Kwon Eun-Ju
SOPRANO
- Graduated with top honors in both the Master's in Lieder Oratorio and the Opera Advanced Performance studies at the Mannheim University of Music, Germany
- Achieved third place in the Dong-A Music Competition and received the Best Award at the Seong-Jeong Music Competition, among other accolades.
- Secured third place at the Walter und Hamel Stiftung Competition.
- Won first place at the Neue Stimmen International Competition, becoming the first Asian to achieve this distinction.
- Became the first Korean soprano to be appointed as a permanent soloist at the National Theatre Mannheim, Germany. Her lead soprano roles have included Micaela in Carmen, Liu in Turandot, Adina in L'Elisir D’amore, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Blanche in Dialogue des Carmelites, the Governess in The Turn of the Screw, Melanto/Amor in Il ritorno di Ulisse, Ilia in Idomeneo, Nanetta in Falstaff, Sophie in Werther, Amenaide in Tancredi, Ännchen in Der Freischütz, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Mimi/Musetta in La Boheme, and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
- Performed as a soloist in notable oratorios throughout Germany, including Mendelssohn's Elias, Saint-Saëns' Oratorio de Noël, Handel's Hercules, Bach's Magnificat, Haydn's Die Jahreszeiten and Die Schöpfung, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, and Handel's Messiah.
- Continues active collaboration with major Korean institutions such as the National Opera Company of Korea, Seoul Opera Company, Noble Art Opera Company, Chuncheon Symphony Orchestra, and Gangneung Symphony Orchestra.
- Achieved third place in the Dong-A Music Competition and received the Best Award at the Seong-Jeong Music Competition, among other accolades.
- Secured third place at the Walter und Hamel Stiftung Competition.
- Won first place at the Neue Stimmen International Competition, becoming the first Asian to achieve this distinction.
- Became the first Korean soprano to be appointed as a permanent soloist at the National Theatre Mannheim, Germany. Her lead soprano roles have included Micaela in Carmen, Liu in Turandot, Adina in L'Elisir D’amore, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Blanche in Dialogue des Carmelites, the Governess in The Turn of the Screw, Melanto/Amor in Il ritorno di Ulisse, Ilia in Idomeneo, Nanetta in Falstaff, Sophie in Werther, Amenaide in Tancredi, Ännchen in Der Freischütz, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Mimi/Musetta in La Boheme, and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
- Performed as a soloist in notable oratorios throughout Germany, including Mendelssohn's Elias, Saint-Saëns' Oratorio de Noël, Handel's Hercules, Bach's Magnificat, Haydn's Die Jahreszeiten and Die Schöpfung, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, and Handel's Messiah.
- Continues active collaboration with major Korean institutions such as the National Opera Company of Korea, Seoul Opera Company, Noble Art Opera Company, Chuncheon Symphony Orchestra, and Gangneung Symphony Orchestra.