Hansu Kim
“As Don José, the hapless corporal who’s Carmen’s latest target of opportunity, Hansu Kim’s mature, fully developed tenor voice provided just the right counterpoint to his feisty love interest. His acting skills proved considerable, as he believably embodied his character’s decline and fall.”
Biographie
Le ténor Hansu Kim est né et a grandi à Séoul, en Corée du Sud. Il a entrepris ses études musicales à la Yonsei University School of Music, où il a obtenu en 1998 un Bachelor of Music avec bourse d'études. Immédiatement après l'obtention de son diplôme, il s'est installé aux États-Unis pour poursuivre sa formation à la Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, où il a obtenu un Master of Music avec bourse d'études en 2002.
Il a étudié sous la direction du célèbre Heldentenor James King, Kammersänger à Vienne, Berlin et Munich, de la soprano Martina Arroyo, lauréate du Kennedy Prize, et de la soprano Carol Vaness, trois fois nominée aux GRAMMY pour la meilleure enregistrement d'opéra (1984, 1993 et 2007).
Il a en outre perfectionné sa formation à travers des masterclass avec des artistes de grand prestige tels que Lucine Amara, Francisco Casanova, Lando Bartolini, Claudia Visca, Franco Silvestri, Chris Merritt et Christian Starinieri.
Au cours de sa carrière lyrique, Hansu Kim a interprété de nombreux rôles de ténor principaux dans d'importants opéras et festivals aux États-Unis. En 2006, il a chanté Radamès dans Aida et Manrico dans Il Trovatore avec le One World Symphony. En 2008, il a interprété Don José dans Carmen avec le Bel Cantanti Opera.
Son répertoire comprend également Calaf dans Turandot (New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, 2010), Pinkerton dans Madama Butterfly (Harmonia Opera au John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Millennium Stage, 2011) et Turiddu dans Cavalleria Rusticana avec l'Opera Camerata of Washington en 2012.
Son activité de concertiste a été tout aussi significative. Il s'est produit à trois reprises à l'Isaac Stern Auditorium du Carnegie Hall avec MidAmerica Productions et le New Jersey Philharmonic (2005, 2007, 2009).
Parmi ses exécutions oratoriales figurent la Messe en sol majeur de Franz Schubert (2007) et la Missa in tempore belli de Joseph Haydn (2009).
Il s'est également produit dans des concerts de gala pour d'importantes personnalités, dont un concert en 2008 pour le président de la Corée du Sud Lee Myung-bak et un concert en 2010 pour le gouverneur du New Jersey Jon Corzine.
Hansu Kim a affiné son expérience artistique en travaillant avec des compagnies telles que Utah Festival Opera, Dicapo Opera Theatre et Pacific Encore Performances.
Son développement vocal a été soutenu par le coaching des directeurs du Metropolitan Opera Steven Crawford, Gregory Buchalter et Louis Salemno, ainsi que par les professeurs Claudia Visca, Marcin Kozieł et Joëlle Bouffa de l'Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (MDW) – Institut für Gesang und Musiktheater à Vienne, en Autriche.
Hansu Kim est actuellement professeur de chant à la Seoul Theological University School of Music à Séoul, en Corée du Sud.
Au cours de sa carrière, Hansu Kim a reçu de nombreuses et prestigieuses distinctions.
