Sungho Kim

Sungho Kim, tenor, was born in Gwangmyeong, South Korea. He first earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Korea National University of Arts under Prof. Kwangsun Song, followed by a Master's degree at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, studying with Prof. Ewa Wolak and Ks. Julia Varady. During his studies, Mr. Kim participated in masterclasses with Prof. Seungseo Na and Maurizio Carnelli in Seoul, as well as Lioba Braun, Deborah Polaski, Bejun Mehta, Gerd Uecker, Christiane Karg, and Brigitte Fassbaender in Hamburg, and Thomas Hampson and Barbara Frittoli in Verbier.

In June 2023, Mr. Kim won the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Among his numerous other accolades are the 1st Prize at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition (2018), 3rd Prize die Meistersinger von Nürnberg international Singing Competition (2022), the 47th Nanpa Music Competition in Suweon (2015), the 33rd Daegu Singing Competition in Daegu (2015), the Gloria Opera “Yang suhwa” Competition, and the National Singing Competition in Seoul. Additionally, Mr. Kim won a special prize and was a finalist at the 54th International Singing Competition Concurso Internacional de Canto Francisco Viñas in Barcelona (2016), the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup in England, and the International Music Competition Cologne (2021). He also received the 2nd Prize at the Salvatore Licitra Concurso in Milan (2020). In the 2018/19 season, Sungho Kim joined the International Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera, where he performed Scaramuccio (Ariadne auf Naxos) under the baton of Kent Nagano.

In the summer of 2021, Mr. Kim made his debut at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland as Rodolfo (La Bohème) and was honored with the festival's highest award, the "Prix Yves Paternot." In the 2020/21 season, he became a permanent ensemble member of the Dortmund Opera, where he has performed numerous roles, including Belmonte (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Fortunatus (Frédégonde), Camille de Rosillon (The Merry Widow), Alvar (Fernand Cortez or The Conquest of Mexico), Tamino (The Magic Flute and The Secret of the Magic Flute), and Léopold (La Juive). In the 2023/24 season, he performed as Rodolfo (La Bohème), Quyokuma/Fantastikuss (world premiere of The Journey to Planet 9), and Froh (Das Rheingold).

In the 2024/25 season, Mr. Kim will be seen as Alfredo Germont (La traviata), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), and Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni).