Lee Kyubong
Voice: Baritone
Country of birth: South Korea
Date of birth: 9 May 1983
He earned his B.A. at Chugye University for the Arts, then he continued his studies at the Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara; he then received his M.A. at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany. Mr Kyubong has given solo recitals in Bucharest, Bilbao, San Marino, Neunberg, Salzburg and Aix-en Provence, won third prize of the ARD in 2012, second prize of the Grandi Voci in Salzburg and the 5th Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition and the International Maria Callas Grand Prix. He came third at the Bilbao International Singing Competition in 2014. His latest parts have been Rigoletto, then Marcello in La Bohème, Papageno in The Magic Flute or Count di Luna in Il Torvatore.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (F. Freiligrath)
Mozart: Hai gia vinta la causa – Almaviva’s Aria from Le nozze di Figaro
Gounod: Avant de quitter ces lieux – Valentin’s Prayer from Faust
Semi-final
Verdi: Alzati! la tuo figlio – Renato’s Aria from Un ballo in maschera
Tchaikovsky: Ya vas lyublyu (I love you) – Yeletsky’s Aria from The Queen of Spades
Final
Verdi: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata – Rigoletto’s Aria from Rigoletto
Korngold: Pierrot's Tanzlied (Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen) – Fritz’s Aria from Die tote Stadt
Giordano: Nemico della Patria – Charles Gérard’s Aria from Andrea Chénier