{{Short description|South Korean opera singer (born 1973)}} {{other people||Lee Yong-hun (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | name = Yonghoon Lee | image = | caption = | native_name = 이용훈 | native_name_lang = ko | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = South Korea | citizenship = Korean | alma_mater = Seoul National University<br/>The New School | occupation = Opera singer (tenor) | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = %이용훈 | hanja = 李勇勳 | child = yes}} }}
'''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,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=vgsfh4g95gU&feature=emb_title |title=Il Trovatore: "Ah! sì, ben mio" (Yonghoon Lee) at the Metropolitan Opera |access-date=March 18, 2020 }}</ref> Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, Rome Opera, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Bavarian State Opera in Munich,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSfQwTFY-X0 |title=Yonghoon Lee sings "Nessun dorma" from TURANDOT at Bayerische Staatsoper |access-date=March 18, 2020}}</ref> Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Semperoper Dresden, Lyric Opera of Chicago,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdstsTGgd84&feature=emb_title |title=Yonghoon Lee – Nessun Dorma from Turandot at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Hall |access-date=March 18, 2020 }}</ref> San Francisco Opera,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoOXm5aVIUI |title=Andrea Chénier Moving Moment #1 – with Yonghoon Lee as Chénier – Fall 2016 at the San Francisco Opera |access-date=March 18, 2020 }}</ref> Opera Australia,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq5bwwvNFPs |title=OA EXCERPTS: Yonghoon Lee performs 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' from Puccini's Tosca at Opera Australia |access-date=March 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/yonghoon-lee-a-powerful-tenor-in-sydney-opera-houses-tosca/news-story/1384084b44c734e8a8147e4404baf5e2 |title=Yonghoon Lee a powerful tenor in Sydney Opera House's Tosca |work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=March 18, 2020|first=Tom|last=Pillans|date=July 9, 2013}}</ref> amongst others.
==Biography== Lee studied music at Seoul National University and the Mannes School of Music.<ref name="royal_opera">{{cite web|title=Yonghoon Lee|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/people/yonghoon-lee|website=The Royal Opera House|publisher=Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> He made his international debut in the title role of ''Don Carlo'' at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile.<ref name=royal_opera /> He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in November 2010 in the same role.<ref name=nytimes_lee>{{cite web|last1=Tommasini|first1=Anthony|title=A South Korean Tenor Makes His Mark at the Met, With La Scala Next|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/a-south-korean-tenor-makes-his-mark-at-the-met-with-la-scala-next/|website=The New York Times|date=20 December 2010 |access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
==Opera roles== {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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'' |}
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==External links== * [http://zemskygreenartists.com/product/yonghoon-lee/ Yonghoon Lee biography at agent's web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913145429/http://zemskygreenartists.com/product/yonghoon-lee/ |date=2016-09-13 }} * [https://www.operabase.com/artists/yonghoon-lee-18088/en Yonghoon Lee on OperaBase] * {{IMDb name|6559498}}
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