# Yonghoon Lee

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{{Short description|South Korean opera singer (born 1973)}}
{{other people||Lee Yong-hun (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Yonghoon Lee
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| native_name_lang   = ko
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [South Korea](/source/South_Korea)
| citizenship        = Korean
| alma_mater         = [Seoul National University](/source/Seoul_National_University)<br/>[The New School](/source/The_New_School)
| occupation         = Opera singer ([tenor](/source/tenor))
| module             = {{Infobox Korean name/auto
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| hanja   = 李勇勳
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'''Yonghoon Lee''' (born 22 November 1973) is a South Korean [opera](/source/opera)tic [tenor](/source/tenor). He has performed at many of the most prestigious theaters in the world, including the [Royal Opera House](/source/Royal_Opera_House), Covent Garden, [Metropolitan Opera](/source/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](/source/Deutsche_Oper_Berlin), [Vienna State Opera](/source/Vienna_State_Opera), [Rome Opera](/source/Rome_Opera), [Dutch National Opera](/source/Dutch_National_Opera) in Amsterdam, [Bavarian State Opera](/source/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](/source/Teatro_alla_Scala) in Milan, [Semperoper](/source/Semperoper) Dresden, [Lyric Opera of Chicago](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph_(Sydney))|access-date=March 18, 2020|first=Tom|last=Pillans|date=July 9, 2013}}</ref> amongst others.

==Biography==
Lee studied music at [Seoul National University](/source/Seoul_National_University) and the [Mannes School of Music](/source/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](/source/Don_Carlos)'' at the [Teatro Municipal](/source/Teatro_Municipal_(Santiago)) in [Santiago](/source/Santiago), [Chile](/source/Chile).<ref name=royal_opera /> He made his debut at the [Metropolitan Opera](/source/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](/source/La_Traviata)''
|-
| Arrigo
| Verdi
| ''La Battaglia di Legnano''
|-
| Calaf
| Puccini
| ''[Turandot](/source/Turandot)''
|-
| Cavaradossi
| Puccini
| ''[Tosca](/source/Tosca)''
|-
| Don Alvaro
| Verdi
| ''[La Forza del Destino](/source/La_Forza_del_Destino)''
|-
| Don Carlo
| Verdi
| ''[Don Carlo](/source/Don_Carlos)''
|-
| Don José
| Bizet
| ''[Carmen](/source/Carmen)''
|-
| Hagenbach
| Catalani
| ''[La Wally](/source/La_Wally)''
|-
| Luigi
| Puccini
| ''[Il tabarro](/source/Il_tabarro)''
|-
| Manrico
| Verdi
| ''[Il trovatore](/source/Il_trovatore)''
|-
| Pollione
| Bellini
| ''[Norma](/source/Norma_(opera))''
|-
| Radamès
| Verdi
| ''[Aida](/source/Aida)''
|-
| Rodolfo
| Puccini
| ''[La Bohème](/source/La_Boh%C3%A8me)''
|-
| Ruggero
| Puccini
| ''[La Rondine](/source/La_Rondine)''
|-
| Turiddu
| Mascagni
| ''[Cavalleria rusticana](/source/Cavalleria_rusticana)''
|-
| Canio
| Leoncavallo
| ''[Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci)''
|}

==References==
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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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Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:South Korean opera singers
Category:Academic staff of Seoul National University
Category:Mannes School of Music alumni
Category:Seoul National University alumni
Category:21st-century South Korean male singers
Category:21st-century male opera singers
Category:South Korean tenors
Category:Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition winners
Category:Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation competition winners

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