Matteo Lee

Matteo Lee sang in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia through 2002, in Plovdiv and Sofia and on a run at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. Yeong-Hwa Matteo Lee studied at Dankook University, adding a master's degree there before continuing his training in Italy. He took an attestato from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and studied opera conducting in Pescara, also completing training at the Tito Schipa conservatory in Lecce. He won first prizes at the Lauri-Volpi competition in Latina and the Rome international opera competition, and the José Carreras best-tenor prize at the Julián Gayarre competition in Spain. In 1997 he made his debut in Verdi's La traviata in Rome. He lectured at Seoul National University and Dankook from 2005 and taught at Anyang University. In 2006 he was music director and principal conductor of the Catholic Symphony Orchestra.