AWARD
1st Prize The New York Classical Music Competition 2025, New York, USA
1st Prize The London Classical Music Competition 2025, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The New York International Music Competition 2025, New York, USA
1st Prize The Medici International Music Competition 2025, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The American International Music Competition 2025, New York, USA
1st Prize The International Schubert Competition Vienna 2025, Vienna, Austria
1st Prize The Claude Debussy Competition Paris 2025, Paris, France
1st Prize The Amadeus International Music Awards 2025, Vienna, Austria
1st Prize The Virtuoso International Music Awards 2025, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The American Classical Music Awards 2025, New York, USA
1st Prize The Vienna International Music Competition 2025, Vienna, Austria
1st Prize The Birmingham International Music Competition 2024, Birmingham, United Kingdom
1st Prize The Gold International Classical Music Competition 2024, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The European Virtuoso Music Awards 2024, Berlin, Germany
1st Prize The Clara Schumann International Competition 2024, Brussels, Belgium
1st Prize The Arizona International Music Competition 2024, Pheonix, USA
1st Prize The Swiss International Music Competition 2024, Lugano, Switzerland
1st Prize The Euterpe International Music Awards 2024, Berlin, Germany
1st Prize The Gulf Musician International Competition 2024, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
1st Prize The Servaas International Music Competition 2024, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The Royal Maas International Music Competition 2024, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The World Stage International Music Competition 2024, London, United Kingdom
1st Prize The Accadia Foundation International Vocal Competition 2010, New York, USA
1st Prize The Olga Forrai Foundation International Competition 2004, New York, USA
1st Prize The Dicapo Opera International Vocal Competition 2002, New York, USA
EDUCATION
Voice Teacher James King, Martina Arroyo, Paul Kiesgan, Carlos Montané, Mark Oswald, Umberto Borso, Fiorella Burato
Vocal Coach Louis Salemno, Giampaolo Bracali, Steven Crawford, Gregory Buchalter, Elaine Rinaldi, Katherine Olsen
Master Class: Lucine Amara, Francisco Casanova, Lando Bartolini, Claudia Visca, Franco Silvestri, Christian Starinieri, Chris Merritt
Resident Artist Utah Festival Opera, Logan, Utah / Dicapo Opera, New York, NY / Pacific Encore Performances, New York, NY
Master of Music Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington (avec bourse d'études)
Bachelor of Music School of Music, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (avec bourse d'études)
TEACHING
Voice Professor School of Music, Seoul Theological University, South Korea
La presse en parle
As Don José, the hapless corporal who’s Carmen’s latest target of opportunity, Hansu Kim’s mature, fully developed tenor voice provided just the right counterpoint to his feisty love interest. His acting skills proved considerable, as he believably embodied his character’s decline and fall.
Hansu Kim had a self-centered and contained presence about Don José, which was an important component to the character. He is also extremely musical. He sings with such emotion that when you close your eyes, you feel all the happiness and the pain. And it's not just his voice, which is gorgeous, but he offers such an emotional connection that when he and Carmen sing to each other, it is like they are making love.
With conducting by Metropolitan Opera's Gregory Buchalter, Tenor Hansu Kim performed the role of Turridu in Cavlleria Rusticana with full of ernergy and solemn dignity. His voice sounded like the legendary Dramatic Tenor, Mario del Monaco.
What a glorious dramatic tenor voice! Well done throughout the role of Andrea Chénier. Hansu Kim was not afraid of presenting his glorious and free high notes. Overall, a very professional sound and vocal technique. All of his notes have excellent support, opulence and ping. The quality of sound is so professional that it was difficult to find fault! Again, there were excellent vocal quality, and ease of production. His voice was dramatic, but not over-powered or pushed. I hope Hansu Kim will be enjoying huge successes in the professional operatic field. Certainly, he will be deserved it! Just keep going!!
The spinto-dramatic tenor voice of Hansu Kim was generous. His voice demonstrated very solid technique, with ringing, and well-projected high notes that allowed him to tackle the role of Andrea Chénier. He executed this vocally very demanding role with confidence and energy. His Italian pronunciation was excellent, and he showed mastery of the text, convincingly interpreting the character of Andrea Chénier. Very well done! He is ready for the big stages!!
Répertoire
| Rôle | Opéra | Compositeur |
|---|---|---|
| Anatol | Vanessa | Samuel Barber |
| Don José | Carmen | George Bizet |
| Andrea Chénier | Andrea Chénier | Umberto Giordano |
| Doctor Faust | Faust | Charles Gounod |
| Canio | Pagliacci | Ruggero Leoncavallo |
| Turiddu | Cavalleria Rusticana | Pietro Mascagni |
| Werther | Werther | Jules Massenet |
| Luigi | Il tabarro | Giacomo Puccini |
| Rodolfo | La Bohème | Giacomo Puccini |
| Pinkerton | Madama Butterfly | Giacomo Puccini |
| Calaf | Turandot | Giacomo Puccini |
| Samson | Samson et Dalila | Charlas Camille Saint-Saens |
| Conte Elemer | Arabella | Richard Strauss |
| Egisto | Elektra | Richard Strauss |
| Lenskij | Evgenij Onegin | Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky |
| Florestan | Fidelio | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Radames | Aida | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Manrico | Il Trovatore | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Don Alvaro | La forza del destino | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Alfredo Germont | La traviata | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Macduff | Macbeth | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Otello | Otello | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Max | Der Freischütz | Carl Maria von Weber |
| Siegmund | Die Walküre | Richard Wagner |
| Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Richard Wagner |
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