Joo Won Kang, South Korean baritone, began this current season with a return to San Francisco Opera, creating two roles in the world premiere of The Lion King. He next made his role and company debuts, singing Zurga in The Pearl Fishers with Palm Beach Opera. This spring, he returns to the Metropolitan Opera (where he made his debut in 2021 as Marcello in La Bohème), to again sing Ping in Turandot.

He has sung leading roles with such opera companies as Canadian Opera, Minnesota, Arizona, Utah, Detroit, St. Louis. Seattle, Fort Worth, and the Wexford Festival. His roles include Figaro, Eugene Onegin, Sharpless, Papageno, Dandini, Chou En-lai in Nixon in China, and his signature role, Germont in La Traviata.

Mr. Kang has appeared with such leading orchestras as Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra. He is a Top Prize winner in a number of prestigious International Vocal Competitions.

Joo Won Kang appears courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.

Photo by Kristin Hoebermann