Born in 1997, South Korea, soprano Hye-young Moon graduated from Seoul National University and finished her studies abroad at The Juilliard School in New York with her Master of Music.

During her school years, she has sung already Korean Art songs by Kyuyoung Chin in Ufa, Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater, and made her international debut. The following year, she performed at the Lotte Concert Hall in Korea with Hankyung Philharmonic Orchestra. At Juilliard, she sang the role of Agilea in Handel’s <TESEO>, Euridice <L’ORFEO> and she performed the role of Anne Trulove <THE RAKE’S PROGRESS>.

In season 22/23 Hye-young joined the ensemble of Deutsche Oper Berlin, singing Queen of the Night <DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE>, Fiakermilli <ARABELLA>, Frasquita <CARMEN>. In her second season, she made role debuts as Contessa di Folleville <IL VIAGGIO A REIMS>, Lou in the world premiere of <BETA> by Christiane Mudra and Dariya Maminova, Blumenmädchen <PARSIFAL>, and continued performing as Queen of the Night in Berlin and in various venues with Korean National Opera.

In 24/25 season, Hye-Young continues her musical journey at Deutsche Oper Berlin making role debuts as Gilda - which makes her the first Korean soprano to sing the role at DOB, and Pamina. She sang Queen of the Night, Mao’s wife, Contessa di Folleville, Fiakermilli and others and was invited to have her Swiss debut at Bühnen Bern as Fiakermilli in a new production of <ARABELLA>. She also jumped in at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin in <DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE> as Queen of the Night, <FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN> as Dienerin/Kinderstimme.

In her 25/26 season, she continues singing Queen of the night and makes role debuts as Elvira <L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI>, Garsenda <FRANCESCA DA RIMINI>, Barbarina <LE NOZZE DI FIGARO>, Hirt <TANNHÄUSER>, Voce dal Cielo <DON CARLO>, Erste Magd <VIOLNATA>.

 

Next to opera Hye-Young Moon also regularly sings concerts. She sang Orff`s CARMINA BURANA with Philharmonia Pomorska in Poland and Frankfurt (Oder) and made her Handel Messiah debut at Bydgoszcz Music Festival. In 2026, she will sing Carmina Burana in Berlin Philharmonie with Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt. She made her Alice Tully Hall debut in 2022 singing Three songs by W.Walton, and regularly appears in Liederabends. 

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