US tenor Christopher Macchio booked for Xi-Trump state dinner performance
Por Caroline Lin — South China Morning Post – News feed
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The vocalist has been a feature at a series of the president’s events, most recently at the Republican Midterm Convention
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Caroline Lin Published: 7:18pm, 24 Sep 2026 Updated: 7:26pm, 24 Sep 2026 American tenor Christopher Macchio will perform at the White House banquet for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade.
“An honour to return to Washington DC to perform for the State Dinner with Donald Trump (originally @realDonaldTrump) and President Xi,” Macchio said on social media, tagging the official accounts of Trump, the White House, and the Trump campaign.
Often referred to as “America’s Tenor”, Macchio is a classical-crossover vocalist who has sung at Trump rallies and events since filling in at the Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve gala in 2015.
His announcement was posted shortly after Xi’s arrival at Joint Base Andrews for a three-day state visit, reciprocating Trump’s trip to Beijing in May.
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