JongminPark

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• Dvorak - Rusalka

  Berlin Staatsoper

  Feb 2025

  • As the Vodnik, Jongmin Park was sensational. Of all the voices, his was perhaps the most imposing in the space. His interpretation followed along these lines, emphasizing grit and strength throughout, even in his coldness toward Rusalka in their first scene. This remained for most of Act two, until we got a chance to see a completely different side to the Vodnik.

    • Opera Wire
    • 21 February 2025

  • South Korean bass Jongmin Park was an imposing Vodník, a role he also took in the aforementioned La Scala production. His deep, dark voice conveyed both authority and tenderness. Having him play the Water Sprite as an old hippie was amusing, as was his frolicking with the three nymphs.

    • Concerto Net
    • 23 February 2025

• Verdi - Aida

  Oper im Steinbruch

  Jul 2024

  • Besonders eindrucksvoll die „Radamès“-Rufe des ganz oben auf dem höchsten Punkt auftauchenden Oberpriesters Ramfis (Jongmin Park), wenn er den siegreichen Feldherrn verhört, der die Antwort auf alle Fragen verweigert und dann als Verräter zum Tod verurteilt wird.

    • Manfred A. Schmid, Online Merker
    • 10 July 2024

  • Jongmin Parks „Ramphis“ ist ein wahrer Ohrenschmaus

    • Stefan Weinberger, Kronen Zietung
    • 11 July 2024

  • Jongmin Park als Ramphis und Ivan Zinoviev als König geben ihren Partien ebenfalls jeweils die adäquate Statur.

    • Ecki Ramón Weber, concerti
    • 12 July 2024

  • Jongmin Park singt den Priester Ramfis mit edler, profunder Stimmfülle

    • Dr. Helmut Christian Mayer, Opera Online
    • 13 July 2024

• Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Pogner

  Teatro Real Madrid

  Apr 2024

  • Algún ejemplo más. La voz grande y dominadora de Jogmin Park, cuyo Veit Pogner da sentido al rico orfebre y padre de Eva con su talante de gran señor. The big, dominating voice of Jogmin Park, whose Veit Pogner gives meaning to the rich goldsmith and Eva's father with his grand lord's disposition.

    • Alberto Gonzalez Lapuente, ABC Cultura
    • 25 April 2024

  • Fabuloso Jongmin Park, con una voz densa, profunda y retumbante, capaz de hacer creíble a un Pogner que siempre corre el riesgo de hacer el ridículo al no enterarse de lo que está ocurriendo, y con mucho ruido, a su alrededor. Fabulous Jongmin Park, with a dense, deep and booming voice, capable of making a Pogner believable who always runs the risk of making a fool of himself by not knowing what is happening, and with a lot of noise, around him.

    • José María Marco, Opera Actual
    • 25 April 2024

  • Oscura, redonda, plena y bien asentada la voz de Jongmin Park, un Pogner muy sólido. Dark, round, full and well-established the voice of Jongmin Park, a very solid Pogner.

    • Arturo Reverter, La Razon
    • 25 April 2024

  • Contundente y sonoro, con ribetes de Gurnemanz, el Pogner de Jongmin Park. Forceful and sonorous, with hints of Gurnemanz, the Pogner of Jongmin Park.

    • Alejandro Martínez, Platea Magazine
    • 29 April 2024

  • La voz de más entidad de todo el reparto es la del coreano Jongmin Park (Pogner), voluminosa, oscura, ... algo dura, que Park sabe dominar para componer un orfebre matizado. The strongest voice of the entire cast is that of Korean Jongmin Park (Pogner), voluminous, dark, ... somewhat harsh, which Park knows how to master to compose a nuanced wordsmith.

    • Miguel Ángel González Barrio, Scherzo
    • 26 April 2024

  • Como el viejo orfebre Veit Pogner, el bajo coreano Jogmin Park dispensó un canto noble y lujoso, con una voz fascinante por color, densidad y potencia. Like the old goldsmith Veit Pogner, the Korean bass Jogmin Park gave a noble and luxurious singing, with a voice fascinating in colour, density and power.

    • Daniel Lara, Opera World
    • 29 April 2024

  • Le Coréen Jongmin Park, voix imposante de basse … , grand volume et déployant également une grande autorité, l’a emporté dans cette distribution. The Korean Jongmin Park, with an imposing bass … , great volume and also great authority, was the winner in this cast.

