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, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, Rome Opera, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Semperoper Dresden, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Opera Australia, amongst others.
Biography Lee studied music at Seoul National University and the Mannes School of Music. He made his international debut in the title role of Don Carlo at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in November 2010 in the same role.
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 Canio Leoncavallo Pagliacci
References
External links Yonghoon Lee biography at agent's web site Yonghoon Lee on OperaBase