Kwangchul Youn

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Kwangchul Youn
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Chungju, South Korea
Education
OccupationOperatic bass
Organizations
TitleKammersänger
Kwangchul Youn
Hangul
연광철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeon Gwang-cheol
McCune–ReischauerYŏn Kwangch'ŏl

Kwangchul Youn (born 1966) is a South Korean operatic

Faust at the Vienna State Opera, and King Marke in Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera
.

Life and career

Youn was born in 1966 in Chungju[1][2] to a family of farmers. He first trained to become an architect, but then turned to voice studies at Cheongju University at age 19.[1]

In 1988, he made his debut at the

Hochschule der Künste Berlin with Herbert Brauer.[1] During this time, he received several awards at national and international competitions. He won the Operalia competition in Paris in 1993.[3]

From 1993 to 1994, Youn appeared as Sarastro in Mozart's

Die Zauberflöte and as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni at the Leipzig Opera.[1] From 1994 to 2004, he was a member of the Berlin State Opera,[4] where he appeared as the King in Aida, the Minister in Fidelio, King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, Bertram in Robert le diable, Colline in La bohème and Lodovico in Otello.[3]

In 1996, he made his Bayreuth Festival debut as a night watchman in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. He appeared as the Landgrave in Tannhäuser in 2002, Titurel in Parsifal in 2004, King Marke in Tristan und Isolde in 2005, and Fasolt in Das Rheingold and Hunding in Die Walküre in 2006.[4] In 2008, he performed as Gurnemanz in Parsifal for the first time, directed by Stefan Herheim.[5] From 2014, he appeared as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer.[4]

He appeared as Gurnemanz also at the

Faust, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, and at the London Royal Opera House as the King in Wagner's Lohengrin in 2009.[3]

Youn has appeared in concert at the

Wiener Musikverein, the Vienna Konzerthaus (e.g. in March 2010 in Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony) and at the Salzburg Easter Festival.[7]

He has given recitals with his piano partner Helmut Oertel, such as in the summer of 2007 at the

Mark Minkowski, Fabio Luisi, Michael Gielen, Myung-Whun Chung, Zubin Mehta, James Levine, Horst Stein and Thomas Hengelbrock in opera and concert as well as in CD productions.[7]

He appeared in recordings of Le nozze di Figaro,

Grammy Awards 2006 as best opera production.[7]

From 2010 to 2017, Youn was a professor of the College of Music of the Seoul National University. He was awarded the title Kammersänger from the Berlin State Opera in 2018, the second singer from Asia to be so honoured.[8]

Repertoire

Youn's roles have included:[9]

Awards

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5
    .
  2. ^ Gurewitsch, Matthew (17 February 2011). "Standing Small, Singing Big, All Sulfur and Zest". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kwangchul Youn". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Kwangchul Youn" (in German). Bayreuth Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Parsifal / Besetzung 2008" (in German). Bayreuth Festival. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Kwangchul Youn" (in German). Oper Frankfurt. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Kwangchul Youn". Salzburg Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Korean bass win top honor title in Germany". The Dong-a Ilbo. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ 연광철 Kwangchul Youn – Bass / Repertoire

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