SeokJong Baek

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Source [1]: TMDB profile. Known for acting. 6 known credits.
Source [2]: IMDb. Known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West (2027).
Source [3]: TMDB Bio. South Korean tenor. Debut with The Royal Opera in 2021/22 Season as Samson (Samson et Dalila). Metropolitan Opera debut as Ismaele (Nabucco). Calaf (Turandot) in New York. Role debuts as Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Radamès (Aida), and Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana) for The Royal Opera. Teatro di San Carlo debut as Calaf. Role debut as Cavaradossi (Tosca) for Arizona Opera.
Source [4]: Biography. Royal Opera House debut as Samson in Richard Jones’s production of Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila. Lirico/spinto sound.
Source [5]: Operabase. Similar to [4].
Name: SeokJong Baek.
Nationality/Profession: South Korean tenor.
Acting Credits (per IMDb): The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West (2027).
Royal Opera/Royal Opera House: Debut in 2021/22 Season as Samson in Richard Jones’s production of Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila. Role debuts as Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Radamès (Aida), and Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana).
Metropolitan Opera: Debut as Ismaele (Nabucco) and Calaf (Turandot) in New York.
Teatro di San Carlo: Debut as Calaf.
Arizona Opera: Role debut as Cavaradossi (Tosca).
Voice type: Lirico/spinto.
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SeokJong Baek is a South Korean tenor whose acting credits include The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West (2027). He made his debut with The Royal Opera during the 2021/22 Season performing the role of Samson in Richard Jones’s production of Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila. His work with The Royal Opera also includes role debuts as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Radamès in Aida, and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana.
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Baek has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, making his debut as Ismaele in Nabucco and appearing as Calaf in Turandot in New York. His international career includes a debut at Teatro di San Carlo as Calaf and a role debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca for Arizona Opera. He is noted for his lirico/spinto sound.
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