    • Santiago Martín Bermúdez, ConcertoNet
    • 06 May 2024

  • Il reparto maschile è fortunato anche nel Veit Pogner di Jongmin Park, un basso coreano dalla cavata maestosa, capace di conferire grande nobiltà al personaggio che provoca l’azione dell’opera The men's department is also fortunate in Jongmin Park's Veit Pogner, a Korean bass with a majestic cavata, capable of lending great nobility to the character that provokes the action of the work

    • Michele Curnis, GB Opera
    • 18 May 2024

  • Jongmin Park è Veit Pogner, basso dalla voce solida, abbastanza cupa, piena e pastosa; sta in scena perfettamente, con posa autorevole. Jongmin Park is Veit Pogner, bass with a solid voice, quite dark, full and mellow; he is on stage perfectly, with an authoritative pose.

    • Luigi Rsao, L’Ape Musicale
    • 20 May 2024

• Verdi - Don Carlo - The Grand Inquisitor

  Teatro alla Scala

  Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Aber es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Philipp von dem Großinquisitor in Grund und Boden gesungen wurde. Da sah man „unseren“ Jongmin Park, der in der Ära Meyer in Wien eine große Karriere gemacht hat, von Wagner bis Mozart, von Basilio bis Gremin und mit vielem mehr immer überzeugend einsetzbar. Ein wunderschöner, profunder, sonorer, resonanzreicher Baß. Den Karl V. hat er schon in Wien gesungen, er schlägt damit gleich zu Beginn die starken Töne des Abends an. Dann darf er auch der Großinqisitor (diesmal nicht blind) sein, und da er am Ende als solcher gebraucht wird, gibt es dann für den Mönch (Karl V.) einen Substituten. Eines Tages wird Jongmin Park ein Philipp II. [Translated] There you could see “our” Jongmin Park , who had a great career in Vienna during the Meyer era, always convincingly usable from Wagner to Mozart, from Basilio to Gremin and much more. A beautiful, profound, sonorous, resonant bass. He has already sung Charles V in Vienna, so he strikes the strong notes of the evening right at the beginning. Then he can also be the Grand Inqisitor (not blind this time), and since he is used as such in the end, there is then a substitute for the monk (Charles V). One day Jongmin Park will be a Philip II

    • Renate Wagner, Online Merker
    • 08 December 2023

  • Infaticabile Jongmin Park l'eroe dal doppio ruolo: sia Frate che Inquisitore [Translated] Tireless Jongmin Park, the hero with a dual role: both Friar and Inquisitor Serata memorabile per Jongmin Park, un fiore sbocciato all'Accademia della Scala dove ha studiato con Mirella Freni, Luciana Serra, Luigi Alva e Renato Bruson. [Translated] Memorable evening for Jongmin Park, a flower who bloomed at the Accademia della Scala where he studied with Mirella Freni, Luciana Serra, Luigi Alva and Renato Bruson.

    • Piera Anna Franini, Il Giornale
    • 08 December 2023

  • Il reparto dei bassi, fondamentale in quest’opera, ha presentato artisti di solide e non comuni dotazioni vocali. Come il bel timbro del coreano Jongmin Park, cui spettava l’apertura dell’opera con il memento mori del Frate. Le vicende complesse e il forfait dell’Inquisitore titolare lo hanno portato a interpretare anche il ruolo di ben altro spessore e colore vocale del Grande Inquisitore. Un tour de force inedito e apprezzabile. Seppure in abiti prelatizi poco propizi all’identificazione con un cardinale cieco nonagenario, Park era ben registrato vocalmente nelle note acute e sufficiente dal punto di vista delle intenzioni. Cosa assai lodevole per un cantante non madrelingua italiana. [Translated] The bass department , fundamental in this work , presented artists with solid and uncommon vocal talents . Like the beautiful tone of the Korean Jongmin Park , who was responsible for opening the opera with the memento mori of the Friar. The complex events and the flat rate of the titular Inquisitor led him to also interpret the role of much greater depth and vocal color of the Grand Inquisitor. An unprecedented and appreciable tour de force . Even though he was dressed in prelatical clothes which were not very conducive to identification with a nonagenarian blind cardinal, Park was well registered vocally in the high notes and was sufficient in terms of intentions. Which is very commendable for a singer who is not a native Italian speaker.

