Biography

Young Doo Park studied at the Kyung Hee University in Seoul with Hun Lee and from 2009 with Heinz Reeh at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. In 2005, he won first prize at the Seoul Symphony’s singing contest and in 2006 he was awarded second prize at the KBS (Korean Broadcasting) singing contest. Whilst still studying, he performed at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin in such roles as Inquisitore/Don Carlo, Don Fernando/Fidelio, Simone/Gianni Schicchi, and Leporello as well as Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni.

From 2010 until 2012, Young Doo Park was a member of the International Opera Studio at the Opera Cologne. In the following season he was member of the ensemble at Opera Cologne, where he took on roles including Il Commendatore/Don Giovanni, Titurel/Parsifal, 2nd Armoured Man/Die Zauberflöte, Jäger/Schneewittchen, Mago/Rinaldo, Antinoo in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, Julian Pinelli/Die Gezeichneten, Melisso/Alcina, and Padre Guardiano/La forza del destino.

In the spring of 2013, Park was a finalist at the Francisco-Viñas singing competition in Barcelona and by the beginning of the season 2014/15, he changed to the ensemble at Staatstheater Wiesbaden, where his roles include i.a. Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte, Veit Pogner/Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Hermann/Tannhäuser, Hunding/Die Walküre, Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried, Oroveso/Norma, Orest/Elektra, Gremin/Eugen Onegin, Lodovico/Otello, Cesare Angelotti/Tosca, Bonze/Madama Butterfly, Colline/La Bohème, and Samuel/Un ballo in maschera.

In the past seasons Young Doo Park has had various engagements at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, including Sarastro in "Die Zauberflöte", Orest in "Elektra" and King Marke in "Tristan und Isolde" directed by Uwe Eric Laufenberg. In addition, he appeared as a guest at both the Staatstheater Kassel and the Theater Bern. In the 22/23 season he took on a variety of roles at the Hessisches Staatstheater, including Veit Pogner in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", Sparafucile in "Rigoletto", King Marke in "Tristan und Isolde" and Cekunov in a Janacek double. He enjoyed great success as Zaccaria alongside Anna Netrebko in "Nabucco" at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. He also appeared as a guest as the Commendatore in "Don Giovanni" at the Kristiansand Opera House.

In the upcoming 2023/24 season, Park will remain loyal to the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, taking on a variety of roles. His engagements include Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Lodovico in Otello, Heinrich der Vogler in Lohengrin, Filippo II and Il Grande Inquisitore in Don Carlo, Kvartalniy and Pope in Lady Macbeth, and Fafner and Hunding in Ring des Nibelungen.

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Rheingold / Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden / 01.03.2024 / ioco.de

"Young Doo Park besticht in der Rolle des gewaltbereiten Fafner (Rheingold, Siegfried). Mit bedrohlicher Präsenz, mit klarem beweglichen Bass, dominiert er gefährlich scharf und beeindruckend als Drache. Seine Riesenstimme ist darstellerisch ebenso fesselnd wie sängerisch einprägsam. Das prädestiniert ihn auch für die Rolle des bösen Hunding (Walküre). Erschreckend brutal und verschlagen, mit Hass und innerer Wucht, verfolgt er Siegmund. Seine Stimme lässt Erschauern. Er ist ein gefährlicher und furchteinflößender Gegner. [...]" 

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