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"Excellent voice"
- New York Times -

"the singer who made the hearts of the German audience race with his warm and full voice"
- Ostlander Zeitung, after the concert at Altenburg Festival 2000, Germany-

"Is he half Italian?"
- Niko Castel -

" Gorgeous warm and open voice, which was used very musically "
- Marni Nixon-

"Baritone Sang Kyun Choi, as the comical Pano, flat out stole the show. Choi's delivery and timing were exquisite, and his voice splendid."
-Times Ledger-

Recent Performances:

April 20th, 2002
Solo appearance at The National Symphony House of DPR Korea
with National Symphony Orchestra of DPR Korea

October 18th, 2001
Solo appearance at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
with the Orchestra of the Opera Eurydice

June 28th, 2001
Duo Recital with soprano Gabriella Tucci at Merkin Concert Hall
presented by the Opera Eurydice

July, 2000
Solo Appearance with Altenburg Festival Orchestra, Germany

July 1999
Soloist, Beethoven's symphony No.9
International Choral Festival Chorus & Orch. Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Opera Roles Performed:

1999-2000 Performance Diploma, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1998-1999 AIDA Conservatory, Roma, Italy
1997-1998 Young Artists Program, Dicapo Opera Theatre, NYC
1994-1995 Rutgers Opera Center, New Jersey State University
1991-1992 Bolshoi Opera Theatre, Moscow, Russia
1989-1991 Nyack College(B. M.), New York
1986-1988 Mannes College of Music, NYC
1976 Han Yang University, Seoul, Korea

1999-2000 Paul Kiesgen, Andrew Doris
1998-1999 Giuseppe Taddei, Umberto Borso
1996-1997 Jerome Hines
1994-1995 Judith Nicosia Civitano, Nico Castel
1991-1993 Theodor Uppman, Janet Bookspan
1990-1991 Zurab Sotkilava, Nina Shilikova
1986-1988 Richard Barrette, Thomas Cultise, Angelica Lozada

Master Classes Attended:

1998 Enza Ferrari
1995 Joan Dornermann, Phyllis Curtin
1996 Licia Albanese
1994 Dalton Baldwin
1991 Elena Obratsova, Evegeny Nestrenko, Irina Arkhipova

Awards and Scholarships:

1999 Winner, Naomi Vocal Music Competition, NYC
1997 Winner, Elizabeth Walter Voice Competition by Delaware Valley Opera, NY
1995 Winner, 61st New York YWCA Voice Competition, NYC
1987 Scholarships from Mannes College of Music
1986 Grand Prix, Han Yang Voice Competition, Seoul, Korea

English(fluent), Italian(excellent), German(excellent), French(good), Russian(good), Korean(mother tongue)

Reviews and comments:

" Excellent Voice! " - New York Times -

" Choi made the hearts of the German audience race with his warm and full voice. "
" Is he a half Italian? " -Niko Castel-
" Gorgeous warm and open voice, which was used very musically " -Marni Nixon-

Baritone SANG KYUN CHOI is a frequent soloist with various organizations in New York as well as being a featured performer in oratorio, concerts and recitals across the United States and in his native country Korea.
Recently Sang Kyun made his Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall debut as the soloist of the Grand Gala Concert with Eurydice Opera Orchestra and Chorus which was dedicated to victims and heroes of September 11th, 2001.
Sang Kyun made his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in Handel's Messiah with the Gloria Orchestra of New York.
Mr. Choi started his operatic career as Dulcamara from the Elixer of Love on the stage of The National Theatre of Seoul Korea.
His numerous other roles have included Dr. Falke from Die Fledermaus(Queens Opera), Cheap Jack from Hugh The Drover(Bronx Opera), title roles of The Marriage of Figaro(Roma Festival, Bronx Lyric Opera), Don Giovanni(NY Operesque) and Mikado(Troupers Light Opera, New York Gilbert and Sullivan Foundation), Germont from La Traviata(Queens Opera), Papageno from The Magic Flute(Dicapo Opera), Marcello from La Bohem(Rutgers Opera, Korean American Opera, Family Opera), Figaro from The Barber of Seville, Sharpless from Madama Butterfly(Mannes opera), Melchior from Amahl and the Night Visitors(Mannes opera), etc..
Mr. Choi was the featured baritone in the premiere of the Opera Immigrant of the womb by Jason Kao Whang, Moon Princess by Yukako Mito. He was also featured in the American premiere of the opera Fox Gombo by Sugano Hirokazu, which was broadcast on WQXR(NYC FM 96.3) with Bob Sherman as host. Concert performances have seen.
Mr. Choi appear as the baritone soloist in the New York premiere of The Grand Festival Mass by Frank Carolle, and Beethoven's Symphony No.9 with the Seoul International Choral Festival Chorus and Orchestra.
Sang Kyun made his German debut successfully at Altenburg Festival 2000, where he was critically acclaimed as the singer who made the hearts of the German audience race with his warm and full voice.
Mr. Choi's competition awards include winner of the 61st New York YWCA Voice Competition, Elizabeth Walter Voice Competition, Naomi Music Competition and Han Yang Voice Competition of Seoul