    • Giovanni Gavazzeni, Music Paper
    • 08 December 2023

  • Molto bene anche Jongmin Park, già previsto come Frate e salito in corsa a sostenere anche il ruolo del Grande Inquistore (ma nell’ultima scena, non avendo il dono dell’ubiquità, Il Frate/Carlo V è, validemente, Huanhong Li). Avevo già avuto modo di apprezzare Park in Rusalka e Macbeth, e qui non fa che ribadire le mie impressioni positive; voce di grande volume, timbro scuro a dovere; ma anche capacità di interpretare e “dire”. Il personaggio dell’Inquisitore non ha un ruolo lunghissimo ma rappresenta uno snodo drammatico fondamentale, e Park l’ha risolto più che brillantemente. [Translated] Jongmin Park was also very good, already expected as the Friar and up in the running to also support the role of the Grand Inquisitor (but in the last scene, not having the gift of ubiquity, The Friar/Charles V is, validly, Huanhong Li). I had already had the opportunity to appreciate Park in Rusalka and Macbeth, and here he only reiterates my positive impressions; large volume voice, properly dark timbre; but also the ability to interpret and “say”. The character of the Inquisitor does not have a very long role but represents a fundamental dramatic turning point, and Park resolved it more than brilliantly.

    • Nicola Salmoiraghi, I Teatri dell'Est
    • 11 December 2023

  • Tadellos, wenn auch etwas charismabefreit Jongmin Park als Großinquisitor (statt Ain Anger), als Oberaufseher im großen katholischen Weltgefängnis. [Translated] Impeccable, if somewhat charismatic, Jongmin Park as Grand Inquisitor (instead of Ain Anger), as head warden in the large Catholic world prison.

    • Stefan Ender, Der Standard
    • 08 December 2023

  • The dark bass of Jongmin Park, standing in for Ain Anger as the Grand Inquisitor, embodied awesome religious power.

    • Financial Times
    • 11 December 2023

  • [Pertusi] contrasted beautifully with his counterpart Jongmin Park, whose voice felt like a tidal wave of imposing sound. The scene was filled with ferocity and incredible tension that would only continued throughout the act. Jongmin Park did double duty as the Monk and the Grand Inquisitor. The Korean has a rich bass sound that resonates in the Milan theater. His opening aria as the Monk, “Carlo il sommo imperatore,” showcased the bass’ rich middle sound and a powerful forte, especially in the lines “Grande Dio sol es s’Ei lo vuole.” Then as the Grand Inquisitor, he first appeared in the “Auto-da-fé” scene, looking down on everyone as the deity that rules over the Spanish throne. His imposing character was fortified in the famed duet with Fillipo in Act three. Here Park sang with a rigid yet striking tone that was very different from the more impassioned tone of Pertusi. His solo passage “Allora, son io ch’a voi parlero, sire” displayed an imposing inquisitor who was in control of the scene, his voice building to fortissimo in the lines “Ed io, L’inquisitor, io che levai sovente.” In the final scene of Act three, Park’s voice was also impressive as both Pertusi and he towered over the choral writing with booming sound. A lot of basses are often washed away by the chorus, but here Pertusi and Park soared, a perfect realization of Verdi’s musico-dramatic intention of the church and crown overpowered the people.

    • Francisco Salazar, Opera Wire
    • 16 December 2023

• Cherubini - Médée - Creon

  Teatro Real Madrid

  Sep 2023 - Oct 2023

  • El Creonte de Jongmin Park exhibió facultades sobradas, con una voz cavernosa, potente, pero muy bien controlada, dibujando un personaje respetable e interesante. [Translated] Jongmin Park 's Creon exhibited abundant abilities, with a cavernous, powerful, but very well controlled voice, creating a respectable and interesting character.

    • José María Marco, Opera Actual
    • 20 September 2023

  • Quant à son père, incarné par Jongmin Park, il est un militaire plus qu’un roi, mais la puissance de la projection est impressionnante et lui apporte une autorité naturelle. Solide et droit, il ne sourcille pas et ne montre aucune fragilité, tant vocalement que scéniquement. [Translated] As for his father, played by Jongmin Park , he is a soldier more than a king, but the power of the projection is impressive and gives him a natural authority. Solid and straight, he does not flinch and shows no fragility, both vocally and stage-wise.

    • Elodie Martinez, Opera Online
    • 19 September 2023

  • Il coreano Jongmin Park con un Créon semplicemente sublime e meraviglioso che trasmette compostezza sul palco e sicurezza di corde vocali privilegiate. [Translated] The Korean Jongmin Park with a simply sublime and wonderful Créon who transmits composure on stage and the confidence of privileged vocal chords.

