Age: 26
Junho Hwang begins his professional career this season as a member of the Opernstudio at Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin. He sings Goro in Madama Butterfly, a Captain in Simon Boccanegra, and a Trojan in Idomeneo. Past roles also include Benvolio in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette.
Junho previously studied at Seoul National University and is currently earning a master’s degree at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin.
Principal Teachers
- Anna Korondi
- HyunJae Park
- Raejoo Kim
Major Competitions
- 3rd prize, The Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition, 2024
- Semifinalist, Concours de Genève, 2024
- 3rd prize, International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition, 2024
- 1st prize, Competizione dell’Opera, 2023
- Semifinalist, Queen Elisabeth Competition, 2023
PROGRAMME
FIRST ROUND: ARIA
WILLIAM BOLCOM New York Lights
(A View from the Bridge)
GAETANO DONIZETTI Com’è gentil
(Don Pasquale)
CHARLES GOUNOD Salut! Demeure chaste et pure
(Faust)
FIRST ROUND: ART SONG
CLARA SCHUMANN Ich stand in dunklen Träumen · Sie liebten sich beide · Die Liebe sass als Nachtigall · Der Mond kommt still gegangen · Ich hab’ in Deinem
(Sechs Lieder, op. 13)
GABRIEL FAURÉ Fleur jetée
(Quatre mélodies, op. 39)
ART SONG PRIZE FINAL
ROBERT SCHUMANN Im wunderschönen Monat Mai · Aus meinen Tränen sprießen · Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne · Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’ · Ich will meine Seele tauchen · Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome · Ich grolle nicht
(Dichterliebe, op. 48)
HECTOR BERLIOZ Villanelle
(Les nuits d’été)
GABRIEL FAURÉ Lydia
(Deux mélodies, op. 4)
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne
(Chest’ romansov, op. 4)
SEMIFINAL
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis
(Evgeny Onegin)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN If With All Your Hearts Ye Truly Seek Me
(Elijah)
GIUSEPPE VERDI Lunge da lei… ’De miei bollenti spiriti… O mio rimorso!
(La traviata)
FINAL
GIACOMO PUCCINI Che gelida manina
(La bohème)
SERGUEI RACHMANINOV Vzglyani, pod otdalyonnïm svodom
(Aleko)
JACQUES OFFENBACH Il était une fois à la cour d’Eisenach!
(Les contes d’Hoffmann)
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