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Tenor Hansu Kim, 2010 Career Grant Recipient of the Olga Forrai Foundation, received his Master's Degree with scholarship from Indiana University, where he studied with legendary soprano Martina Arroyo and renowned helden tenor James King. Currently Mr. Kim is studying with Metropolitan Opera LYADP voice teacher, Mark Oswald.

His operatic roles include Calaf in Turandot, Andrea Chenier in Andrea Chenier, Radames in Aida, Manrico in Il Trovatore, Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Canio in I Pagliacci, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Don José in Carmen, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Aegisthus in Elektra, Faust in Faust, Alfredo in La Traviata, Werther in Werther, Macduff in Macbeth, Anatol in Vanessa, Duke in Rigoletto, Lensky in Eugene Onegin and Andres in Wozzeck. His oratorio performing credits include Tenor Soloist in The Messiah, The Creation, Lord Nelson Mass, Pauken Mass, Santa Cecilia Mass, Schubert Mass in G, and Seven Last Words of Christ.

Mr. Kim has worked with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Utah Festival Opera, Eugene Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera, New Jersey Verismo Opera, Taconic Opera, New Rochelle Opera, Pacific Opera, Dicapo Opera, Harmonia Opera, Opera Camerata of Washington D.C., Bel Cantanti Opera, Opera Oggi, Martha Cardona Opera, Operesque Classical Concert and Indiana University Opera Theater. He sang ten times in Carnegie Hall with MidAmerica Productions, New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra, Pacific Opera and Accadia Foundation for the Arts. Mr. Kim sang five times in Merkin Concert Hall with Harmonia Opera and Ureuk Symphony Orchestra. He recently made his debut in Kennedy Center singing Pinkerton. Mr. Kim sang 'Welcoming Concert for the Korean President Lee Myung-Bak' in New York City on Mr. President's United Nations visit in September 2009. He also sang for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and many Ambassadors for United States. He sang National Anthem for the Major League Baseball team, New York Mets at their home field, Shea Stadium.

He has won First Prize at the Accadia Competition for Operatic Voice in Carnegie Hall, First Prize at the Dicapo Opera Vocal Competition, Second Prize at the Mario Lanza Vocal Competition, Second Prize at the Vera Scammon International Vocal Competition and Second Prize at the Teaneck Vocal Competition.

Reviews:

Washington Times
‘As Don José, the hapless corporal who’s Carmen’s latest target of opportunity, Hansu Kim’s mature, fully developed tenor voice provided just the right counterpoint to his feisty love interest. His acting skills proved considerable, as he believably embodied his character’s decline and fall.’

The Gazette
‘Spinto Tenor, Hansu Kim had a self-centered and contained presence about him, which was an important component to the character. He is also extremely musical. He sings with such emotion [that] when you close your eyes, you feel all the happiness and the pain. And it's not just his voice, which is gorgeous, but he offers such an emotional connection that when he and Carmen sing to each other, it is like [they are] making love.’

Opera-L by Micaele Sparacino
It was a solid and creditable performance, led with authority and clarity by Metropolitan Opera conductor Gregory Buchalter, and it boasted a company of world-class singers. The big moments of the score were delivered with passion and thrilling vocalism. Tenor Hansu Kim has a vibrant and ringing tenor voice. He was commanding in all that he sang and recalled the style and vocalism of the great Mario Del Monaco

Hansu Kim Repertoire

Opera

*cover roles

Oratorio

Concert

Education

Voice Teacher
Mark Oswald (Current), James King, Martina Arroyo

Vocal Coach
Gregory Buchalter, Joan Kruger, Steven Crawford, Kathy Olsen, William Lewis, John Mario DiCostanzo, Elaine Rinaldi, Mikhail Hallak, Giampaolo Bracali, Louis Salemno, Marcello Garofalo

Conductor
Karen Keltner, Barbara Day Tuner, Imre Pallo, David Effron, Louis Salemno, Gregory Ortega, James Demster, Pacien Mazzagatti, Sung Jin Hong

Stage Director
Tito Capobianco, Daniel Helfgot, Robert Stivanello, Franz Grundheber, Michael Capasso, Vincent Liotta, Mark Clark, Barry Henry

Awards