Sunhae Im

Sunhae Im (Hangul: 임선혜; born January 15, 1976) is a South Korean soprano. She has been described as a lyric soprano with lightness, versatility and coloratura.[1]

Career

Sunhae Im was born in Cheorwon, South Korea. She studied vocal music with Lokyung Pak at Seoul National University in South Korea and with Roland Hermann at Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in Germany. In 1997 she was awarded the Grand Prix in the Korea Schubert Society–Munhwa Ilbo Competition (Seoul),[2] the Grand Prix in the Korean Voice Competition (Seoul),[3] the Second Prize in the Dong-A Music Competition (Seoul),[4] and the Second Prize and the Audience Prize in the International Schubert Competition (Osaka, Tokyo).[5] In 2000, she was a finalist in the Queen Elisabeth Competition (Brussels).[6]

She made her European debut with the conductor Philippe Herreweghe in Antwerp, Belgium in December 1999, by singing Mozart's "Et Incarnatus Est" from Great Mass in C Minor as well as his solo motet Exsultate Jubilate.[7] Her operatic debut was made in early 2000 as Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart at the Frankfurt Opera, where she also performed as Amore and Valetto in The Coronation of Poppea by Monteverdi.[8] She was a member of Staatsoper Hannover and performed as Zerlina (in Don Giovanni), Papagena (The Magic Flute), Blonde (The Abduction from the Seraglio), Adele (Die Fledermaus), and Yniold (Pelleas et Mélisande) between 2001 and 2004, before freelancing.[8]

Im is known especially for historically-informed performance of operas and oratorios from the Baroque and Classical eras. She is asked most frequently to perform works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. Her compilation album Portrait (2017) consists of pieces by those four composers.[9] Many examples of her work in early music are found from the collaboration with René Jacobs, a master conductor of early music. She joined Jacobs in recording both passions by Bach, five operas by Mozart, two operas by Handel, and one opera by Haydn, as well as performing in numerous live concerts and operas. Jacobs wrote in his autobiography, "some of them, such as Stéphane Degout and Sunhae Im, were among the best actor-singers I know."[10] She also interpreted lesser known works by composers including Terradellas,[11] Soler,[12] Gassmann,[13] and Conti.[14]

In addition to Baroque and Classical music, her repertoire includes Renaissance (such as works by Byrd), Bel canto (Rossini and Donizetti), Romantic (Mendelssohn, Schumann, Fauré, and Mahler), and modern classical (Poulenc) music. For example with the conductor Manfred Honeck, she performed Mahler's Symphony No. 2 and No. 4, Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites (as Sister Constance), Bach's St John Passion, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (as Susanna), Idomeneo (as Illia), and Requiem (at Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, and Berliner Philharmonie).[15] She also performs nonclassical music occasionally. She appeared as Christine Daaé in the South Korean premiere of Maury Yeston's musical Phantom.[16]

She has worked with conductors including René Jacobs, Manfred Honeck, Fabio Biondi, William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Andreas Spering, Iván Fischer, Zubin Mehta, Myung-whun Chung, Ton Koopman, Giovanni Antonini, Herbert Blomstedt, Kent Nagano, and Riccardo Chailly. She has worked with groups including the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.

In 2009, she was the soprano soloist for the Pentecost mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, where she performed Haydn's Harmoniemesse with Helmut Müller-Brühl.[17] In 2014, she sang the national anthem of South Korea for the closing ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games.[18] She recorded a sound track "Will Be Back" for the Seoul Broadcasting System drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo in 2016.[19] She performed in five episodes of the TV program The Master broadcast by Mnet TV in South Korea in 2017.[20] She has sometimes assumed the role of broadcasting host (rather than singer) for TV and radio programs. In addition, she often volunteers to sing at benefit concerts such as the Hopeshare Concert series that she organized.[7]

