Hera Hyesang Park
Hera Hyesang Park | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1988 South Korea |
| Genres | Classical music, Opera |
| Occupation | Soprano |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Awards | Gerda Lissner - First Prize
Operalia - Second Prize and Zarzuela Prize Montreal - Second Prize |
| Website | herahyesangpark |
Hera Hyesang Park (Korean: 박혜상) (born October 15, 1988)[1] is a South Korean soprano.
Career
Hera Park started her voice studies at the Seoul National University and then attended the Juilliard School in New York City. She graduated from the latter school in 2015 and that same year won the second prize at the Operalia international opera competition. She was accepted into the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera ("the Met"), and made her debut at the Met as the First Wood Sprite in Dvořák's Rusalka in 2017. She returned to the Met stage in 2019 as Amore in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice.[1] and has since then performed several roles in that theater including Pamina in The Magic Flute (2021–2022),[2], Nannetta in Falstaff (2023).[3], and Zerlina in Don Giovanni (2025) under the baton of Yannick Nezet-Seguin. [4] Hera Park has performed in the most prestigious opera stages in the world, including the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerisches Staatsoper, the Opera National de Paris, Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires and has been a frequent guest of major festivals such as Glyndebourne, Verbier and the Edinburgh festival where she performed La Clemenza di Tito in 2025 and will return as Zerlina in 2026.
Hera Hyesang Park is also a distinguished chamber music and concert artist and has sung a wide repertoire in more than seven languages and with some of the most prestigious orchestras. Some of the highlights of her concert career include her collaboration with Gustavo Dudamel singing the soprano part in Beethoven's 9th symphony in Los Angeles, and the NY Philharmonic Spring Gala concert in 2024.
In May 2020, she became a Deutsche Grammophon[5] artist, recording two albums; "I am Hera" and "Breathe" which was awarded the Opus Klassik Award in 2024.
In addition to her performing activities, Hera Park is passionate about vocal education and has been giving masterclasses around the world. She is a voice faculty member at the Solti Accademia.
Personal
She resides in New York City.[6]
Awards
- 2016 Gerda Lissner Foundation International Competition, First Prize[7]
- 2015 Montreal International Musical Competition, Second Prize[8]
- 2015 Operalia, Second Prize[8]
- 2015 Operalia, Zarzuela Prize
- 2024 Opus Klassik Awards, Videoclip of the year for her Deutsche Grammophon album "Breathe"
References
- ^ a b James Manheim. "Hera Hyesang Park Biography". All Music. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (December 12, 2021). "Review: 'Magic Flute' Welcomes Children Back to the Met". The New York Times.
- ^ "Search results for: "Hera Hyesang Park"". Metropolitan Opera Archives. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Search results for: "Hera Park"". Don Giovanni. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- ^ "DG signs South Korean soprano Hera Hyesang Park". Gramophone Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Biography". Hyesang Park, Soprano. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "2016 PRIZE WINNERS". The Gerda Lissner Foundation. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b "HYESANG PARK". Opera News. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
External links
- Official website (in English)