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Yonghoon Lee

Yonghoon Lee

South Korean opera singer (born 1973)

For other people with the same name, see Lee Yong-hun (disambiguation).

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 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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Il Trovatore: "Ah! sì, ben mio" (Yonghoon Lee) at the Metropolitan Opera". Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Yonghoon Lee sings "Nessun dorma" from TURANDOT at Bayerische Staatsoper". Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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    "Yonghoon Lee - Nessun Dorma from Turandot at the Chicago Symphony Orchesra Hall". Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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    "Andrea Chénier Moving Moment #1 - with Yonghoon Lee as Chénier - Fall 2016 at the San Francisco Opera". Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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    "OA EXCERPTS: Yonghoon Lee performs 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' from Puccini's Tosca at Opera Australia". Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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    Pillans, Tom (July 9, 2013). "Yonghoon Lee a powerful tenor in Sydney Opera House's Tosca". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Yonghoon Lee". The Royal Opera House. Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. [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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