Hak Soo Kim
Tenor

Korean-American tenor Hak Soo Kim returned to the stage, singing his signature role of Conte Almaviva at Sarasota Opera last spring and debuting the role of Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Opera Southwest last fall.  Having garnered notable acclaim  both in Europe and America for his interpretation of the Bel Canto repertoire, in 2010, Mr. Kim made his European debut as Conte Libenskof in Il Viaggio a Reims at the Festival Giovane of Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, where he collaborated with late Maestro Alberto Zedda.  During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, he performed three more Bel Canto roles, Lindoro in L’italiana in Algeri and Ernesto in Don Pasquale at Sarasota Opera as well as Narciso in Il Turco in Italia at Opera Southwest.  Since 2012, Mr. Kim had begun expanding his operatic repertoire with notable debuts singing the roles of Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto and Edoardo di Sanval in Un Giorno di Regno which was the world-premiere of the critical edition in collaboration with Dr. Francesco Izzo at American Institute for Verdi Studies.  In addition, he performed the role of Uriel in Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with Los Angeles Master Chorale under Maestro Grant Gershon. 

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As a concert artist, he appeared in numerous concert venues such as The Hollywood Bowl and Ravinia Festival under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, James Conlon and Plácido Domingo.  Hak Soo Kim is a graduate of the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera.