Alfred Kim

Kim studied in Seoul, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe. He was a member of the state operas in Kassel and Wiesbaden and joined the ensemble at Frankfurt Opera in 2009, after making his debut with the company the previous season as Carlo I masnadieri. His roles in Frankfurt include Henri Les Vêpres siciliennes, Gabriele Adorno Simon Boccanegra, Rodolfo La bohème, Cavaradossi Tosca and the title roles in Don Carlo and Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Engagements elsewhere include Don Alvaro La forza del destino at Liceu, Barcelona, Calaf Turandot in Berlin, Don Carlo in Vienna, Radames Aida in Seville, Cavaradossi Tosca in Vienna, Berlin and Rome and Manrico Il trovatore for the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and in Barcelona and Toulouse. Kim performs widely in concert, under such conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Myung-Whun Chung, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Metha, Daniel Oren and Simon Rattle.
Kim’s awards include first prize at the 1997 International Belvedere Singing Competition, second prize at the 1998 ARD Music Competition, Munich, and a special prize at Operalia in 2002. He is a professor at Kyung Hee University, Seoul.