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Ettore LEE

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South Korea

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Ettore chihoon LEE

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Born in Pohang, South Korea, Ettore Lee received his singing diploma from Yonsei University in Seoul. He then moved to Italy where he attended the Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy, a summer Masterclass at the Accademia d'Arte Lirica in Osimo and the Master Degree Course at the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito in Parma. Numerous awards and prizes have been obtained in international competitions. Among others, it is worth mentioning in 2017 the First Prize at the Competition "Mario Lanza" in Rome, the Third Prize at the Competition "Piero Cappuccilli" in Alessandria, in 2018 the Special Prize at the Competition "Giovani talenti per la lirica" in Mantova and at the Competition dedicated to Salvatore Licitra in Milan. He was also a finalist at the "Voci Verdiane'' Competition in Busseto. 
He made his debut in La bohème in the role of Schaunard in 2015 at Goyang Aramnuri Art Center, in 2016 he plays the Conte d'Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro at Mapo Art Center, then in Italy, he is Rigoletto at Palazzina Liberty in Milan. Intense also the concert activity, in Italy and abroad.
In 2018 he passed the selections to attend the two-year period 2019-2021 of the Academy of Specializations for opera singers of the Teatro alla Scala. 
His first significant engagement at La Scala sees him as a cover of Leo Nucci in the historic Rigoletto signed by Gilbert Deflo and entrusted to the musical direction of Daniel Oren (Academy Project 2019). He returns again to the Scala stage in the role of Don Magnifico between November 2019 and February 2020 in La Cenerentola per i bambini, conducted by Pietro Mianiti and directed by Ulrich Peter. The opera was revived in June 2021 (and streamed) and between September 2021 and April 2022.

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