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date = "2023-05-21T13:00:00+00:00"
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Following his voice-studies at the Hanyang University in his home town Seoul, the young South Korean tenor came to Germany, where he was chosen to join master classes at the Academy of Music in Munich with Prof. Helmut Deutsch and others.

Wookyung Kim has been awarded with several  prizes in various international competitions, such as First Prize in the Belvedere-Competition (Vienna), Francisco-Viñas-Competition (Barcelona) and Plácido Domingo-Competition OPERALIA in Los Angeles.

Since 2003-04 until 2007  Wookyung Kim joined the opera company of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden where he interpreted all major roles of his repertoire such as Tamino/_Die Zauberflöte_, Don Ottavio/_Don Giovanni_, Rodolfo/_La bohème_, Sänger/_Der Rosenkavalier_, Fenton/_Falstaff_, Ismaele/_Nabucco_, Macduff/_Macbeth_ and Duca/_Rigoletto_.

In 2007 he sang Orombello in _Beatrice di Tenda_ (in concert version) with Edita Gruberova in Dresden. In the same year he appeared for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera New York as Alfredo/_La traviata_, followed by debuts at the Bavarian State Opera as Tamino/_Die Zauberflöte_ and at London's Covent Garden as Duca/_Rigoletto_.

During the following years Wookyung Kim appeared at Hamburg's State Opera as Rodolfo/_La bohème_, Alfredo/_La traviata_ and Macduff/_Macbeth_, at Covent Garden as the Italian Singer/_Der Rosenkavalier_ and again as Duca, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Rodolfo/_La bohème_.

In Dresden's new productions of _Faust_ (title role), _Ballo in maschera_/Riccardo, _Idomeneo_ (title role), _Der fliegende Holländer_/Erik he could add important roles to his repertory.

Wookyung Kim returned to Munich's State Opera for _La bohème_, _Der Rosenkavalier_, _Simon Boccanegra_/Adorno, Erik/_The Flying Dutchman_, Macduff/_Macbeth_. At Toulouse Opera he debuted the role of Tito/_Clemenza di Tito_ and was guest at Tokyo's New National Theatre as Rodolfo/_La bohème_ and as Duca/_Rigoletto_.

In 2013 the artist appeared for the first time at Milan's Teatro alla Scala as Macduff/_Macbeth_ and returned to Berlin's Deutsche Oper as Riccardo/_Un ballo in maschera_.

During the recent seasons he was invited to Frankfurt's Opera House for _Simon Boccanegra_, _Don Carlo_ and _Otello_/Cassio, to Amsterdam as Macduff, to Teatro San Carlo in Naples for Narraboth/_Salome_.

During the last seasons Wookyung Kim appeared in the role of _Faust_ at Florence Opera House, conductor: M° Valcuha. He returned to the Bavarian State Opera Munich with _Carmen_/Don José, _Simon Boccanegra_/Adorno and to Dresden with _La traviata_.

Among his concert activities are to mention: _Requiem_ by Verdi with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Lorin Maazel and at the Musikverein Vienna (Fabio Luisi conducting),  with Munich Philharmonic a solo concert with Mozart arias under the baton of James Levine, he sang Rossini's _Stabat mater_ at the Salzburg Festival and in Bregenz. With the Bachakademie Stuttgart and M° Helmuth Rilling he partecipated in several tours.

Besides his professorship at the Conservatory in his home town Seoul Wookyung Kim appeared the 2017-18 and the 2018-19 seasons at the Bavarian State Opera as Erik in _Der fliegende Holländer_, Don José in _Carmen_, Adorno/_Simon Boccanegra_ and Riccardo/_Un ballo in maschera_ as well as at Dresden's Opera House as Alfredo in _La traviata_ and also as Erik in _Der fliegende Holländer_. In 2019-20 season he returned to Munich as Rodolfo/_La bohème_. In 2020-2021 he will be heard as Rodolfo/_La bohème_ in his home town Seoul. _Bohème_ in Dresden as well as Gustavo III/_Un ballo in maschera_ at the Hamburg State Opera fell victim to the pandemic. Most recently he sang concerts of Verdi's _Requiem_ in Korea. In the 2022-23 season he can be heard as Tamino in _Die Zauberflöte_ in Seoul.