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Ook Chung Tenor
Biography
Member of the Chorus of the Paris Opera
The Korean tenor Ook Chung first studied at the Faculty of Music at Chung-Ang University in South Korea before moving to Italy, where he trained under Adelisa Tabiadon at the Civica Scuola di Milano and Gianfranco Brizio in Imperia. He then settled in France, graduating from the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional in Rueil-Malmaison, studying under Elisabeth Vidal and André Cognet.
He was a finalist in the annual CFPL audition in 2005 and won first prize at the International Marmande Competition in 2006. In 2008, he received both the second male prize and the audience award at the International Francesco Viñas Singing Competition in Barcelona. His repertoire includes works by Donizetti, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Bellini, Massenet, as well as sacred music by Verdi, Handel, Rossini, and Mozart.
In 2003, Ook Chung made his stage debut in Italy, performing in concerts in Piacenza, Milan, and Città di Castello. In 2004, he joined the Chorus of the Paris Opera. He has sung Alfredo Germont (La Traviata) at the Marmande Lyric Festival and in Mérignac, the Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto) under the direction of Mélanie Thiebaut with Opéra en plein air in Paris (Jardin du Sénat) and on tour throughout France (Carcassonne, Nancy, Luçon), and the title role in Werther at the Pin Galant. He has also taken part in Jean-François Zygel’s “Music Lessons” series at the Théâtre du Châtelet (Rigoletto, The Magic Flute).
At the Paris Opera: Capriccio (Diener), 2012, 2016.