Selected Recordings

CD

  • Sunhae Im: Portrait (solo compilation album). Works by Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart. Universal, 2017
  • Orfeo[s] (solo album). Works by Scarlatti, Pergolesi, Clérambault, Rameau. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, led by Bernhard Forck. Harmonia Mundi, 2015. [Elly Ameling Prize, Orphée d'Or 2015, Académie du Disque Lyrique][21]
  • Byrd: Consort Music and Songs. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist), B-Five Recorder Consort. Coviello Classics, 2017.
  • Handel: Lucio Cornelio Silla. Sunhae Im (Metella), Europa Galante, conducted by Fabio Biondi. Glossa, 2017.
  • Bach: St. John Passion. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., RIAS Kammerchor, Staats und Domchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2016.
  • Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., La Petite Bande, conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken. Challenge Classics, 2014.
  • Handel: Orlando. Sunhae Im (Dorinda) et al., Baroque Orchestra B’Rock, conducted by René Jacobs. Archive, 2014.
  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., RIAS Kammerchor, Staats und Domchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2013.
  • Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera. Sunhae Im (Serpetta) et al., Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2012.
  • Handel: Agrippina. Sunhae Im (Poppea) et al., Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2011. [BBC Music Magazine Award 2012] [Nominated for Grammy as Best Opera Recording, 2012][22]
  • Fauré: Requiem. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchener Kammerorchester, conducted by Peter Dijkstra. Sony, 2011. [Choral Recording of the Year, 2012 Echo Klassik Awards][23]
  • Terradellas: Sesostri. Sunhae Im (Sesostri) et al., Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara, conducted by Juan Bautista Otero. RCOC, 2011. [Orphée d’Or palmarés 2011][24]
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Manfred Honeck. Exton, 2010. [International Classical Music Award (ICMA) 2012][25]
  • Mozart: The Magic Flute. Sunhae Im (Papagena) et al., Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2010. [BBC Music Magazine Award 2011][26]
  • Soler: Il Sogno & La Dora Festiggiante. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara, conducted by Juan Bautista Otero. RCOC, 2010. [Orphée d’Or palmarés 2010][24]
  • Haydn: Harmonienmesse (Hommage zum 200. Todestag von Joseph Haydn). Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., Kölner Domchor, Kölner Kammerorchester, conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl. Naxos, 2009.
  • Mozart: Idomeneo. Sunhae Im (Ilia) et al., Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2009. [2009 Annual Award by the German Record Critics' Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik)][27]
  • Terradellas: Artaserse. Sunhae Im (Semira) et al., Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara, conducted by Juan Bautista Otero. RCOC, 2009. [Orphée d’Or palmarés 2009][24]
  • Mozart: Demofoonte - Fragments of an Opera. Sunhae Im (Soprano soloist) et al., Cappella Coloniensis, conducted by Bruno Weil. Arts Productions, 2008.
  • Mozart: Don Giovanni. Sunhae Im (Zerlina) et al., Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2007.
  • Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito. Sunhae Im (Servilia) et al., Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2006. [Nominated for Grammy as Best Opera Recording & Best Classical Album, 2006][22]
  • Bach: Mass in B minor. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., Dresden Chamber Choir, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl. Naxos, 2005.
  • Haydn: The Creation. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., VokalEnsemble Köln, Capella Augustina, conducted by Andreas Spering. Naxos, 2005.
  • Handel: Siroe, Re die Persia. Sunhae Im (Laodice) et al., Cappella Coloniensis, conducted by Andreas Spering. Harmonia Mundi, 2004.
  • Haydn: Cantatas for the Esterházys. Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., VokalEnsemble Köln, Cappella Coloniensis, conducted by Andreas Spering. Harmonia Mundi, 2002.

