“Performing the role of Oreste needs a dramatic baritone and the Korean baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, winner of numerous international competitions, meets the challenge with his commanding voice. His French pronunciation and his interpretation of the role are absolutely flawless.”
“The cast also included a strong performance by Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, a baritone, as Sergio Gratico, Marco's brother.”
“Grattacielo veteran Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee sang the episcopal brother well.”
“The role of Sergio Gratico required big emotions-particularly in the orgy/duel scene. Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee has a solid and pleasant enough voice.”
“Marco’s brother, Sergio Gratico, Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee did what he could dramatically and musically undeveloped supporting roles.”
“The Westfield Symphony Orchestra played to an enthusiastic crowd of 5,000 at the PNC Arts Center on Friday night and repeated its program the next night in Westfield. Nedda lover Silvio was sung well by baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee.”
“Duane D.Printz, the company's director, announced yet another casualty: the baritone scheduled to sing the carpenter had withdrawn because of illness. Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, a lyrical baritone engaged to sing several tiny roles, had a substantial success in adding the carpenter to his list.”
“Best vocal actor of the whole cast--Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, capably shouldering at short notice the leading role of Il Carpentiere besides three comprimario parts.”
“Baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, originally assigned to three bit parts, stepped up to the role of the Carpenter, playing it with conviction and a welcome touch of sympathy.”
“In the role of the Carpenter, another last minute replacement Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee scored a major success, his lovely, lyric, ardent baritone made a strong impression.”
“The baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee was a persuassive as the Businessman Hu- Tsin.”
“Baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, a Grattacielo regular, displayed an attractive timbre as Ah-Yoe's father”
“Baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee showing good legato and a Cornell MacNeil profile in Rodrigo's "Io morro..." from DON CARLO”
“Baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee,acclaimed as the "Asian Thomas Hampson",was awaited with great expectation as he presented his first European Lieder evening at the Prinzregententheater. He performed art songs of Liszt, Ravel,Mahler and Duparc with a magnificent voice that melds profound depths with lyrical fluidity. His dramatic quality was liberated during Italian Romances from Francesco Paolo Tosti and the Encores during which Lee's eminent operatic temperament emerged with a stirring persuasion.”
“The classical period industry loves to compare. A young singer, however, as an Asian issue of a high-carat Baritone Thomas Hampson since in the running to chicken, is new. However, the expectations of Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee were substantial. And best indulges itself in the noble grief Duparcs. The course with beautiful, cultivated guided voice, the heat in the deep unfolds. Before the break the man with the high claim in Ravel’s more juicy-crudely thawed ‘chanson à of boire’, finally, unfolded temperament. The fact that in the program notebook was renounced the impression of the song texts, one could get over exceptionally. Mahler ”Songs of a Wayfarer" were to be understood word by word. Nevertheless, there Mr. Hampson hangs a little bit high.”
“Daniel Ihn-kyu Lee has qualities Italian "Amazing" for an Oriental:a round baritone and equal on the whole range, and an excellent pronunciation. He sings the Donizetti in Italian and not in the original indicated in the program. Very gifted as performer, he dives into the world of Mahler with the ease of a great singer in German.”
"Korean baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee produced a warm tone and communicated clearly in Italian (Donizetti and Mozart), French (Bizet) and German (Mahler's Ich hab ein glühend Messer)"
Korean baritone Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, a rich voice, delivered a darkly impressive Mahler song and a deep expressiveness in an aria from Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers”
“Unlike the “bari-tenor” of Dupuis, Lee is much more of the ‘meat and potatoes’ sort of baritone, with an operatic, Italianate sound. Good stage presence and he acted well, The voice is good sized, His best work was in the Pearl Fishers aria, beautifully modulated singing. Overall, a fine voice used intelligently.”
“The award for completeness should go to another baritone, Ihn-Kyu Lee, whose brief appearances as Metifio were well sung and well conceived.”
“And the darker-voiced Ihn-Kyu Lee, introduced by ominous strains befitting the bearer of bad tidings and going up to high G and F-sharp on the word "cane" (dog), as the stableman Metifio, bent on abducting l’Arlesiana”
“Effective in his way, Ihn-Kyu Lee as Metifio the offstage Arlesiana's paramour, so Federico's rival”
“Three of Renata Scotto's most promising pupils were there to perform:
Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee,whose offerings included 'Largo al factotum'.”
May 2006
Tribute concert: Honoring Renata Scotto
The Union Club of New York
“Three of Renata Scotto's most promising pupils were there to perform:
Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee,whose offerings included 'Largo al factotum'.”