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Korean soprano, Song Hee Lee, is an Artist Diploma candidate at The Juilliard School, studying under Darrell Babidge.

In the 2025–26 season, Song Hee will make her debuts with Les Arts Florissants in concerts led by William Christie, as well as with Les Musiciens du Louvre under the direction of Marc Minkowski, both on tour throughout France and Spain. Additional concert engagements include her debut with the Cecilia Chorus of New York in Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall and with the American Classical Orchestra in Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate. She will also make her North Carolina Opera debut as in Cendrillon (La Fée). In future seasons, she looks forward to her debut with Il Pomo d’Oro on a North American tour with Joyce DiDonato.

In the summer of 2025, Song Hee made her debuts at Lincoln Center and Tanglewood in Matthew Aucoin’s Music for New Bodies directed by Peter Sellars. Last season, she starred as Cleopatra in R.B. Schlather’s new production of Giulio Cesare, performed with early music ensemble, Ruckus. She also appeared with Juilliard415 in a program of Handel and Rameau arias conducted by William Christie, with The Juilliard Orchestra in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges (La Princesse) led by Louis Langrée, and with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra in scenes from Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie).

As a master’s student at Juilliard, Song Hee appeared as Aldimira in Cavalli’s L’Erismena and Valentina in John Musto’s Later the Same Evening, both conducted by Joseph Colaneri with Juilliard Opera. She also performed with Juilliard415 in Purcell’s King Arthur.

She has worked with esteemed conductors including Lionel Meunier, Richard Egarr, Nicholas McGegan, Daniela Candillari, and William Christie across multiple seasons.

2025-2026