DukeKim
Contact
Rowan Bidmead
Dominic Domingo
Grace Hewett
Representation
European management with Askonas Holt
General management with Opus 3 Artists
About Duke
Tenor Duke Kim is a Second-Place Winner of Operalia (2022), Second-Place Winner at the inaugural Juan Pons International Singing Competition (2022), Grand Finals Winner of The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition (2021), and a recent graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera.
This 2024/25 season, Duke makes a series of exciting house and role debuts. He makes house debuts at The Metropolitan Opera as Tamino The Magic Flute and Los Angeles Opera as Romeo Romeo and Juliet. He will return to Santa Fe Opera for his role debut as Duke Rigoletto, to Seattle Opera as Tamino The Magic Flute, and also to Irish National Opera as Nemorino L’elisir d’amore.
Recent season highlights include his debuts with Irish National Opera and Berkshire Opera Festival for Faust (title role), Pittsburgh Opera for La traviata (Alfredo), returns to Washington National Opera for Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) and Seattle Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera for Il barbiere di Siviglia (Il Conte d'Almaviva). On the concert stage he made his South American debut at Teatro Colón in Messiah, gave a solo recital at the Korean Music Association and a duet recital with mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven at Seattle Opera.
Other previous opera engagements include La traviata (Alfredo) at Seattle Opera, Roméo et Juliette (Roméo) at The Glimmerglass Festival, Florentine Opera and Opera San Antonio, Don Ottavio Don Giovanni at The Atlanta Opera, Le Remendado Carmen at Washington National Opera, Ferrando Cosi fan tutte and Count Camille de Rosillon The Merry Widow at Palm Beach Opera, Lysander A Midsummer Night’s Dream and cover Lensky Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe Opera.
On the concert stage he debuted with the National Symphony Orchestra Washington conducted by Noseda for Handel’s Messiah, Mozart Requiem and Eine kleine Freimaurer-Kantate, and Bach Magnificat, with The Santa Fe Symphony for A Night at the Opera, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in Messiah and Grant Park Music Festival in Haydn Creation.
Representation
European management with Askonas Holt
General management with Opus 3 Artists
Season Highlights
Selected Repertoire
| Donizetti | L'Elisire d'amore (Nemorino) • Lucrezia Borgio (Genaro) • Don Pasquale |
|---|---|
| Gounod | Faust (title role) • Roméo et Juliette (Tybalt, Roméo) |
| Lehar | Die Lustige Witwe (Camille de Rosillon) |
| Mozart | Die Zauberflöte (Tamino) • Così Fan Tutte (Ferrando) • Don giovanni (Don Ottavio) |
| Rossini | Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Il Conte d'Almaviva) |
| Verdi | La Traviata (Alfredo Germont) • La Traviata (Duca) |
News
Press
Roméo et Juliette (title tole)
Los Angeles OperaNov 2024Duke Kim, as Romeo, was her equal in every way. His Romeo was not merely a romantic hero, but a deeply human figure, vulnerable and earnest. Kim’s voice — rich, supple, and powerful — brought Romeo’s passions to life with vivid immediacy. His “Ah! lève-toi, soleil” was a highlight of the evening, sung with such longing that it seemed to hang in the air, shimmering with the weight of Romeo’s hope and despair. Kim’s chemistry with Edris was palpable, their duets smoldering with passion and tenderness, making their tragic fate even more poignant.
- Michael M. Landman-Karny, Stage and Cinema
- 04 November 2024