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John Kun Park
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English
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Peter Randsman
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...a fine Monastatos, giving the Moor more of a personality than the racial caricature one usually sees in this role. -The Observer (2019)
As his evil servant Monostatos, John Kun Park sang with clowning energy and joie de vivre - Herald Tribune (2019)
The Moor Monostatos is complex, especially in current times. Tenor John Kun Park was convincingly sinister as he lunged upon Pamina...his vulnerability to Papageno’s silver chimes make him less despicable than often perceived - Opera News (2019)
John Kun Park, a Korean-American Tenor from Los Angeles, California, has been described as “a promising, rich dramatic voice who delivers with relentless passion.”
John prepares to make his Northern California debut as Ismaele in West Bay Opera’s Fall production of Verdi’s Nabucco, and will debut in Southern California as the title role of Faust in Gounod’s Faust with Valley Opera in the beginning of 2020.
John began 2019 with his return to Sarasota Opera’s season as a Studio Artist, covering Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco, the Emperor in Puccini’s Turandot, and debuting as Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. He made debut with Pittsburgh Festival Opera as the First King in Richard Strauss’ Die Liebe der Danae, and covered Siegmund in Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre.
John was invited as an Apprentice Artist in the beginning of 2018 for Sarasota Opera’s Winter season, where he was awarded the Mary Cook Award for an Outstanding Apprentice Artist. He debuted with Long Beach Opera for their production of Frank Martin’s Le vin herbé in May, and returned to Sarasota Opera for their fall production of Il Barbiere di Sveglia.
The 2016-17 season found John in his final year of Artist Certification at the Mannes School. He was the tenor soloist in Händel's Messiahin Manhasset, NY, and then appeared as Anatol with Mannes Opera in their Spring production of Barber's Vanessa. He placed as one of six finalists for the New Jersey State Opera's Alfredo Silipigni competition shortly thereafter. John was invited to Central City Opera as an Apprentice Artist for their esteemed Bonfils-Stanton Young Artist Program. He was cast as the cover of Don José for the season of Bizet's Carmen, and debuted as Don José for the company's Apprentice production.
The summer of 2016 found John in the Dolomites of Italy, appearing as Don José in Bizet's Carmen under Music Academy International's affiliation of the Trentino Music Festival. He appeared a finalist in New York's Joy of Singing competition in the Spring of 2016, and covered Don José for Venture Opera's winter production of Carmen.
During his time at SUNY Purchase, John appeared as Le Prince Charmant in Massenet's Cendrillon, Eisenstein in J. Strauss' Die Fledermaus, and Lysander in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. His studies while in Los Angeles found John appearing as Des Grieux in Massenet's Manon, and B.F. Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly under the Opera Gang company.
John currently resides between New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA.
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