Yonghoon Lee

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.

Yonghoon Lee
이용훈
Born	(1973-11-22) 22 November 1973 (age 50) South Korea
Citizenship	Korean
Alma mater	Seoul National University The New School
Occupation	Opera singer (tenor)
Korean name
Hangul	이용훈
Hanja	李勇勳
Revised Romanization	I Yonghun
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Yonghun

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

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. "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.

External links

• Yonghoon Lee biography at agent's web site
• Yonghoon Lee on OperaBase
• Yonghoon Lee at IMDb