NaYoung Ban

Soprano

Nayoung Ban’s Susanna counterbalanced Enoch with her lighter soprano, a sunny, more humorous presence against Figaro’s anger. Ban’s voice sparkled most effectively in a show-stopping “Deh, vieni” in Act IV, down to some rich low notes
- Washington Classical Review

As his fiancée, the clever and lively Susannah, Nayoung Ban is perfection in a role charmingly acted and beautifully sung.
- Ithaca Times

Biography

South Korean soprano Nayoung Ban is a young and dedicated operatic artist with a rich and remarkably warm Bel Canto voice. She has been praised for her vocal color, stage presence, and musicality beyond her years.Recently, Ms. Ban made her house début as Musetta in La Bohème with the Hawaii Opera Theater. She has also appeared as Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Tebaldo/Celestial Voice (Don Carlo) with Maryland Lyric Opera, where she made her début in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition, she made her Pacific Symphony Orchestra début as soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.Her other operatic credits include Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Musetta (La Bohème) with Opera Ithaca; Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia by G. Paisiello) and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi) with Mannes Opera; as well as Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), the Vixen (The Cunning Little Vixen), Giulietta (I Capuleti e i Montecchi), and Juliette (Roméo et Juliette) in Mannes Opera scene performances. She also participated in the Maryland Lyric Opera’s Young Artist Institute, where she appeared in concert as Gilda (Rigoletto), Musetta (La Bohème), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail).On the concert stage, Ms. Ban has performed as soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer with the Peniel Women’s Choir, Dubois’s The Seven Last Words of Christ with the Christian Broadcasting System of New York, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass with the GNC Orchestra, and Handel’s Messiah with the New Hope Reformed Church of New York.Ms. Ban completed her Professional Studies at the Mannes School of Music, holds a Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and earned her Bachelor’s degree from ChungAng University in Korea.