Seiyoung Kim

(he/him)

Place of birth

Seoul (Korea)

Education

• Master of Musical Arts in Opera Performance from Yale University
• Master of Music in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory
• Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Juilliard School
• Graduate of the Young Artists Vocal Academy at Houston Grand Opera
• Member of the Young Artist Program at Santa Fe Opera, Wolf Trap Opera and the Glimmerglass Festival

Key experiences / artistic milestones and collaborations

• Marc in the European premiere and new production of Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly at La Monnaie / De Munt (house debut)
  Rodé in Three Sisters at the Salzburg Festival (house debut)
• Monkey/Rat at the premiere of The Big Swim at Houston Grand Opera (house debut)
• Pane/Natura in La Calisto and Little Victor Farrell in Elizabeth Cree at the Glimmerglass Festival (house debut)
• Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos at Wolf Trap Opera (house debut)
• Leading role in Le Comte Ory, Oronte in Alcina and the father in The Seven Deadly Sins at Yale University
• Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte and Jimmy O’Keefe in Later the Same Evening at New England Conservatory
• Fileno in La fedeltà premiata at Juilliard School
• Soloist in Les Illuminations with the Sejong Soloists
• Tenor soloist in Rossinis Petite messe solennelle at Dartmouth College
• Soloist in Concert in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library with the Boston Lyric Opera

Scholarships / Awards / Nominations

• Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize at Yale University
• Award winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition

Important work at the Volksoper

• Titus in Titus (La clemenza di Tito)
• Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi
• Frederic in Die Piraten von Penzance
• Harlekin in Kaiserrequiem
• Hexe in Hänsel und Gretel