JusungGabriel Park

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About Jusung Gabriel

South Korean baritone Jusung Gabriel Park is currently a member of the Ensemble of the Wiener Staatsoper. His roles in Vienna in the 2026/27 season include Dancaïre Carmen, Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos and Masetto Don Giovanni. Jusung will also perform a recital in his debut at Berlin's Boulez Saal, alongside pianist Julius Drake. In the 2025/26 season, his roles included Cesare Angelotti Tosca, Schaunard La bohème and Betto di Signa Gianni Schicchi. He also made his debut at San Francisco Opera as Subhuti/Buddha in the world premiere of Huang Ruo's The Monkey King.

Other recent engagements include Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos, Dancaïro Carmen, and First Mate Billy Budd at Wiener Staatsoper; Argante Rinaldo at Detroit Opera;singing Des Knaben Wunderhorn at the Concertgebouw with pianist Julius Drake; performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jaap Van Zweden, as well as with the Milan Symphony Orchestra on tour in Italy and Switzerland; singing and recording the title role in Mendelssohn’s Elias with the Bayerischer Rundfunk Chor & Orchestra; a duo concert with Sumi Jo at the Vienna Musikverein with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra; a Liederabend at Festwochen Gmunden with pianist Helmut Deutsch; Fenicio Ermione and Idraote Armida at the Rossini Festival in Bad Wildbad, where he was awarded the International Bel Canto Prize; the title role in Le nozze di Figaro and Leporello Don Giovanni at Theater Rudolstadt in collaboration with the Thüringer Symphoniker Orchestra; and an Opera Gala Concert with the Nürnberg Symphoniker.

Having a special affinity for concert repertoire, he performed the Korean premiere of H.K. Gruber’s Frankenstein!! with the TIMF Orchestra. He appeared as a principal artist at the Chuncheon International Early Music Festival, where he sang Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben. He regularly performs as a soloist in Bach’s Johannes-Passion, Weihnachtsoratorium, Christen ätzet diesen Tag, Dvořák’s Mass in D, and Fauré’s Requie

Jusung has gained recognition for his artistry, being the Third Prize winner at Operalia 2021 and representing South Korea at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in the same year. In Korea, he has also achieved success in various competitions, including Third Prize at the Schubert Lied competition and the Silver Prize at The Korea National Opera Competition.

He took part in the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and the International Meistersinger Akademie (IMA) under the guidance of Edith Wiens. He studied voice at Yonsei University and the mdw, under the tutelage of Chang-gon Kim, Kwang-dong Kim, Hei-kyung Hong, Florian Boesch, and Margit Klaushofer.

Jusung Gabriel is based in Vienna

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Contact

For availability and general enquiries:

Angelica Conner

Angelica Conner

Senior Artist Manager
Charlotte Bateman

Charlotte Bateman

Assistant Artist Manager

Representation

Management with Askonas Holt for Europe (excl. Austria), North and South America General Management: Siwoung Song, WCN

Season Highlights

Sep 2026
Boulez Saal, Berlin
Recital with pianist Julius Drake
Oct 2026
Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen (Dancaïre) Conductor: Henrik Nánási Director: Calixto Bieito
Nov 2026
Wiener Staatsoper
Ariadne auf Naxos (Harlekin) Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Director: Barrie Kosky
Jan 2027
Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni (Masetto) Conductor: Tomáš Hanus Director: Barrie Kosky
Apr 2027
Wiener Staatsoper
Ariadne auf Naxos (Harlekin) Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Director: Barrie Kosky

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Selected Repertoire

Handel

Rodelinda (Garibaldo)

Mozart

Don Giovanni (Leporello)   •   Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro & Antonio)

Rossini

Ermione (Fenicio)

News

Press

  • Rusalka

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Jan 2026
    • Jusung Gabriel Park makes a striking impression as the gamekeeper...

    • Jusung Gabriel Park is a very delightful gamekeeper; his duets with Isabel Signoret (kitchen boy) are little gems.

  • La bohème

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Dec 2025
    • Jusung Gabriel Park sang Schaunard with energy and excellent projection, his well-characterised baritone lending humour and vitality to the role, particularly in his “parrot” scene.

  • The Monkey King

    San Francisco Opera
    Nov 2025
    • ... a teacher with a secret identity (bass-baritone Jusung Gabriel Park, singing with resplendent nobility).

    • Authoritative bass-baritone Jusung Gabriel Park sings both the Buddha and Master Subhuti.

    • In the dual roles of Master Subhuti and Buddha, Jusung Gabriel Park brought a sense of solemnity and dignity, varying his tone to convey earthy authority as the former and ethereal wisdom as the latter.

  • Don Giovanni

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Apr 2024
    • The list of remarkable role debuts is completed by the fabulous baritone Jusung Gabriel Park from the opera studio of the house, who gives a sympathetic profile and an expressive voice to the character of the understandably jealous, somewhat silly, but ultimately loveable Masetto.

  • Andrea Chénier

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Nov 2022
    • Almost more refreshing than (Jonas) Kaufmann: Young Jusung Gabriel Park as Schmidt. Applause.

    • Jusung Gabriel Park, aware of the function of his role and the necessary vocal expressiveness to embody it, makes a sympathetic contribution to the concluding moments.

  • Concours Musical International de Montreal

    Montreal
    Jun 2022
    • He’s casually captivating, and his phrasing is masterful. A complete meal.