DVD or Bluray

  • Haydn: Harmonienmesse (Pentecost mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI). Sunhae Im (soprano soloist) et al., Kölner Domchor, Kölner Kammerorchester, conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl. Naxos, 2010.
  • Haydn: Orlando Paladino. Sunhae Im (Eurilla) et al., Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by René Jacobs. Euroarts, 2010.
  • Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydike. Dance opera directed by Pina Bausch. Sunhae Im (Amor) et al., Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble & Choir, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock. Bel Air Classique, 2009.
  • Mozart: Don Giovanni. Sunhae Im (Zerlina) et al., Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2008.

References

  1. ↑ Gerintes, Vesna (2013-05-22). "René Jacobs and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin triumph with Agrippina in Paris". Bachtrack. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ↑ "슈베르트, 전문적 교육과 일반 사회의 음악문화 향상" [Schubert Society, professional music education and promotion of musical culture in society] (in Korean). Korea Schubert Association.
  3. ↑ "역대 수상자" [Historical Awardees] (in Korean). Korean Voice Competition. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. ↑ "역대 수상자" [Historical Awardees] (in Korean). Dong-A Music Competition. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ↑ "2014 SAC Classic Star Series - Soprano Sunhae Im". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Queen Elisabeth Competition Candidates, Singing 2000". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. 1 2 Kim, Sunyoung (1 February 2015). "소프라노 임선혜: 나의 아름다운 가치 사전" [Soprano Sunhae Im - My Dictionary of Beautiful Values]. Magazine Auditorium (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  8. 1 2 "Sunhae Im (Soprano) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  9. ↑ Park, Jaehwan (2017-12-11). "소프라노 임선혜, 컴필레이션 음반 'Portrait' 발매" [Soprano Sunhae Im's Compilation Album 'Portrait' Released]. KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  10. ↑ Jacobs, René (2013). "Ich will Musik neu erzählen": René Jacobs im Gespräch mit Silke Leopold. Bärenreiter. p. 156. ISBN 3894879106. Dabei gehörten einige von ihnen, zum Beispiel Stéphane Degout und Sunhae Im, zu den besten Schauspieler-Sängern, die ich kenne.
  11. ↑ Kenyon, Nicholas (2011-08-27). "Terradellas: Sesostri – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  12. ↑ "Vicente Martín y Soler". NewOlde.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  13. ↑ "Gassmann's comedy L'Opera Seria in Brussels". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  14. ↑ "Don Chisciotte della Mancia in Sierra". Opéra Baroque (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  15. ↑ "Sunhae Im". pittsburghsymphony.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  16. ↑ Lee, Sun-young (2015-07-01). "[Herald Review] Peering through mask of 'Phantom'". The Korea Herald.
  17. ↑ "HAYDN, J.: Mass No. 14 in B-Flat Major, Harmoniemesse (Pontifical Mass with Pope Benedict XVI) (PAL) - 2.110272". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  18. ↑ Kannan, S (2014-10-04). "Finished with a whimper: Lacklustre closing ceremony marks end to frugal 17th Asiad". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  19. ↑ "임선혜, '달의 연인' OST '꼭 돌아오리' 가창…가슴을 울리는 노래 선사" [Sunhae Im Touches Hearts by OST for Moon Lovers]. Korea Economy TV (in Korean). 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  20. ↑ Kim, Nahee (2017-12-16). "아듀 '더 마스터' 임선혜, 마지막까지 완벽했던 프리마돈나" [Adieu, Sunhae Im, a Prima Donna who was perfect until the end]. OSEN News (Korea) (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  21. ↑ "Le Palmarès 2015". Académie du Disque Lyrique (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  22. 1 2 "René Jacobs". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  23. ↑ "ECHO Klassik 2012 Preisträger" (PDF). Echo Klassik. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  24. 1 2 3 "juan bautista otero". juan bautista otero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  25. ↑ "Winners 2012". International Classical Music Award (ICMA). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  26. ↑ "Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 - Harmonia Mundi: HMC902068/70 - 3 CDs | Presto Classical". www.prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  27. ↑ "Jahrespreise 2009". www.schallplattenkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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