Alfred Kim
Appearance
Alfred Kim (Korean: 김재형; RR: Gim Jaehyeong) is a Korean operatic tenor. With The Royal Opera, Kim sang the role of Calaf in Puccini's Turandot in 2014.[1]
Awards
[edit]In 1997, Kim won the International Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna, and in 1998 he won the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.[2]
Arrest
[edit]In 2017, Kim was arrested for beating a young woman in his apartment in Paris. He was fined 8,000 euro and sentenced to eight months in prison.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Christiansen, Rupert (18 February 2014). "Turandot, Royal Opera, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Alfred Kim". www.oper-frankfurt.de. Oper Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Théâtre du Capitole of Toulouse Cancels Final 'Ernani' After Arrest of Star Tenor". OperaWire. 2017-03-24.
- ^ Cohadon, Jean (2017-03-22). "Le théâtre du Capitole annule sa représentation car le ténor se trouve en garde à vue". La Dépêche du Midi (in French).