Seonwoo Lee

Munich-based South Korean soprano Seonwoo Lee has been acclaimed for her artistry, with Opera Canada praising her “phenomenal control” and Opera News describing her as “a lyric soprano of extraordinary focus and clarity”.

A recent graduate of the Bayerische Staatsoper’s Opernstudio, her roles there included Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, Frasquita in Carmen, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Amanda in Le Grand Macabre, the title role in Matsukaze, the High Priestess in Aida and the First Flowermaiden in Parsifal. In the 2025/26 season, she returns to the company as Minette in Henze’s The English Cat and creates the role of the First Courtier in the world premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood. She also made her role and house debut as Gilda in Rigoletto at the Royal Danish Opera.

She holds an Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music, a master’s degree from The Juilliard School and a bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University.