The tenor Sungho Kim was born in Gwangmyeong (South Korea). He first completed a Bachelor of Music in singing at the National University of the Arts in Korea with Prof. Kwangsun Song, which was followed by a master’s degree at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin with Prof. Ewa Wolak and Ks. Julia Varady. During this time he attended master classes, among other things. with professors Seungseo Na and Maurizio Carnelli in Seoul as well as Lioba Braun, Deborah Polaski, Bejun Mehta, Gerd Uecker, Christiane Karg and Brigitte Fassbaender in Hamburg and Thomas Hampson and Barbara Frittoli in Verbier.

His awards include 1st prize at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition (2018), as before at the 47th Nanpa Music Competition in Suweon (2015), the 33rd Daegu Singing Competition in Daegu (2015), Gloria opera “Yang suhwa” Competition and National Singing Competition in Seoul.
In addition, he won, among other things, a special prize and was a finalist at the 54th International Singing Competition Concurso Internacional de Canto Francisco Viñas in Barcelona (2016) as well as at the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup in England and the International Music Competition Cologne (2021). He recently received 2nd prize at the Salvatore Licitra Concurso in Milan (2020). In June 2023 he also won the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.

In the 2018/19 season, Sungho Kim became a member of the International Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera. Here he sang, among other things: conducted by Kent Nagano Scaramuccio (Ariadne auf Naxos). He also appeared on stage as Gaston/Victorin (The Dead City), Abdallo (Nabucco) and Joe (La fanciulla del West). In summer 2021 he made his debut at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland as Rodolfo (La Bohème) and was honored there with the Verbier Festival’s highest award “Prix Yves Paternot”.
In 2020/21 he joined the Dortmund Opera as a permanent member of the ensemble, where he has since interpreted numerous roles.

Education:
03/2009 – 02/2015: Korea national University of Arts (Gesang Bachelor) by Kwangsun Song
10/2017 – 02/2019: Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (Master Oper) by KS. Pf. Ewa Wolak, KS.Julia Varady, Peter Berne
Opera Ensemble Member Dortmund Opera

Awards (selection):
2023                             Songprize by BBC Cardif Singer of the world
2022                             3rd Prize by Meistersinger von Nürnberg Competition
2021                            Prix Yves Patenot (Grand Prix) at Verbier Festival
2020                            A Young Jury Award and A Finalist at Gylndebourne Opera Cup 2020 in UK
2019                            2nd prize at the Italia Tenor Salvatore Ricitra Concourso in Milan
2018                            1st prize and special prize at the 37th Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition Jurmala,Latvia
2017                            “Young Artist Award” at the Korean Artist Award
2016                            Special Prize at the 54th International Viñas  Opera  Competition  in Barcelona
2015                            2. Prize at 33. Daegu Opera Competition
2014                            1. Prize at Korea National Singing Competition

Parts (sung and / or studied):
2025
Don Ottavio(Don Giovanni) Dortmund Opera
Froh(Rheingold) Dortmund Opera
Rinuccio(Giannis Scchichi) Verbier Festival
Fenton(Falstaff) Leipzig Opera
2024
Rodolfo (La Boheme) Leipzig Opera
Froh(Rheingold) Dortmund Opera
Alfredo(La Traviata)Dortmund Opera and Touno Festival
Alfred(Fledermaus)Dortmund Opera
Fantastickuss (Die Reise zu Planet 9) Dortmund Opera and Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Tenor Soloist (Beethoven 9.Symphony) Seoul philharmonic orchestra
Tenor Soloist (Puccini Messa di Gloria) Dortmund Philharmoniker
2023                         
Rodolfo(La Boheme) Dortmund Opera
Tamino(Die Zauberflöte) Dortmund Opera
Alfredo(La Traviata)La Seine Musicale
Tenor Soloist (Mozart Requiem)
2022
Leopold(La juive) Dortmund Opera
Itulbo (Il Pirata) Dortmund Konzerthaus)
Fortunatus (Fredegonde) Dortmund Opera
Camiile ( Die lustige Witwe) Dortmund Opera
Alvar (Cortez aus dem Mexico) Dortmund Opera
2021
Rodolfo (La Boheme) Verbier Festival and Touno ferstival
Don Jose (Carmen) La Seine Musicale in Paris
Tamino (Die Zauberflöte) Dortmund Opera
2020
Tom Kolson (Die beiden Fiedler) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Belmonte (Die Entführung aus der Serail) Dortmund Opera Junge Diener (Elektra)
2019
1. Edler (Lohengrin) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Gaston-Victorin (Die tote Stadt) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Scaramucio (Ariadne auf Naxos) Hamburgische Staatsoper
1.Eunuche (Die Nase) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Sergej Gluschkow (Moskau,Tscherjomuschki) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Abdallo (Nabucco) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Joe (La Fanciula di west) Hamburgische Staatsoper
4. Knappe (Parsifal) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Ajax Premier (La belle Helene) Hamburgische Staatsoper
2018
Un contadino (Luisa Miller) Hamburgische Staatsoper
Cecco (Il mondo della luna) Musik Hochschule Hanns Eisler Berlin
2016                           
Tenor Solist (Johannes Passion) Sophien Kirche, Berlin, musikalische Leitung: Volker Hedtfeld
Tenor Solist (Mozart Requiem) Berliner Dom, musikalische Leitung: Volker Hedtfeld
2011                           
Erster Geharnischter (Die Zauberflöte) Seoul Art Center
Priester (Die Zauberflöte) Seoul Art Canter
Gerardo (Giannis Schicchi) KUNA Hall in Seoul