Misoon Ghim - Mezzo Soprano
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photo: Bill Cramer |
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photo: Bill Cramer |
Misoon Ghim made her American stage début with the Opera Company of Philadelphia in 1996 as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. Her performances in this role garnered many accolades and led to engagements as Suzuki with Central City Opera, Virginia Opera and Madison Opera. Early in her career she also appeared as Third Lady in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with the Seattle Opera.
This season, she performs several roles with New York City Opera including Suzuki in Mark Lamos's acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly. She performs as alto soloist in Mahler's Symphony No.2 with Asian Artists & Concerts on May 25, 2007 @ 6:30 pm at The United Nations in New York City, in a gala concert honoring Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Ms. Ghim débuts with Baltimore Opera as Suzuki in May, 2008.
Recent appearances have included Thomas' Mignon with Opera Orchestra of New York; Selysette (Ariane et Barbe Bleue), Marchisa Melibea (Il Viaggio a Reims), Suzy (La Rondine) and Soraya in Haroun & the Sea of Stories with New York City Opera.
On the concert stage she has performed as soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Maestro Wolfgang Sawallisch; Mahler's Rückert Lieder with Christoph Eschenbach and the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra in Sapporo, Japan; Mozart's Regina Coeli with the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra; Brahms' Alto Rhapsody with the Buceon Philharmonic Orchestra in Seoul; Rossini's Stabat Mater and Beethoven's Mass in C and Choral Fantasy with the Scarsdale Choral Society, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Princeton Chamber Symphony. She also performed Rossini arias as soloist with the Korean Broadcast System National Orchestra under the direction of Japanese conductor Yukata Sado.
Ms. Ghim holds two Masters degrees, her first in vocal performance (1993) from the Juilliard School and her second from the Curtis Institute of Music in Opera Theatre (1995). While at Juilliard and Curtis, she performed as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Marchesa Melibea in Il Viaggio à Reims, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, and Valetto in L'Incoronazione di Poppea.
She was a member of San Francisco Opera's prestigious Merola Program and has studied with Marlena Malas, Daniel Ferro, and Dr. Philip Cho. She has also participated in master classes with Christa Ludwig, Regina Crespin, Lotfi Mansouri, and Tom Kraus.
Among her many distinctions, Ms. Ghim is a recipient of the National Council Education Fund Award from the Metropolitan Opera; a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and winner of the Zachary Society Vocal Competition.
Suzuki | Madama Butterfly | Baltimore Opera | May 10, 14, 16 & 18, 2008 |
As Suzuki in Madama Butterfly: |
"Opera Delaware's 'Madama Butterfly' a magnificent production" "Misoon Ghim as the devoted maid Suzuki was phenomenal, in singing and acting." |
Kennett - Oct 31, 2007 |
(New York City Opera - March 2007) |
"Singing with handsome tone, Misoon Ghim pulled off the trick of being a good Suzuki - seeming modest and inconspicuous at first, and giving more and more dramatically and vocally until the loyal servant assumes her dimension as a full participant in the drama." |
David Shengold - Gay City News - March 29, 2007 |
"Misoon Ghim as Butterfly's loyal Suzuki sang with dramatic sensitivity." |
Clive Barnes - NY Post - March 13, 2007 |
"Misoon Ghim's Suzuki was first-rate." |
Bernard Holland - New York Times - March 12, 2007 |
(Virginia Opera) |
"Misoon Ghim conveyed Suzuki's sympathy, compassion and tenderness eloquently through voice and gesture." |
Sorab Modi, Opera News |
"Ghim was an excellent choice to play Suzuki. She sang solidly and consistently throughout the evening, giving her role a well-rounded treatment that provided nice support for Butterfly." |
David Nicholson, Daily Press, Norfolk |
"As Suzuki, Misoon Ghim conveys a good sense of the character's sorrow." |
Lesley Valdes, Philadelphia Inquirer - November 13, 1996 |
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As Marquise Melibea in Viaggio a Reims: |
"Marcel Reijians and Misoon Ghim turned the long duet for Count Libenskof and Marquise Melibea into a show-stopper." |
Robert Baxter, Opera (Magazine) |
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As Cherbunio in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro: |
"I adored Ghim's delightful version of the aria 'Voi che sapete' on the anguish and delight of love for the Countess in Act I." |
Ken Keuffel Jr, - The Philadelphia Inquirer |
"As Cherubino, Misoon Ghim offered the evenings finest singing, from a captivating 'Non so piu' to a sure, rich toned traversal of 'Voi che sapete'." |
