Jonghwan Lee

Introduction

Jonghwan Lee is a South Korean baritone born in 1992. Since completing his Bachelor’s at the Korea National University of Arts in 2021, he has continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim towards a Master of Konzert Lied. His roles include Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata, Figaro in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Il Conte in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Belcore in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, Falke in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, and Schaunard in Puccini’s La bohème. In 2022, he was a semi-finalist in the Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballé in Madrid, Spain.

Information

  • Voice type: baritone
  • Year of birth: 1992
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Year of participation: 2024

Repertoire

Preliminary round

  • G.F. Händel
    • Judas Maccabaeus: Arm, arm ye brave
  • O. Respighi
    • Nebbie (Negri)
  • F. Schubert
    • Der Atlas (Heine)
  • G. Verdi
    • Macbeth: “Pietà, rispetto, amore” (Macbeth)

Semifinals

  • J. Miettinen
    • Kolme palindromilaulua: 1. Aamumaa
  • F.P. Tosti
    • L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra (D’Annunzio)
  • P.I. Tšaikovski
    • Serenada Don Džuana (Tolstoi)
  • R. Hahn
    • Si mes vers avaient des ailes (Hugo)
  • R. Quilter
    • Come Away, Death (Shakespeare)
    • O Mistress mine (Shakespeare)
  • G. Mahler
    • Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer (Mahler)
  • G. Verdi
    • Un ballo in maschera: “Eri tu” (Renato)

Final

  • W.A. Mozart
    • Le nozze di Figaro: “Hai già vinta la causa” (Il Conte)
  • U. Giordano
    • Andrea Chénier: “Nemico della patria” (Gérard)