Bass-baritone Henry Hyunsoon Kim is based in New York. In 2024, he performed as the second cast of Andrew Mayo’s premiere opera Beyond the Horizon and took on the role of Belcore in L’elisir d’amore at Teatro Grattacielo and with the Camerata Bardi Young Artists. In 2023, he performed the role of Escamillo in Carmen and the role of Un Console, as well as covered Cinna in La vestale, also with Teatro Grattacielo and the Camerata Bardi Young Artists. He served as the cover for Bonzo, Commissario, and Registro in Madama Butterfly with the Boston Lyric Opera.
He has worked with Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS, as well as with Boston Lyric Opera, Mannes Opera, Teatro Grattacielo, Taconic Opera, and the Fairfield County Chorale. His role credits include Onegin in Eugene Onegin, Marcello in La Bohème, Escamillo in Carmen, Bonzo, Commissario, and Registro in Madama Butterfly, David in L’amico Fritz, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, Un Console and Cinna in La vestale, Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Silvio in Pagliacci, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Barone in Il viaggio a Reims, and Belcore and Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore. He holds a Master’s Degree and a Professional Studies Diploma from the Mannes School of Music.