Yonghoon Lee

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Yonghoon Lee
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Born (1973-11-22) 22 November 1973 (age 51)
South Korea
CitizenshipKorean
Alma mater Seoul National University
The New School
OccupationOpera singer (tenor)
Korean name
Hangul
이용훈
Hanja
李勇勳
RR I Yonghun
MR I Yonghun

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.

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Biography

Lee studied music at Seoul National University and the Mannes School of Music. [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]

Opera roles

RoleComposerOpera
AlfredoVerdi La Traviata
ArrigoVerdiLa Battaglia di Legnano
CalafPuccini Turandot
CavaradossiPuccini Tosca
Don AlvaroVerdi La Forza del Destino
Don CarloVerdi Don Carlo
Don JoséBizet Carmen
HagenbachCatalani La Wally
LuigiPuccini Il tabarro
ManricoVerdi Il trovatore
PollioneBellini Norma
RadamèsVerdi Aida
RodolfoPuccini La Bohème
RuggeroPuccini La Rondine
TuridduMascagni Cavalleria rusticana

References

  1. ↑ "Il Trovatore: "Ah! sì, ben mio" (Yonghoon Lee) at the Metropolitan Opera" . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Yonghoon Lee sings "Nessun dorma" from TURANDOT at Bayerische Staatsoper" . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Yonghoon Lee – Nessun Dorma from Turandot at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Hall" . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Andrea Chénier Moving Moment #1 – with Yonghoon Lee as Chénier – Fall 2016 at the San Francisco Opera" . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "OA EXCERPTS: Yonghoon Lee performs 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' from Puccini's Tosca at Opera Australia" . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Pillans, Tom (July 9, 2013). "Yonghoon Lee a powerful tenor in Sydney Opera House's Tosca". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Yonghoon Lee". The Royal Opera House. Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (20 December 2010). "A South Korean Tenor Makes His Mark at the Met, With La Scala Next". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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