Lim
Born in Dae Gu (South Korea), Simon Lim graduated in 2007 at the Youngnam University in Gyeongsan and moved then to Italy to continue his studies at the Accademia di Perfezionamento of Teatro alla Scala. In the meantime, he received several awards and in particular he got the third place at Operalia 2010.
On the Scala stage, after his debut as Guccio in Gianni Schicchi under Chailly, he took part in productions of the Accademia with the title role in Le nozze di Figaro and Salzapariglia in Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali and of the Season with Flamish Envoy with Gatti in the Don Carlo opening production and Tom in Un ballo in maschera.
Among the houses where he has been a regular guest the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Frankfurt, the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, Teatro the Arena in Verona, Opéra de Marseille, The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Den Norske Opera in Oslo, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova, San Francisco Opera, Canadian Opera, Teatro Real de Madrid, Opera de Bilbao, as well as Glyndebourne Festival, Donizetti Festival in Bergamo, Arena di Verona Festival. A special relationship has been built with Teatro la Fenice, where he debuted as Yorg in Stiffelio.
In 2023 he made his Bolshoi Theatre debut as Filippo II (Don Carlo). Then he took part in premiere performances of Luisa Miller as Count Walter.
Procida (I vespri siciliani) — the Circuito dell’Emilia Romagna, Teatro alla Scala
Ratcliffe (Billy Budd) — Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova
President Wu Virtu (Mohammed Fairouz's new creation The new Prince) — Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam
Filippo II (Don Carlo) — Oper Frankfurt, Israeli Opera
Grand Inquisitor (Don Carlo) — Opéra de Marseille
Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) — Teatro la Fenice, Verona, Israeli Opera
Zaccaria (Nabucco) — Opéra de Marseille, Teatro Real de Madrid
Ramfis (Aida) — Teatro la Fenice, Arena di Verona
Ferrando (Il trovatore) — Teatro La Fenice
Giustiniano (Belisario) — Donizetti Festival in Bergamo
Don Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia) — San Francisco Opera, Canadian Opera
Filippo (Bianca e Fernando) — Teatro Carlo Felice
Frère Laurent (Romèo et Juliette) — San Diego Opera
Alvise Badoero (La Gioconda) — Verona, Cremona, Pavia, Brescia and Como
Yorg (Stiffelio) — Teatro la Fenice, Opera de Bilbao
Balthasar (La favorite) — Teatro la Fenice
Conte Asdrubale (La pietra del Paragone) — Theatre de Chatelet in Paris
Oroveso (Norma) — Teatro la Fenice, Den Norske Opera in Oslo
Timur (Turandot) — Teatro la Fenice
Oroe (Semiramide) — Teatro la Fenice
Zuniga (Carmen) — Glyndebourne Festival
Alidoro (La cenerentola) — Teatro Regio di Torino
In concert: Verdi Requiem.