Won Whi Choi
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Hailed for his “fearlessly impressive dynamic range with remarkable vocal strength” Won Whi Choi studied at Mannes College of Music, the Korean National University of the Arts, and is a former ensemble member of Theater Erfurt.
Won Whi Choi | Rodolfo's Aria | La Bohème | 2025
Won Whi Choi | Ingemisco from 01:02: 22| Verdi Requiem | NYC 2025
Won Whi Choi | Don Jose's Aria | Carmen | 2025
Won Whi Choi | Calaf | Nessun Dorma | 2025
Won Whi Choi | Fedora Rehearsal | 2023
Choi’s current and future engagements include debuts at the Hamburgische Staatsoper; Teater Dortmund; Aalto Theater Essen; Oper Wuppertal; Canio I Pagliacci (Minnesota Opera); Macduff Macbeth (Atlanta Opera); and as tenor soloist Verdi’s Requiem (Trinity Church, New York).
Previous highlights include Alfredo La Traviata (Metropolitan Opera House, Nashville Opera, Opera på Skäret, Virginia Opera); Duca di Mantua Rigoletto (Dallas Opera; Atlanta Opera; New York City Opera; Opera Idaho); Don José Carmen, Duca di Mantua Rigoletto, Roméo Roméo et Juliette, Tamino Die Zauberflöte, and Prince Sou Chong Das Land des Lächelns (Theater Erfurt); Don José Carmen (Croatian National Opera); Rodolfo La Bohème (Minnesota Opera); Ruggero La Rondine (Victorian Opera); Arcadio Florencia en el Amazonas, Giorgio The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (New York City Opera); Roméo Roméo et Juliette (Seoul Metropolitan Opera); Prince Sou Chong Das Land des Lächelns (Hong Kong Opera; Seefestspiele Morbisch Festival); title role Les contes d’Hoffmann (Opera Tampa; Opera Orlando; Martina Arroyo Foundation); and the covers of Count Loris Ipanov Fedora, Rodolfo La Bohème, Duca di Mantua Rigoletto and Nemorino L’elisir D’amore (Metropolitan Opera House).