Seiyoung Kim
(he/him)
Place of birth
Seoul (Korea)
Education
- Juilliard School – Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
- New England Conservatory – Master of Music in Vocal Performance
- Yale University – Master of Musical Arts in Opera Performance
- Öffentliche Meisterklassen bei Lawrence Brownlee, Gregory Kunde
Key experiences / artistic milestones and collaborations
- Young Artist with Santa Fe Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, and The Glimmerglass Festival
- Originating the roles of Rat and Monkey in the World Premiere of The Big Swim at Houston Grand Opera (Company Debut)
- Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos at Wolf Trap Opera (Company Debut)
- Little Victor Farrell in Elizabeth Cree at The Glimmerglass Festival (Company Debut)
- Title role in Rossini’s Le Comte Ory, Oronte in Alcina, and Vater in Die sieben Todsünden 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 The Juilliard School
- Performing selections from Don Pasquale, L’italiana in Algeri, Le Comte Ory, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Falstaff, and Don Giovanni in the Yale Opera Gala with the Yale hilharmonia under the baton of Louis Lohraseb
- Brittens’ Les Illuminations with Sejong Soloists
- Soloist, Boston Public Library’s Summer 2023 Concert in the Courtyard Series with Boston Lyric Opera
- Tenor soloist, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle at Dartmouth College
- Participated in the workshops of The Big Swim with Houston Grand Opera, Madama Butterfly with Santa Fe Opera, The House on Mango Street with The Glimmerglas Festival, Permadeath with White Snake Project
- Public Masterclasses with Lawrence Brownlee, Gregory Kund
- Alumnus of Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artist Vocal Academy (YAVA)
Grants / Awards / Nominations
- Phillys Curtain Career Entry Prize – Yale University
- Connecticut District Winner – The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
- Tulsa District Winner – The Metropolitan Opera National Councils Audition
- 1st Prizes – The Ewha-Kyunghyang Music Concours, The Korean Voice (Lee Dae-Woong) Competition, The Sungjung National Competition, The Suri Music Concours, The Korea
Herald Music Competition - Grant Recipient – Woongjin Foundation and Sungjung Cultural Foundation
Roles at the Volksoper in the coming season
Harlekin in Kaiserrequiem
Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte
Junker Spärlich in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Der König des Ostens/Der Mond in Das verzauberte Schwein
Dr. Blind Die Fledermaus
