Young-Ha Kim,
Tenor
2011 Season Role:
"Agenore" in Mozart's Il Re Pastore
"Recondita Armonia"
Young-Ha Kim, Tenor
Translation:
Hidden harmony of diverse beauties,
Floria, my passionate lover, is a brunette.
And you, unknown beauty
are framed by blonde hair.
You have blue eyes,
Tosca has dark eyes.
The mysterious art
mixes the different beauties together.
But while I paint her
my only thought,
Ah! My only thought is of you!
Tosca, it's you!
About the Aria
This aria is from Puccini's Tosca, and is sung by the character "Cavaradossi." Cavaradossi, a painter who is working on a portrait of the Madonna in a church, uses an unsuspecting church-goer as a model for the portrait. As he paints, he comes across a locket with a miniature portrait of his lover, Tosca. In the aria, Cavaradossi compares the different looks of the two women, but ultimately declares his preference for Tosca. BIOGRAPHY
Young-Ha Kim possesses a beautiful and powerful tenor voice. In 2002, he won 2nd Place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition (NATS). He received his M.M in Vocal Performance from Indiana University in 2004, and then went on to earn his Doctor of Music Arts in Vocal Performance from Stony Brook University in 2007. He is a contracted singer with the New York Art Song Association, and has been a Principal Singer of the "Northport Opera Night Concert Series" since 2004. In 2010, he performed the role of "Mr. Angel" in the Amadeus Opera's 2010 production of Mozart's The Impresario. He also performed fully-staged scenes from Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte, singing the role of "Ferrando." Mr. Kim currently resides in Long Island where he teaches and performs regularly. 