    • Ricardo Ladrón de Guevara, Le Salon Musical
    • 01 October 2023

• Tippett Spirituals / Beethoven Symphony no.9 in D-minor

  Tanglewood Festival

  Aug 2023

  • Bass Jongmin Park made the only true soloistic contribution in Go down, Moses. His instrument has a truly operatic quality

    • Edward Sava-Segal, Bachtrack
    • 21 August 2023

  • Park made a stunning impression in both spirituals and symphony, singing in a resonant and warm bass voice — and declaiming clearly without clipping — in both German and English.

    • A.Z. Madonna, The Boston Globe
    • 21 August 2023

• Puccini - La bohème - Colline

  Teatro alla Scala

  Apr 2023 - May 2023

  • Menzione a parte per Jongmin Park (Colline), la cui "Vecchia zimarra" è una nicchia di commozione incastonata con discrezione nel più ampio dramma, resa più preziosa da un timbro oggettivamente bello e coinvolgente. Molti applausi anche per lui. [Translated] Special mention for Jongmin Park (Colline), whose "Vecchia zimarra" is a niche of emotion discreetly set in the wider drama, made more precious by an objectively beautiful and engaging timbre. Big applause for him too.

    • Lorenzo Cannistrà, Ape Musicale
    • 28 March 2023

  • Un plauso incondizionato a Jongmin Park che riesce a dar vita al personaggio di Colline con un mezzo ampio e dal colore vellutato. Toccante l’esecuzione di “vecchia zimarra”, affrontata con cantabile morbido e sfumato. [Translated] An unconditional applause to Jongmin Park who manages to give life to the character of Colline with a wide medium and velvety color. The performance of “vecchia zimarra” is touching, faced with a soft and nuanced cantabile.

    • Marco Faverzani & Giorgio Panigati, Opera Libera
    • 11 March 2023

  • El bajo sudcoreano Jongmin Park por su parte interpretó al filósofo Colline, quien regresa nuevamente al teatro milanés probablemente por su cavernosa y engolada voz de obscuro color que no es común de encontrar en europeos. Fue muy aplaudido por su aria Vecchia zimarra. [Translated] The South Korean bass Jongmin Park played the philosopher Colline, who returns again to the Milanese theatre probably for his cavernous and deep voice of dark colour that is not common to find in Europeans. He was widely applauded for his aria Vecchia zimarra.

    • Bernardo Gaitán, Opera World
    • 11 March 2023

• Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - König Marke

  Opéra national de Lorraine, Nancy

  Jan 2023 - Feb 2023

  • Mais, c'est le roi Marke (l'homme puissant mais vulnérable) du Sud-Coréen Jongmin Park qui crée la divine surprise. Une voix de basse magnifique, d'un métal noir, capable de souplesse et de nuances sur le fil, d'autant plus impressionnante, que le jeune homme de 36 ans arbore silhouette de géant et autorité naturelle, laissant espérer une grande carrière. [Translated] But, it is King Marke (the powerful but vulnerable man) of South Korea Jongmin Park who creates the divine surprise. A magnificent bass voice, of black metal, capable of flexibility and nuance on the wire, all the more impressive that the 36-year-old young man sports a giant silhouette and natural authority, giving hope for a great career.

    • Marie-Aude Roux, Le Monde
    • 01 February 2023

  • Imposant une forte présence scénique, la basse sud-coréenne Jongmin Park révèle en Roi Marke des moyens impressionnants et d’une facilité déconcertante. La voix aux accents puissants, capables de belles nuances et d’alternance dans les couleurs développées, emplit la salle avec une facilité qui lui vaut en fin du spectacle une juste ovation. [Translated] Imposing a strong stage presence, the South Korean bass Jongmin Park reveals in Roi Marke impressive means and disconcerting ease. The voice with powerful accents, capable of beautiful nuances and alternation in the colours developed, fills the room with an ease which earned him a just ovation at the end of the show.

    • José Pons, Olyrix
    • 31 January 2023

  • Vocalement, c’est le Roi Marke de Jongmin Park qui, pour moi, s’est imposé. Quelle présence ! Quelle voix aux superbes nuances. Comme il nous donne à vivre, dans son chant (puisque rappelons-le les pancartes ne nous donnent que le résumé de son intervention), la douleur de l’homme trahi dans l’affection qu’il porte à Tristan [Translated] Vocally, it was King Marke from Jongmin Park who, for me, stood out. What a presence! What a voice with superb nuances. As he gives us to live, in his song (since we remember the signs only give us the summary of his intervention), the pain of the man betrayed in the affection he has for Tristan.

    • Stéphane Gilbart, Crescendo Magazine
    • 30 January 2023