Based in Austin, Texas, South Korean soprano Lili Juyeon Yoo is pursuing her doctoral degree in Opera Performance at the University of Texas at Austin. This season she sang the role of Juliette as a part of Shakespeare gala concert and Liszt’s Tre Sonetti di Petrarca in the Song Re-Imagined recital. She also sang the role of Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Butler Opera Center in April 2023. Last season, Ms. Yoo performed the role of Bubikopf from Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Micaëla from Carmen at the Butler Opera Center. Other notable roles include Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Adina (L’elisir d’amore) and Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro). Ms. Yoo holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Seoul National University and completed both her Master of Music degree and Performer Diploma at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She was trained as a young artist at the Aspen Music Festival, Prague Summer Nights and Songfest.