South Korean baritone Junhyeok Felix Park opened
his 2026 season to acclaim as Belcore in L’elisir
d’amore at the Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas
de Gran Canaria, opposite Xabier Anduaga.
Canaria, opposite Xabier Anduaga and
under the baton of Ramón Tebar. He
went on to sing Ping in Turandot in Las Palmas and,
more recently, Lescaut in a concert performance of
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Teatro Colón in
Buenos Aires, where he enjoyed great success.
Born in 1997, Park studied at Kyung Hee University
in South Korea before continuing his training at the
Conservatorio di Como in Italy. He has participated
in masterclasses with Eleonora Buratto, Maria
Grazia Schiavo, and Andrea Concetti, and currently
works under the guidance of Adriana Molina.
In 2024, he won both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the 75th AsLiCo Competition, becoming the
first South Korean singer to win the competition. At the 63rd Tenor Viñas Competition in 2026, he
received Fourth Prize, the Audience Prize, the Verdi Prize, and the Teatro Real Special Prize. His other
distinctions include Third Prize at the 61st Voci Verdiane International Competition and First Prizes at
the Nicolai Ghiaurov, Giuditta Pasta, and Salvatore Licitra competitions.
His operatic appearances also include the title role in Rigoletto at Astana Opera and the Teatro
Chiabrera in Savona; Ford in Falstaff at the Teatro Mancinelli in Orvieto and on the Opera Domani tour;
and Marcello in La bohème during the Opera Lombardia season.
On the concert stage, Park has appeared as a soloist at the Teatro Real in Madrid and was presented as
a “Rising Star” at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. He was also invited by the Embassy of the Republic of
Korea to perform at the Théâtre National Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco.
In the coming seasons, he will sing Paolo Albiani in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra at the Teatro Comunale
di Ferrara, Malatesta in Don Pasquale at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, and Rodrigo in Verdi’s Don
Carlo at the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo. He will also return to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.
In 2026, Park won Second Prize at Operalia-Placido Domingo in Shanghai, awarded by a jury comprising leading figures
from the world’s most prestigious opera houses.