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SungHwan Damien Park

Bariton

Sung-Hwan was born in South Korea, where he began his musical studies, earning a bachelor’s degree and then a master’s degree under Carlo Kang at Kyung Hee University in Seoul .
He stood out by winning numerous competitions and awards, he was one of the semi-finalists of the 8th edition of the Mirjan Helin International Singing Competition in 2019.
He attended the Georg Solti Accademia, working featuring artists of the caliber of Sir Richard Bonygne, Barbara Frittoli, Roberto Frontali, Jonathan Papp, Anthony  Legge and Rodrigo de Vera. 2020-21 He studied from International Opera Academy from Belgium and sang the music of Kurt Weill in Alfred Uhry’s ‘LoveMusik’ in the roles of Otto and Allen Lake at the Minard Theater in Ghent. And then He made his debut as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 2021 at the Ticino Music Festival.
In 2021, He was admitted to the 2021-2023 biennial of the La Scala Lyric Opera Academy. (Under Luciana D’intino, Pietro Spagnoli, Vincenzo Scalera)
He made his debut at the Teatro alla Scala as Ein Lakai in ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ by Richard Strauss in April and May 2022, under the direction of Michael Broder and directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf.
And from Scala He Sang Dandini from Opera La Cenerentola (per bambini) by G.Rossini, and Conte Robinson from Opera ‘Il matrimonio Segreto’ by D.Cimarosa Conducted by O.Dantone, staged by Irina Brook.
November and December 2022, as part of the Donizetti Opera Festival at the Teatro Sociale in Bergamo, he performs the role of Picaro in ‘Chiara e Serafina’, an opera directed by Sesto Quatrini and staged by Gianluca Falaschi.
2023 opens for Park with a participation in Salomé, directed by Damiano Michieletto and directed by Axel Kober and Michael Güttler, followed by a participation in the role of Fréville in Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano, directed by Mario Martone and with Marco Armiliato on the podium.
In May and June he performs Concert Massnet’s Repertoire from Palazzetto Bru zane at Venezia, And Sang Tancredi in Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda from President palace in Italia with Ensemble ‘Giorgio Bernasconi’ conducted by Marco Angius.
In September, He sang the Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia staged by Leo Muscato and conducted by Evelino Pidò from Teatro alla Scala and Opera de Tours from France Staged Emilie Delbée Condcted by Clelia Cafiero.
2024 After graduated Accademy, He was selected Finalists from Tenor Vinas Competition from Spain. In June and July, He participated Turandot as Ping Staged by Davide Livermore, Conducted by Michle Gamba. September He is part of the Masterclass ‘Raina Kabaivanska’ in Bulgaria Universty and Sofia Opera and got a Scholarship from them.
1st Prize winner and Audience Award from 23rd Ottavio Ziino International Lyric Competitionin Italia. And Winter He made debut from Seoul Metropolitan opera from Korea as Schaunard from Opera La Bohème.
He is scheduled to participate in the Leyla Gencer Opera Gala, which will be held at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center in 2025. In the 2026-2027 season, he is set to perform and record the opera ‘Lancelot’ by Victorin de Joncières, a Palazetto Bru Zane production, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Prinzregententheater.

OPERA ROLES

Markoël, Serviteur Lancelot Prinzregententheater, Muinch (Recording, Upcoming) 01.2027
Dandini La Cenerentola Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 09.2025
Schaunard La Bohéme Seoul Metropolitan Opera, South Korea (Premiere) 11.2024
Ping Turandot Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 06.2024
Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opéra de Tours, Tours,France 11.2023
Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 09.2023
Fléville Andrea Chénier Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 05.2023
Marcello La Bohéme Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia (Cover) 02.2023
Zweite Nazarener Salome Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 01.2023
Picaro Chiara e Serafina Teatro Sociale, Bergamo, Italia (World Premiere, Recording) 12.2022
Il Re & Serpente Piccolo Principe Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia (Premiere) 10.2022
Il Conte Robinson Il Matrimonio Segreto Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 09.2022
Ein Lakai Ariadne auf Naxos Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 04.2022
Dandini La Cenerentola Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italia 04.2022
Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia Ticino Music Festival, Ticino Swiss 07.2021
Otto, Allen Lake Love Musik Theater Minard, Ghent, Belgium 05.2021
Radio Voice Private View Lod Muziek Theater, Ghent, Belgium 01.202
CONCERT WORK
Lelya Gencer Opera Gala Concert Atatürk Culture Center (Türkiye) Istanbul State Orchestra 2025
Solo Recital Kukje Art Hall (Korea) Pf. Yun-Jeong Choi 2024
Raina Kavaibanska Masterclass Gala Concert Sofia Opera (Bulgaria) Sofia National Opera Orchestra 2024
Concerto Prima Diffusa Castello Sforzesco (Italia) Pf. James Vaughan 2023
Concerto Don Carlo Teatro Civico Roberto de Silva (Italia) Accademia alla Scala Orchestra 2023
Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Palazzo Qurinale (Italia) Ensemble Giorgio Bernasconi 2023
Art Night Venezia Palazzetto Bru Zane Pf.Michele Franceschi, Chaeyoon Na 2023
Concerto Istituzionale Scala Teatro alla Scala Accademia alla Scala Orchestra 2022
Accademia di Perfezionamento per Cantanti Teatro alla Scala Pf. Michele D’elia 2022
Bel Canto Couse Final Concert Georg Solti Accademia (Pescaia) Pf. Jonathan Papp 2019
Répétiteru Course Fondazione Cini (Venezia) Pf. Bradley Wood 2019
Solo Recital Kukje Art Hall (Korea) Pf. Taeyang Jeong 2019
Daegu Singing Compeition Gala Concert Daegu Concert Hall (Korea) DIO Orchestra 2019
Korea National Opera Competiton Gala Concert  IBK Hall (Korea) Koop Orchestra 2018
AWARDS & HONERS
1st Prize, Audience prize Ottavio Ziino Competition (Roma, Italia) 2024
Finalist Tenor Viñas Intl. Singing Competition (Barcelona, Spain). 2024
Semi Finalist Mirjam Haelin Singing Competition (Helsinki, Finland) 2019
Grand Prize Daegu Singing Competition (Daegu, Korea) 2019
3rd Prize Korea National Opera Competition (Seoul, Korea) 2018
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Raina Kavaibanska School Artistic Diploma Modena, Italia 2025-
Accademia Teatro alla Scala Perfezionamento per Cantanti Milan, Italia 2021-2023
International Opera Academy Artist Diploma Gent, Belgium 2020-2021
Georg Solti Accademia Masterclass Course Grasseto Italia 2019
Kyunghee Universty Master Dipolma Seoul, Korea 2017-2019
Kyunghee Universty Barcelor Seoul, Korea 2011-2017