Lately, I’ve been hearing singers new to me who make me curious to hear more of their singing. Two such gentlemen are Lonwabo Mose (a basso from Cape Town, South Africa) and Siman Chung (a countertenor who hails from Busan, South Korea). Mr Mose is currently in the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artists Development Program; Mr. Chung has already made his Met debut in John Adams’ El Niño in 2024.
After hearing both singers in the recent Sejong Soloists’ gala concert at Zankel Hall, where they were participants in the final ensemble from Mozart’s NOZZE DI FIGARO, I wanted to hear them in solo pieces, which I quickly found on YouTube.
Mr. Mose (above) sings Banquo’s aria from Verdi’s MACBETH at the 2025 Belvedere International Opera Competition. Watch and listen here.
Mr. Chung (above) sings “Vedrò con mio diletto” from Vivaldi’s IL GIUSTINO at a Château de Versailles Spectacles concert with L’Ochestre de l’Opéra, 2022-2023 season. Watch and listen here.
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