He then went to the Spoleto Festival USA, to sing in the World Premiere of Huang Ruo's opera Paradise Interrupted, which he repeated in Singapore and at the Lincoln Center Festival.

He also made debuts as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Opera Naples, and as Germont in La Traviata with North Carolina Opera. His engagements for the 2014-15 season included Marcello in San Francisco Opera’s family performances of La Bohème. In 2015-16 He also sang the title role in Eugene Onegin with North Carolina Opera, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Fort Worth Opera, and his debut in Les Pêcheurs de Perles with Seattle Opera. Kang returned to Wolf Trap Opera to sing Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at the Filene Centre, with the National Symphony Orchestra.

Additional upcoming debuts include Arizona Opera, and Opera Theatre of St. This summer he sings Germont in La Traviata with PORT opera, and in the fall he returns to San Francisco Opera to sing Ping in Turandot, which opens their new season. Of his performance, Opera News Magazine called his “.The standout voice of this year’s festival…” He will sing the role of Chou-Enlai in John Adams' Nixon in China with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by the composer. Kang’s 2016-2017 season include his debut at the Wexford Festival, Ireland where he sang the leading role of Corrado in Donizetti’s Maria de Rudenz with great success. JOO WON KANG, a native of South Korea, is consistently establishing himself as one of the most talented baritones today, both with audience and critics.

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