Soprano Ellie Yeonjung Kim, was recognized with "great critical
acclaim" by Opera News online for the role of Rita in Donizetti’s Rita
with the Martina Arroyo Foundation. Ellie is a Washington, DC
-based Soprano who is originally from Seoul, Korea.

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Ellie has been a featured soloist in various concerts including
‘Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen’ BWV 32, ‘Alles nur nach Gottes
Willen’ BWV 72 with Bach in Baltimore, Wir danken dir, Gott, wir
danken dir BWV 29, Britten’s ‘A Ceremony of Carol’ with the
Washington Bach Consort. She also performed the soprano solo in
Mozart’s ‘Requiem’, John Rutter ‘Gloria’, Handel ‘Messiah’ in the DC area.

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She made her debut in operatic roles performing Lucy in Gian Carlo Menotti’s ‘The Telephone’ at the National Theater of Korea.
Her operatic highlights include the role of Pamina in ‘Die
Zauberflöte’(Mozart), Rita in ‘Rita’(Donizetti), Barbarina in ‘Le Nozze
di Figaro’(Mozart), Sophie in ‘Werther’(Massenet), and Liu in
‘Turandot’(Puccini).

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Ellie received her Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York.