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date = "2019-03-31T22:56:54+00:00"
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Praised for his “splended baritone voice, rich and rounded”, baritone Junhan Choi, a native of South Korea, is an active opera and concert singer. In the 2018-2019 season, engagements included his role as Tideo in _Medea in Corinto_, Roggiero in _Tancredi rifatto_ and Arturo(cover) in _La Straniera_ with Teatro Nuovo in the capacity of Resident Artist, title role as Don Giovanni, Marcello in _La Boheme_ with Boston Opera Collaborative, as title role Don Giovanni with North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Escamillo in _Carmen_ with Opera51 and Handel’s _Messiah_ baritone solo with Naples Philharmonic and Boston Landmarks Orchestra.

Past operatic credits include Melisso in _Alcina_, Baron de Pictordu in _Cendrillon_, Eisenstein in _Die Fledermaus_, Geôlier in _Dialogues des Carmélites_ and Dandini in _La Cenerentola_. He was currently prized Gold Medal from Berliner International Music Competition in 2018 and he was awarded extraordinary prize at the 54th Viñas international voice competition 2017 in Barcelona. He received three special prizes for best performer of Oratorio-Lied, which are ‘Mercedes Viñas’, ‘Victoria de los Ángeles’, and ‘Franz Schubert’. As a first prize recipient of 2017 Talents of the World International Voice Competition, he made his Carnegie Hall debut for ‘Tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky’ concert as a baritone soloist. He also won first place in 2017 MetroWest Opera’s Vocal Competition, was awarded in the 2017 Rochester’s Classical Idol Vocal Competition, and the 2016 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Grant for excellence in music. He won first place and German Lieder Award in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition, Boston, in 2014.

Mr. Choi holds Master’s degree and Graduate Diploma with a Presidential Scholarship from New England Conservatory of Music. His opera roles at NEC include Papageno (_Die Zauberflöte_), Guglielmo (_Cosi fan tutte_), Oreste (_Iphigénie en Tauride_), Gianni Schicchi (_Gianni Schicchi_), Revírník (_Příhody lišky Bystroušky_), Claudio (_Agrippina_), Monsu Traversen (_La Gazzetta_),  Der Tod (_Der Kaiser von Atlantis_), Liberto/Littore/Soldato (_L'incoronazione di Poppea_), Eisenstein (_Die Fledermaus_), Policeman (_The Consul_), and Thierry/Javelinot/Officer (_Dialogues of the Carmelites_). Concert credits include Orff’s _Carmina Burana_, Handel’s _Messiah_, _Israel in Egypt_ and Bach’s _St. John Passion_.