Hansung Yoo was born and raised in South Korea. He studied classical voice at The Korean National University of Arts in Seoul, Korea. Awards include the 2014 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, where he was a finalist, and the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition, where he won Third Prize. His notable engagements in recent seasons include Ping (Turandot) for The Royal Opera and on tour with The Royal Opera in Japan (2023/24), Semperoper Dresden, and the Salzburg Easter Festival, his debut as Kurwenal (Tristan und Isolde) for Deutsche Oper Berlin, Tonio (Pagliacci) for Israeli Opera, Giorgio Germont (La traviata) for Korea National Opera and Staatstheater Kassel. Other highlights include his role debut as Macbeth, Scarpia (Tosca), Gunther (Götterdämmerung), Escamillo (Carmen) and Donner (Das Rheingold) also for Kassel. Engagements for 2025/26 include his Metropolitan Opera debut as Ping, Kurwenal with the Scottish Opera, as well as Scarpia at Oper im Steinbruch St. Margarethen.