SeokJong Baek

 South Korean tenor SeokJong Baek made his debut with The Royal Opera in the 2021/22 Season as Samson (Samson et Dalila). Recent highlights include Cavaradossi, Ismaele (Nabucco) and Calaf (Turandot) for the Metropolitan Opera, Radamès (Aida) for Deutsche Oper Berlin, Rodolfo (La bohème) and Cavaradossi (Tosca) for Arizona Opera, Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Radamès and Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana) for The Royal Opera and his Teatro di San Carlo debut as Calaf. During COVID-19, he transitioned from baritone to tenor; as a baritone, he was an Adler Fellow and a member of the Merola Programme at the San Francisco Opera, as well as a former resident artist of the Lyric Opera of Kansas and an alumnus of the Manhattan School of Music. Engagements for 2025/26 include his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Turridu, his role and house debut as Macduff (Macbeth) for the Bayerische Staastoper, Pinkerton for the Metropolitan Opera, Radamès and Calaf for Deutsche Oper Berlin and his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis under Gustavo Dudamel and Seattle Symphony debut in Beethoven’s Symphony no.9 under Xian Zhang. He makes his role debut as Henri (The Sicilian Vespers) with The Royal Opera in the 2025/26 Season.