John Kun
Park
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John Kun Park, a Korean-American Tenor from Los Angeles, California, has been described as “a tenor voice that floats its high notes with ease and emotional fervor.”
Having just covered Canio, I Pagliacci, with Opera Tampa, John is currently debuting as Rick in John Adams’ “I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky,” with InSeries Opera. After, he will rejoin West Bay Opera and debut as Erik, Der Fliegende Höllander in the Spring.
John began 2022 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic covering the role of Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio for their collaboration with Deaf West Theatre. Then John joined the Chautauqua Opera’s summer season where he covered the role of Mario Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca, and sang the role of John Adams in Gertrude Stein & Virgil Thompson’s The Mother of us All.
The 2021 season began digitally for John, with being placed as a semi-finalist for the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. He also participated in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition, where he was placed as a finalist and received an Encouragement Award. John's postponed contract with Des Moines Metro Opera was fulfilled and spent the summer performing in their summer season where he covered both Adolfo Pirelli and Beadle Bamford in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.
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