Kwangchul Youn

© Wiener Staatsoper

The Korean singer Kwangchul Youn is a recognised giant on the international opera and concert stages. From 1993 to 2004 he was a member of the ensemble at the Berlin State Opera, where he developed many of the roles in his broad repertoire. In 2018 he was awarded the professional status of Kammersänger there. Wagner and Verdi are the core of Kwangchul Youn’s repertoire, including Gurnemanz (Parsifal), König Heinrich (Lohengrin), King Marke (Tristan und Isolde), Daland (Der fliegende Holländer) and Pogner (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Filippo II (Don Carlo), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Ferrando (Il Trovatore), Banquo (Macbeth) and Ramfis (Aida). He is also a sought-after interpreter of Sarastro (The Magic Flute). In recent years the popular bass has appeared at all leading opera houses in Europe and abroad, including Vienna, London, Berlin, Milan, Munich, Dresden, Paris, Barcelona, Turin, New York and Chicago. Guest performances at festivals include Bayreuth and Salzburg and the Salzburg Easter Festival. Highlights of the 2019/20 season were Des Grieux in Massenet’s Manon at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Abimélech at the Berlin State Operas in a new production of Samson et Dalila, conducted by Daniel Barenboim and Ramfis in Barcelona. Besides his opera appearances, Kwangchul Youn regularly performs in concert with leading international orchestras. Numerous CD recordings document his long career. At the Wiener Staatsoper he has sung roles including Ramfis, Sarastro, Philippe II (Don Carlos), Gurnemanz, Marke, Fiesco, and Leporello.

Performances with Kwangchul Youn

Saison 2024-25
Wed
28 May
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Iain Paterson, Daniel Behle, Noa Beinart, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Michael Laurenz, Ilja Kazakov, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Das Rheingold

Cast at Wednesday 28. May 2025

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

Friedrich Zorn
Mon
02 Jun
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Andreas Schager, Kwangchul Youn, Iain Paterson, Simone Schneider, Anja Kampe, Monika Bohinec, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Die Walküre

Cast at Monday 2. June 2025

Sieglinde

Simone Schneider * *instead of Lise Davidsen

Brünnhilde

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller)
Sun
08 Jun
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Iain Paterson, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Noa Beinart, Michael Laurenz, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Siegfried

Cast at Sunday 8. June 2025

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller)
Fri
20 Jun
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Iain Paterson, Daniel Behle, Noa Beinart, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Michael Laurenz, Ilja Kazakov, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Das Rheingold

Cast at Friday 20. June 2025

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

Friedrich Zorn
Sun
22 Jun
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Andreas Schager, Kwangchul Youn, Iain Paterson, Simone Schneider, Anja Kampe, Monika Bohinec, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Die Walküre

Cast at Sunday 22. June 2025

Sieglinde

Simone Schneider * *instead of Lise Davidsen

Brünnhilde

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller)
Wed
25 Jun
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Iain Paterson, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Noa Beinart, Michael Laurenz, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Siegfried

Cast at Wednesday 25. June 2025

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller)