Sangmin Lee

South Korean baritone Sangmin Lee was born in Seoul in 1977. It was in his home town where he started his voice studies at the Yonsei University. He completed them with a postgraduate degree in Hochschule für Musik in Dresden. 2007 he won the 1. Prize 2007 by the International Singing Competition "Competizione dell'Opera" in Dresden. Sangmin Lee was engaged from 2007 until 2012 as permanent ensemble member at Semperoper Dresden where he has sung such important roles like Conte dʼAlmaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Ford in Falstaff, Marcello in La bohème and Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Since the 2012/2013 season Lee in engaged at Opera Dortmund where his latest works include Graf Luna (Il Trovatore), Rodrigo (Don Carlo), Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Germont (La traviata), Faninal (De