Biography
Baritone Yeongtaek Yang has rapidly emerged as one of the most promising young baritones of his generation. Acclaimed for “hearty” “stirring” and “stentorian” performances (Classical voice North America), he is distinguished by his refined musicianship, commanding stage presence, and exceptional artistic versatility.
In the 2026/27 season, Yeongtaek Yang appears as Ping in Puccini’s Turandot with the Dallas Opera under Emmanuel Villaume in Francesca Zambello’s production, and as Marcello in La bohème with Dayton Opera under Keitaro Harada. On the concert stage, he gives a recital for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, performs Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Apollo Orchestra, and joins the Santa Fe Opera Winter Gala.
Full Biography
Baritone Yeongtaek Yang has rapidly emerged as one of the most promising young baritones of his generation. Acclaimed for “hearty” “stirring” and “stentorian” performances (Classical voice North America), he is distinguished by his refined musicianship, commanding stage presence, and exceptional artistic versatility.
In the 2026/27 season, Yeongtaek Yang appears as Ping in Puccini’s Turandot with the Dallas Opera under Emmanuel Villaume in Francesca Zambello’s production, and as Marcello in La bohème with Dayton Opera under Keitaro Harada. On the concert stage, he gives a recital for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, performs Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Apollo Orchestra, and joins the Santa Fe Opera Winter Gala.
In the 2025/26 season, Yeongtaek Yang returned to the Metropolitan Opera for his second year in the prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, appearing as Moralès in Carmen and Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, while covering Ping in Turandot and Roucher in Andrea Chénier. He made a “confident and stylish” (NYCR) Metropolitan Opera debut as Marullo in Rigoletto under Daniele Callegari, followed by an appearance as the Second Nazarene in the company’s new production of Salome under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The season also brought his Teatro Municipal de Santiago debut as Marcello in La bohème and a return to the Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist.
Operatic credits of recent seasons include the title role in Gianni Schicchi at the Chautauqua Institution, covers of Giorgio Germont in La traviata and the title role in Don Giovanni at the Santa Fe Opera, and performances of the Forester in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, Des Grieux in Massenet’s Le portrait de Manon, and the title role in Don Giovanni at Seoul National University.
In 2026, Yang received the Santa Fe Opera Award of Excellence, presented annually to an outstanding Apprentice Singer. He has also received top honors in major vocal competitions, including first prize in the 2024 Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition (Opera Division), first place in the Manhattan School of Music’s 2024 Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Vocal Competition, first prize in the 2022 Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition, and second prize in the 2024 Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition.
A native of South Korea, Yeongtaek Yang is an alumnus of the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist Program and the Chautauqua Institution. He holds degrees in voice from Seoul National University and the Manhattan School of Music.
© CSAM, August 2026
