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Se-Jin Hwang Tenor
© Julien Benhamou / OnP
Biography
Member of the Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
A graduate of Yonsei University (South Korea), Se-Jin Hwang joined the Seoul National Opera at the age of 23, where he made his debut in the title role of Faust. He went on to perform the roles of Nemorino (L'Élixir d'amour), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Pinkerton (Madame Butterfly), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Ernesto (Don Pasquale), Lyonel (Martha), Arturo (Les Puritains), Federico (L'Arlésienne) and Roméo (Roméo et Juliette).
After a fruitful collaboration with conductor Carlo Palleschi in Les Puritains, he decided to pursue his career in Italy and deepen his knowledge of Western culture. He won the three G. B. Viotti, Rocca delle Maccie and Tito Schipa competitions, and was also laureate of the Francesco Vinas competition in Barcelona. He was accepted at the Osimo Lyric Academy (Italy) under the direction of Sergio Segalini, who invited him to the Martina Franca Festival to perform Schubert's Winter Journey cycle.
At the same festival, he performs the roles of Evangelist and tenor in the St Matthew Passion, and takes part in the Viennese operetta concert-gala. He takes part in the Osimo Festival in the roles of Nemorino, the Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Des Grieux (Manon), Werther, Beppe (Rita), Ferrando (Così fan tutte). In 2002, Seoul National Opera engaged him for the role of Anatole (War and Peace). That same year, he joined the Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris. Today, he continues to take part in numerous festivals, concerts and recitals in France and Europe.
At the Opéra national de Paris: La Khovantchina (Golitsine's Confident), 2013; La Bohème (Parpignol), 2014; Benvenuto Cellini (a cabaret owner), 2018; Adriana Lecouvreur (a maggiordomo), 2024
