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Korean-American Kangmin Justin Kim is one of the most sought-after countertenors of his generation, having earned accolades in roles of the Baroque repertoire, contemporary music and in Mozart’s trouser parts.

Engagements of the 2018/19 season include his Covent Garden debut as Cherubino in _Le nozze di Figaro_ conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, his debut at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin as Nerone in _L’incoronazione di Poppea_, Idelberto in a new production of _Lotario_ in Bern, Idamante in a new staging of _Idomeneo_ at Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Megacle in Vivaldi’s _L’Olimpiade_ with the Orchestra La Cetra conducted by Andrea Marcon in Basel and Herne.

Recently he was heard as Nerone in _L’incoronazione di Poppea_ and Speranza in _L’Orfeo_ at the Salzburg Festival, New York Lincoln Center, Philharmonie of Paris and Berlin, Harris Theatre in Chicago, Edinburgh Festival, Lucerne Festival and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice conducted by Gardiner, Cesare in Vivaldi’s _Catone in Utica_ and Orlofsky in a new production of _Die Fledermaus_ at the Oper Köln, Orfeo in Handel’s _Parnasso in festa_ at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam conducted by Andrea Marcon, in _Giulio Cesare_ for his Glyndebourne debut conducted by William Christie, in a staged production of Handel’s _Jephtha_ at Maifestspiele Wiesbaden, in his debut at the Teatro San Carlo of Naples in Britten’s _Canticles_ alongside Ian Bostridge, in _Carmina Burana_ with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, as Barzane in Vivaldi’s _Arsilda_ with the Collegium 1704 in Bratislava, Caen, Lille, Luxembourg and Versailles, Speranza in _L’Orfeo_ at the Opéra de Dijon, and Romeo in Zingarelli’s _Giulietta e Romeo_ at the Rokokotheater of Schwetzingen.

Other successes since his professional operatic debut in 2013 include Prince Orlofsky in _Die Fledermaus_ for his Parisian debut at the Opéra Comique conducted by Marc Minkowski, Oreste in _La Belle Hélène_ at the Théâtre du Châtelet of Paris, Sesto in _La clemenza di Tito_ at the Opéra de Montpellier, Idamante in _Idomeneo_ at the Stadttheater Gießen under the baton of Michael Hofstetter, Enea in the Handel/Vinci pasticcio _Didone abbandonata_ at the Handel Festival Halle, his first Sesto in _Giulio Cesare_ at the Handel Week Festival Oak Park, Cherubino in _Le nozze di Figaro_ and Kalitzke’s newly written opera, _Pym_ for Theater Heidelberg. He could also be heard in Gala Concerts at the Styriarte Graz and at the Rokokotheater Schloss Schwetzingen.

Kangmin Justin Kim was born in South Korea and grew up in Chicago. He studied voice, opera, and musical theater at the Northwestern University in Evanston and the Royal Academy of Music, London.

He has collaborated with such prestigious conductor as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Mark Minkowski, Andrea Marcon and Michael Hofstetter.

For his interpretation of the title role of _Pym_ he received nominations as “Best Singer” of the 2015/16 season for the German theatre award DER FAUST 2016 and from the magazine Opernwelt as “Singer of the year 2016”.