Yonghoon Lee

Yonghoon Lee (born 22 November 1973) is a South Korean operatic tenor. He has performed at many of the most prestigious theaters in the world, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera,[1] Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, Rome Opera, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Bavarian State Opera in Munich,[2] Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Semperoper Dresden, Lyric Opera of Chicago,[3] San Francisco Opera,[4] Opera Australia,[5][6] amongst others.

Yonghoon Lee
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Born (1973-11-22) 22 November 1973
CitizenshipKorean
Alma materSeoul National University
The New School
OccupationOpera singer (tenor)
Korean name
Hangul
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Hanja
李勇勳
Revised RomanizationI Yonghun
McCune–ReischauerRi Yonghun

Biography

Lee studied music at Seoul National University and The New School.[7] He made his international debut in the title role of Don Carlo at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile.[7] He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in November 2010 in the same role.[8]

He has shared the stage with some of the most renowned sopranos such as Anna Netrebko.

Opera roles

Role Composer Opera
Don Carlo Verdi Don Carlo
Manrico Verdi Il trovatore
Don José Bizet Carmen
Radamès Verdi Aida
Don Alvaro Verdi La Forza del Destino
Calaf Puccini Turandot
Luigi Puccini Il tabarro
Cavaradossi Puccini Tosca
Luigi Puccini Il trittico
Pollione Bellini Norma
Alfredo Verdi La Traviata
Rodolfo Puccini La Bohème
Ruggero Puccini La Rondine
Arrigo Verdi La Battaglia di Legnano

References

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