I was eighteen and a senior in high school when I first heard this baritone. The Overture Center in Madison does school performances of the final dress rehearsals of the operas. My choir class went to the matinee of Faust for a field trip. This baritone sang the role of Valentine, Marguerite's ill-fated soldier brother.
It has been four years since I first heard Hyung Yun sing. He has sung the role of Escamillo in Carmen, and the title role in Eugene Onegin. Then last weekend, I saw him live again in the role of Renato Anckarstrom in Un Ballo in Maschera. I was completely stunned by his performance.
While I have not seen as much of this barihunk as I'd like (he's not as well-known as most of my other favorites), I loved his performance so much that I actually yelled "I love you, Renato," from my seat up in the balcony. I have also seen his website. If you haven't heard this guy, you need to seriously fix that. Now. He is so talented and so handsome that I swear he can kill an opponent without even making a move.
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