Yonghoon Lee

For other people with the same name, see Lee Yong-hun (disambiguation).
Yonghoon Lee
이용훈
Born (1973-11-22) 22 November 1973 (age 51)
South Korea
CitizenshipKorean
Alma materSeoul National University
The New School
OccupationOpera singer (tenor)
Korean name
Hangul
이용훈
Hanja
李勇勳
Revised RomanizationI Yonghun
McCune–ReischauerRi 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.

Biography

Lee studied music at Seoul National University and the Mannes College, The New School for 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]

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

Opera roles

Role Composer Opera
Alfredo Verdi La Traviata
Arrigo Verdi La Battaglia di Legnano
Calaf Puccini Turandot
Cavaradossi Puccini Tosca
Don Alvaro Verdi La Forza del Destino
Don Carlo Verdi Don Carlo
Don José Bizet Carmen
Hagenbach Catalani La Wally
Luigi Puccini Il tabarro
Manrico Verdi Il trovatore
Pollione Bellini Norma
Radamès Verdi Aida
Rodolfo Puccini La Bohème
Ruggero Puccini La Rondine
Turiddu Mascagni 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. ^ a b "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.