Bass-Baritone from South Korea, Seoyong Lee is a candidate for Doctor of Musical Arts at College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Lee received his Bachelor of Music degree with distinction at Eastman School of Music under Dr. Jonathan Retzlaff and a Master of Music degree at Northwestern University under W. Stephen Smith. Opera roles Lee performed include the title role of Le Nozze di Figaro, Colline from La Bohème, Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Death from Der Kaiser von Atlantis, and Puppet Master from Postcard from Morocco. One of Lee’s greatest passions is advocating for operas by living composers. He gave voice to Ginger Chap from Lincoln in the Bardo by Missy Mazzoli at the Cincinnati Opera Workshop and Woodcutter from In a Grove by Christopher Cerrone of its Midwest Premiere at Northwestern.