Performance Year: 2025
Baritone Kidon Choi is a recent graduate of the prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera. While in the program, he was seen in La fanciulla del West (José Castro), Otello (Herald), and Madama Butterfly (Prince Yamadori). Choi is a 2019 Sullivan Foundation Grant recipient. He received second prize in the Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition, fourth prize in the Loren L. Zachary Competition, first prize in the Alfredo Silipigni Vocal Competition, first prize/audience prize in the Cooper Bing competition, third prize in the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition, second prize in the Gerda Lissner Competition, the Major Award in the Opera Index Vocal Competition, and was also a grant winner in the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation auditions.
Choi’s 2023/24 season included a debut with San Diego Opera in Madama Butterfly (Sharpless) and a return to The Cleveland Orchestra for The Magic Flute. Additionally, he joined the roster of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for Aida. On the concert stage, he appeared with the KBS Symphony in Korea for Beethoven Symphony No. 9. In 2022/23, he returned to The Korea National Opera for Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Four Villains). Other engagements included his role and company debut with Opera San José for Tosca (Scarpia) and his company debut with San Francisco Opera for Madama Butterfly (Prince Yamadori) and Die Frau ohne Schatten (Night Watchman #2).
Choi earned his professional studies diploma from Mannes School of Music, his master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music, and his bachelor’s degree from Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea.
