John Kun Park, a Korean-American Tenor from Los Angeles, CA, John has been described as “a clarion tenor,” “that floats his high notes with ease and emotional fervor.
John began the 24/25 season with Opera on the James, debuting as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme. He will begin 2025 with Opera Grand Rapids as Loud Stone in Matthew Aucoin's Eurydice, and will then join New Performance Traditions to premiere the work Both Eyes Open by Max Duykers as Daruma. John will then make two major debuts as Manrico in Verdi's Il Trovatore with Boheme Opera of New Jersey, and Otello in Verdi's Otello with West Bay Opera.
John started off his 23/24 season with Opera Grand Rapids reviving Ricky Ian Gordon's The Tibetan Book of the Dead, as the Tenor 1 soloist, then immediately head to Lancaster, PA to join Penn Square Opera for their “Opera Couples Therapy” concert, where he will headline signature pieces and duets from Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, and Tosca. He made his company and role debut with Opera Modesto as the iconic Mario Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca, and finished the 23/24 season with Mid America Productions at Carnegie Hall as their guest Tenor Soloist for Mozart's Krönungs-Messe. John was also a finalist for the Wagner Society of New York's competition and received an encouragement grant.
After his successful debut as Erik in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer, with West Bay Opera, John traveled to Berlin and debuted as Bacchus in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos with Berlin Opera Academy. He had also debuted as Rick in John Adams’ I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky, with InSeries Opera right before, covering the title role Canio, I Pagliacci, with Opera Tampa in March 2023.
John has performed with various companies and various prestigious young artist programs, debuting roles such as Don Jose (Carmen), Faust (Faust), Ismaele (Nabucco), Siegmund (Die Walküre), and performing as a feature soloist with companies such as the LA Philharmonic, Des Moines Metro Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Sarasota Opera, Central City Opera, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and West Bay Opera.
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