Opera Ballet
Youngkug Jin
Youngkug Jin, bass-baritone
South Korean bass-baritone Youngkug Jin is building an international career on German and European opera stages. His repertoire ranges from Mozart and Weber to Verdi, Puccini, Dvořák and Wagner, with an increasing focus on dramatic bass-baritone and Wagnerian roles.
He began his musical education at Myong-Ji University in South Korea, where he received his Bachelor of Music, before continuing his studies in Germany and completing a Master’s degree in Music Theatre at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg. Since 2024, he has continued his advanced vocal training in the Konzertexamen programme at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar.
From 2020 to 2022, Jin was a member of the Opera Studio at Theater Lübeck, where his roles included Pietro in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, Bonzo in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Procolo in Donizetti’s Viva la Mamma. He later appeared as Caspar in Weber’s Der Freischütz at the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen, as Timur in Puccini’s Turandot at Opera på Skäret in Sweden, and as the Water Goblin in Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
In the 2025/2026 season, he is a member of the solo ensemble at Landestheater Niederbayern, where his roles include Titurel in Wagner’s Parsifal and Timur in Turandot. He also appears as the Commendatore in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Theater Erfurt.
Jin has also distinguished himself at international singing competitions. He was a finalist at the Lauritz Melchior International Wagner Singing Competition, received a scholarship from the Richard-Wagner-Verband Dortmund, was awarded a Special Prize at the Golden Voice Competition in Batumi, and won Second Prize at the Singnani Competition in Imola.
Performs in
- Tannhäuser (Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia)
