Injoon Yang, D. M. A.
Dr. Yang is a native of Seoul, Korea, and began his voice studies at the age of fifteen. In 1994, he entered Seoul National University as a voice student. In 2001, he debuted as a professional singer in Korea as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Seoul Art Center. Upon graduation, he came directly to the United States to earn a master of music degree in opera at Temple University. In 2008, he has earned his doctorate (Doctor of Musical Arts) at the university. While earning his doctorate in music at Temple University, Dr. Yang was a district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Roles he has performed include Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, title role in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz, Alfred in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and title role in Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann which was the American premiere of Michael Kaye’s new version. His Fritz, Fenton and Hoffmann won a first-place award in the National Opera Association’s opera production competition, the only national competition of its kind. He recently sang Don José in a semi-staged performance of Carmen for Lake George Opera, and Rodolfo in La Bohème for Opera Delaware.
As a concert soloist, Dr. Yang has performed numerous oratorios and masses both in United States and in Korea. Works that he has performed include Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, and J. S. Bach’s Matthew’s Passion. Recently, he sang Bruckner’s Te Deum and Mozart’s Requiem with Temple University orchestra, and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with West Chester University orchestra.
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