Junhan Choi

Baritone Junhan Choi, a native of South Korea, is a dynamic performer with a wide range of repertoire, known for captivating audiences on prominent stages worldwide.

In the 2025/26 season, engagements included the role of Pantheus in Berlioz’s Les Troyens a Carthage and Frate in Verdi’s Don Carlo with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. He also appeared as Belcore in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore with the Bar Harbor Music Festival.

As a Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artist with Boston Lyric Opera during his 2022-2024 seasons, he took on diverse roles such as Registrar & Commissioner in Madama Butterfly, Dandini (cover) in La Cenerentola, Bass solo in Eurydice, and both Schaunard (cover) and Alcindoro in La Bohème.

Mr. Choi has won numerous international competitions. He received three Extraordinary Prizes at the 54th Viñas International Voice Competition (Spain), a Golden Medal at the Berliner International Music Competition (Germany), first place at MassOpera’s Vocal Competition, and was a prize winner at the Rochester International Vocal Competition. He was also awarded the St. Botolph Emerging Artist Grant for excellence in music. He made his Carnegie Hall debut as a baritone soloist for the 'Tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky' concert after winning first prize in the 2017 Talents of the World International Voice Competition.

He holds a Master’s degree and a Graduate Diploma from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied on a Presidential Scholarship.