Dr. Jung Woo Kim
Lyric baritone JungWoo Kim has actively performed as an opera singer, concert soloist
and recitalist throughout United States, South America and his native South Korea.
He has appeared with:
- Central City Opera
- Opera Grand Rapids
- Lyric Opera Cleveland
- Loveland Opera Theatre
- Holland Symphony Orchestra
- Lincoln Center (Alice Tully Hall)
- Cecilia Music Center
- DeKalb International Chorus Festival
- The National Theater of Korea
- Seoul Art Center
- Sejong Art Center
- And more
JungWoo’s vocal repertoire spans a wide range, covering every major genre, period
and style. Notable opera roles he performed have included:
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Guglielmo in
Così fan tutte
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Count Almaviva in
Le Nozze di Figaro
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Papageno and Speaker in
Zauberflöte
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Fiorelleo in
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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Belcore in
L’elisir d’amore
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Marcello and Schaunard in
La Bohème
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Forester in
Cunning Little Vixen
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Yamadori in
Madama Butterfly
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Mr. Dashwood in
Little Women
As a baritone soloist, his performances have included:
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Brahms’s
German Requiem
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Faure’s
Requiem
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Handel’s
Messiah
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William’s
Five Mystical Songs
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Debois’s
The Seven Last Words of Christ
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Gounod’s
Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cécile
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Mozart’s Coronation Mass
Furthermore, he has extensively performed as east Asian/Korean art song specialist
and scholar in many national and international venues.
His former teachers include Patrick Mason, Giorgio Tozzi, Paul Kiesgen and Byung-Doo
Lee.
JungWoo Kim is the winner of numerous honors and awards, including first prize in
the West-Central NATS competition, and finalist in the Harold Haugh Opera Vocal Competition
and Rose Palmai-Tenser Vocal Competition. He also received significant scholarships
from all academic institutions he attended. In addition, he is also the winner of
the Best Should Teach Initiative Silver Award from the Graduate Teacher Program at
the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his students has been accepted into the renowned
vocal music programs at Indiana University (Jacobs School of Music), University of
Cincinnati (College-Conservatory of Music), and Manhattan School of Music.
Dr. Kim is currently associate professor of voice at Hope College. Prior to joining
the faculty, he was a graduate instructor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
He earned his B.M. degree in voice performance from Chung-Ang University in Korea,
M.M. and P.D. in voice performance from Indiana University at Bloomington and D.M.A.
in vocal performance and pedagogy from University of Colorado at Boulder. His former
teachers include Patrick Mason, Giorgio Tozzi, Paul Kiesgen and Byung-Doo Lee.