Baritone Yeongtaek Yang is in his first year with the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera. In the Met’s 2024/25 season, he made his company debut as Marullo (Rigoletto) and appeared as the Second Nazarene (Salome). Recent engagements include covering Giorgio Germont (La Traviata) and the title role in Don Giovanni at Santa Fe Opera, and performing Gianni Schicchi at the Chautauqua Institution. His previous roles include the Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen) and Des Grieux (Le Portrait de Manon) at the Manhattan School of Music, as well as Don Giovanni at Seoul National University. Yeongtaek won First Prize in both the 2023 Opera Index Competition and the 2024 Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, and Second Prize in the 2024 Zachary Competition in Los Angeles. He holds degrees from Seoul National University and the Manhattan School of Music.
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