Seo Jung-hack () is a South Korean
baritone
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singer.
Career
1990s and 2000s
South Korean Baritone to Perform with the Metropolitan Opera Company (1997–98).
After graduating from
Seoul National University
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The university's main c ...
, Jung-Hack Seo entered the
Curtis Institute of Music
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.
He debuted with the
San Francisco Opera
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History
Gaetano Merola (1923–1953)
Merola's road to prominence in the Bay Area began in 1906 wh ...
in 1993 where he was the First Asian singer to win the Schwabache Family Award.
In 1996, Seo went on to win the Metropolitan Opera Competition and enter the Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Development Program.
In 1997, he performed the title role in "Ill Barbiere di Siviglia" and other programs with the Metropolitan Opera Company.
In 1997, he entered the
Operalia, The World Opera Competition
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and placed second.
He has performed with numerous world class opera companies besides the Metropolitan Opera, such as the Wiener Staatsoper. The Opera Company of Philadelphia, the Connecticut Grand Opra, Tulsa Opera, the Dallas Opera, The San Francisco Opera and the Opera of the Pacific.
He studied under In-Young Lee, Marlena Malas, Renata Scotto, Robert Merill.
2000s - present
2006 Don Carlo at Seoul Arts Center
2004 Oct. Lucia Di Lanmermoor at Seoul Arts Center
Performance in Japan
2010 June 11 "REINCARNAZIONE" Vol.3 Finale The Road To Music at Bunkamura Orchard Hall
performed with Tokyo Philharmony Orchestra, Conducted by Mr. Park Sang-Hyun
2009 July 17 Solo Concert "REINCARNAZIONE" Vol.2 l'Indicatore stradale poi l'amore at Ginza Oji Hall
2009 July 14 Solo Concert "REINCARNAZIONE" Vol.2 l'Indicatore stradale poi l'amore at Kyoto Concert Hall
2009 April 10 Solo Concert "REINCARNAZIONE" Vol.1 La Confession at Ginza Oji Hall
2009 March 6 Solo Concert "REINCARNAZIONE" Prelude Svegliando at Saloon Tezzerra
2008 March and May Gala Concert>br>
2004 December 19 "Beethoven No.9 At Tokorozawa"
Awards and distinctions
Recordings
The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concert
Notes and references
*METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL WINNERS See 1996 Winner Seo, Jung-Hack PDF File
*Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.
The university's main c ...
*Seoul National University College of Music'
College of Music*
Seoul Arts Center
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*The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition 1996
The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation - 1996 Winners*Romeo et Juliette Role: Paris Dated on March 28, 199
*Ill Barbiere di Siviglia Role: Fiorello (title role) Dated on Dec. 20, 199
*1996 Met Competitio
*Search of Jung-Hack Se
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*Merola Oper
*New York Times Search ”Jung-Hack Seo
The New York Times - Search
External links
SEO MUSICA UNITA: The Official Web Site Korean & Japanese.*KBS Open concert
*
Operalia, The World Opera Competition
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Overview
The competition's parent organization, Operalia Foundation, is a nonprofit organizat ...
*The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concer
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Living people
Operatic baritones
20th-century South Korean male singers
South Korean opera singers
Curtis Institute of Music people
Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
21st-century South Korean male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
South Korean baritones