Jihoon Kim
Winner of many international competitions, Jihoon Kim studied at Seoul University and the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. He joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera Covent Garden and subsequently was invited as member of the Royal Opera for one year. His roles include Don Basilio Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Israeli Opera, Opera Holland Park); Pietro Simon Boccanegra (Royal Opera, Israeli Opera); Colline La Boheme (Royal Opera and Welsh National Opera); Ashby Fanciulla del West, Monk Don Carlo, and Angelotti Tosca (Grange Park); Old Hebrew Samson et Dalila (Palau de Les Arts Valencia); Ferrando Il Trovatore (Cadogan Hall); Sarastro Die Zauberflöte (Longborough Festival, Welsh National Opera) and the Verdi Collection (Scottish Opera). He regularly appears in concert both in the UK and abroad, in works including Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Haydn Nelson Mass, Mozart Requiem Mass, Rossini Petite Messe Solonelle and the Verdi Messa da Requiem.