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Not really. There have been a number of really great Korean tenors. Most have done really well in competition and then taken on steady gigs somewhere instead of touring or trying to make it big. I think Bahg is the best though. Not just among Korean tenors, but if he keeps polishing his technique I think he could be one of the best of this generation. The first time I heard him he reminded me a sweeter Pavarotti. There is a fullness and ease that you rarely see in the same voice.

There's always some. If I had to guess what it was with opera fans though it's probably because his voice isn't super dark and dramatic. There is a weird contingent of opera listeners that refuse to enjoy any tenor voice that isn't super chesty and dark. I have to imagine they're not themselves singers. In my experience a singer's singer is typically one with great control and the ability to sing with agility and sweetness in the upper register simply because that's so hard to do. Non-singers tend to equate volume and a darker timbre with difficulty and skill, which I think is generally wrong.

Usually envious amateurs fearing that their idol‘s fame is endangered by upcoming singers

For me, there's two things. 1- It's a nice voice, but I'm not sure he does enough with it. Line disappears often, he seems to get exhausted towards the end, and I don't always get the sense of nervous energy this aria requires. He's young and it's promising, but there's work to do. 2- I was in the hall for the final, and Emily D'Angelo was miles and miles ahead, at the age of only 23. John Brancy was excellent as well. So Bahg was not an unworthy winner, but he did not have the assurance and excitement that D'Angelo provided (and indeed, she's now singing first roles in major houses, and just released a well-received debut album).

Hes superb !!!!!

It is possible that it has to do with race/culture .Or, not to be unkind , but perhaps it is because he is not particularly visually appealing ( just a guess ) In my opinion this chubby little man more than makes up for it with his phenomenal voice and singing ability . The thumbs-down people aught to listen with their eyes closed , because all that really matters is the music . I'd choose him any day over all these modern 'pretty-boy' wanna-be 'tenors' !

YES , Absolutely .

He absolutely is. Such a promising lyric tenor.

You must be easy to please then Cha seung

I absolutly agree wt U!!!!!!!

Best I can tell he's doing gigs between Montreal and NYC but is currently in Korea during the pandemic. I wish he would create a website that has a performance schedule. He performed in a recital in Montreal a few months ago that I would have absolutely gone to if I had anyway of knowing it was happening.

And Pavarotti