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Opera Omaha La Traviata
Omaha Magazine - Feb 19, 2024 11:19AM ● By Claudia Moomey
Baritone Hyung Yun enters as Giorgio Germont to introduce the main wrench in the plot, adding a rich timbre to the cast.
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Opera Carolina's Traviata as Germont
Opera Wire (by Afton Wooten, May 2023)
“Hyung Yun's characterization Giorgio Germont was outstanding. Yun's ease with the text and modern-day conversation style/candace made for a clearly executed and relatable performance. His timbre and musical choices perfectly matched the charge.” |
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SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Voce di Meche, Saturday, June 24, 2017
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Opera Carolina Barber of Seville
Perry Tannenbaum
Of course, it's Figaro who upstages Almaviva in the opening scene, and Hyung Yun registers a resounding triumph with the most familiar patter song in all opera, the "Largo al factotum." Yun was not only up to the increasing speed of the aria, he refused to hide behind the language barrier, sounding like he was saying something rather than zipping through an advertising jingle. Sher's impulse to turn the title character into an action hero was understandable given the tendency for him to devolve into a lovable clown, but Yun's Figaro remains a clever and resourceful rogue.
No, Figaro doesn't have to beg like a silly slave when Almaviva and Rosina delay their escape from Bartolo's home late in Act 2, nor does he need to counsel haste and quiet to the lovers like a sensible big brother. Yun takes a neat middle way, preserving the comedy that Gilbert and Sullivan must have cherished (see the denouement in The Pirates of Penzance). I also appreciated how Yun held up his end of the "Fortunati affeti mei" duet with Rosina in Act 1, Scene 2, earnestly expressing his admiration for women's aptitude for deceit without becoming - as we usually hear - a mere background drone. |
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Verdi requiem review at Alabama symphony
Elizabeth Baldwin
Baritone Hyung Yun was a committed performer who milked lines with passionate sincerity. |
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The Blade by Sally Vallongo (Toledo Opera)
April 24, 2015
"Yun's powerful, dark-hued baritone sets a bellicose mood early on. Later, as his machinations play out tragically, he warms his singing to reveal remorse. " |
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