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle - August 14, 1995 |
"Korean mezzo-soprano Misoon Ghim was at her best in Cherubino's love song, which had overtones of Frederica von Stade. |
Judy Richter - San Francisco Times |
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Barber | Vanessa | Erika | 3 |
Debussy | Pelléas et Mélisande | Genevieve | 1 |
Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Jane Seymour | 3 |
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| Smeaton | 3 |
Gounod | Faust | Siebel | 1 |
Massenet | Cendrillon | Cenfrillon | 1 |
| Werther | Charlotte | 2 |
Meyerbeer | Les Huguenots | Urbain | 3 |
Monteverdi | L'Incoronazione di Poppea | Nerone | 3 |
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| Valetto | 1 |
Mozart | La Clemenza di Tito | Sesto | 2 |
| Così fan tutte | Dorabella | 2 |
| Don Giovanni | Zerlina | 2 |
| Le Nozze di Figaro | Cherubino | 1 |
| Die Zauberflöte | Third Lady | 1 |
Offenbach | Les Contes d'Hoffmann | Nicklausse | 3 |
Poulenc | Dialogues des Carmelites | Mother Marie | 1 |
Puccini | Madama Butterfly | Suzuki | 1 |
| La Rondine | Suzy | 1 |
Rossini | Il Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | 2 |
| La Cenerentola | Angelina | 3 |
| L'Italiana in Algeri | Isabella | 3 |
| Semiramide | Arsace | 3 |
| Il Viaggio à Reims | Marchesa Melibea | 1 |
Strauss, J. | Die Fledermaus | Orlofsky | 1 |
Strauss, R. | Ariadne auf Naxos | Composer | 3 |
| Der Rosenkavalier | Octavian | 3 |
Thomas | Mignon | Frédéric | 1 |
Verdi | La Traviata | Flora | 1 |
Wuorinen | Soraya | Haroun and the Sea of Stories | 1 |
1 | performed |
2 | completely prepared |
3 | in preparation or future role |
Bach, J.S. | St. Matthew Passion |
| Various cantatas |
Beethoven | Mass in C |
| Choral Fantasy |
| Missa Solemnis |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Berlioz | Les Nuits d'été |
Brahms | Alto Rhapsody |
Händel | Messiah |
Mahler | Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
| Rückert Lieder |
| Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Urlicht) |
Mendelssohn | Elijah |
Mozart | Mass in c minor |
| Regina Coeli |
| Requiem |
Pergolesi | Stabat Mater |
Ravel | Shéhérazade |
Madama Butterfly | Suzuki | OperaDelaware |
Madama Butterfly | Suzuki | New York City Opera |
Il viaggio a Reims | Marchisa Melibea | New York City Opera |
Ariane et Barbe Bleue | Selysette |
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La Rondine | Suzy |
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Haroun & the Sea of Stories | Soraya |
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Mignon | Frederick | Opera Orchestra of New York |
Butterfly | Suzuki | Madison Opera |
Die Zauberflöte | Third Lady | Seattle Opera |
Butterfly | Suzuki | Virginia Opera |
Butterfly | Suzuki | Central City Opera |
Butterfly | Suzuki | Opera Company of Philadelphia |
Le Nozze di Figaro | Cherubino | Western Opera Theater National - Tour |
Faust | Siebel (cover) | Opera Company of Philadelphia |
Mahler's Symphony No.2 Alto solo | Asian Artists & Concerts
at The United Nations |
Mendelssohn's Elijah Alto II solo | The Philadelphia Orchestra |
Rossini Arias | The KBS Symphony Orchestra |
Beethoven's Mass in C and Choral Fantasy | New Choral Society |
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Princeton Symphony Orchestra |
Rossini's Stabat Mater | The Michigan Chamber Orchestra |
Brahms' Alto Rhapsodie | Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra |
Händel's Messiah | Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra |
Mozart's Regina coeli, in C Major, K.276 |
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Mozart's Missa solemnis in C Major, K.337 | The Juilliard Symphony |
Respighi's Il tramonto | Rock Hall, Philadelphia |
Jan Krzywicki's Four Songs After Rexroth | Network for New Music |
Ravel's Chansons Madécasses | Music Amici, New York |
MM in Opera | The Curtis Institute of Music |
MM in Voice | The Juilliard School |
BM | The Seoul National University |
Merola Program at San Francisco Opera |
Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan |
Salzburg Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum, Austria |
Christopher Eschenbch, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Patrick Summers,
George Manahan, |
Lotfi Mansouri, Peter McClintock, Kay Walker Castaldo, Rhoda Levine, Chas Rader-Shieber, |
Daniel Ferro, Marlena Malas, Philip Cho |
Christa Ludwig, Régine Crespin, Anna Moffo, Lotfi Mansouri |
Millard Altman, Danielle Orlando, Susan Nowicki, Susan Ashbaker, Douglas Martin, Mikael Eliasen |
WINNER | The Metropilitan Opera Education Fund |
Finalist | Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions |
Finalist | The Pavarotti International Voice Competition |
WINNER | Mario Lanza Vocal Competition |
Finalist | Loren L. Zachary Society National Vocal Competition |
WINNER | Five-Town Music and Art Foundation Music Competitions |
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