KANGYOON SHINE LEE

The lyric leggiero tenor Kangyoon Shine Lee is one of the most promising artists of his generation. Through numerous engagements as a soloist, the young tenor has already acquired a broad repertoire of different roles.

Among others, Kangyoon sang the roles of Tamino (The Magic Flute), Ernesto (Don Pasquale), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) and Nemorino (L'elisir d'amor) on important opera stages in Germany, for example at the Semperoper Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin and at the Immling Festival.

In addition to this, Kangyoon Shine Lee has several important competition. Among others, he was awarded at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition 2021, winning 3rd prize and the special prize of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He is the winner of the La Bella Singing Competition, and awarded 3rd prize at the Seil Korean Art Song Competition and candied as a semi-finalist at the Operalia Placido Domingo Competition 2022.

Furthermore, Kangyoon Shine Lee sang in the 2022 Concert of Excellence under the supported by Daniel Barenboim and he also performed a gala concert at the Carinthian Summer Festival as a Young Opera Star in Austria. Also he appeared at the the Berlin Cathedral Oratorios, and performed as a soloist at the the chamber music festival of the HfM Hanns Eisler Berlin together with Prof. Wolfram Rieger. A native of Korea, he completed his bachelor's degree at the Korea National University of Arts. Kangyoon Shine Lee finished in the classes of Prof. Roman Trekel at the HfM Hanns Eisler Berlin. At Deutsche Oper Berlin, he appeared as Conte Almaviva in the opera "Il barbiere di Siviglia" during the 2023/24 season.

In 2023 he performed W.Korngold's opera "Das Wunder der Heliane" at Deutsche Oper Berlin and as Neocles from opera "Le siège de Corinthe" by G.Rossini at Theater Erfurt. Also in April he performed as Don Ottavio from W.A.Mozart opera "Don Giovanni" at Theater Darmstadt.

In May 2023 he will perform Il barbiere di Siviglia and Mattew's Passion at Deutsche Oper Berlin.

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