interview series, All Around Classical, featuring performing artists, composers, writers, dancers, actors, directors, and others who bring the world more color. It is rapidly gaining viewership and critical acclaim. You can find it on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and as a podcast on all major podcastdistribution platforms. It is rapidly gaining viewership and critical acclaim.

In addition, she founded Simple Gifts Music Studio, Brillante Music Institute and Oxygen Strategic Partners, offering musical performances, education programs, keynote concerts and musical consultation services.

A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Shirley Xiao-Ling Wang is a graduate of the University of Southern California. She was a semi-finalist in the Premier International Opera Competition in New York (2022) and was a finalist in the International Opera Singer’s Competition of Chinese Heritage. She was a soloist in the Chinese Rising Stars Concert at Carnegie Hall.

As an operatic soprano, Ms. Wang has performed with Nickel City Opera West, Orlando Opera, Orlando Philharmonic, Central Florida Lyric Opera, First Coast Opera, Celestial Opera, Intimate Opera, and USC Opera Studio. Her operatic roles include Cio-Cio San, Aida, the Countess, Fiordiligi, Mrs. Alice Ford, Violetta, Mimi, Tosca, Liu, Nedda, Marguerite, Gretel, and Laetitia.

As a recitalist, Ms. Wang has been heard in California, Washington, Idaho, Boston, Long Island, and Florida. Notably, since 2016, she has created over 30 multi-media storytelling-based concerts in Central Florida and New York City.

She is currently on the roster of George Martynuk, Artist Management of New York.

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Today’s Quixote is someone who embodies courage, humor, and raw honesty—Shelley Malicote Stutchman, the author of the powerful and hilariously titled book, Peek-a-Boob: Uncovering Breast Cancer.

Shelley will take us on her deeply personal journey through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery—but she does it with a disarming sense of humor and a fierce refusal to let cancer steal her joy. Her story is not only about surviving, but about reclaiming identity, body image, and voice.

Whether you’ve faced breast cancer, know someone who has, or just need a reminder of the resilience of thehuman spirit, this conversation will move you—and maybe even make you laugh.

Shelley Malicote Stutchman, the author of the acclaimed,award-winning book PEEK-A-BOOB: Surviving Breast Cancer, is not just a survivor but also a passionate advocate.

She contributes regularly to CAREGIVER Magazine and is a Board-Certified Patient Advocate. Shelley also reports for the Edmond Way and Guthrie News Leader newspapers.

Before her writing career, Shelley was a marketing director for Epworth at Home, Home Health, and Hospice. Her book, published in October 2024, has received the prestigious National Gold Non-Fiction Writers’ Association Award, the Quill Hawk Publishing Best Indie Choice Award, and several local accolades. In recognition of her journey, Shelley was honored with The Honorable Eileen Echols Inspired Award for 2025 in Oklahoma City. A firm believer in the power of romance at any age, Shelley married her husband at sixty-seven years old while going through breast cancer treatments and surgeries. Her husband, known as Cameraman, was also recognized with the Susan G. Komen Pink Tie Guy Award in 2023. As an author, speaker, and devoted wife, Shelley embodies her motto: “Cancer Teaches You How to Live” and “Life Begins at Seventy.”

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