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A soprano, pianist, horn player, and New York Mets fan pursuing her operatic dreams. Occasionally seen in light-up valkyrie horns. Manhattan School of Music '19

New York, NY
Joined August 2011
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We are thrilled to welcome Eun Sun Kim to the HGO family as she becomes our first principal guest #conductor in 25 years! Eun Sun’s first production in this position will be R. Strauss’s Salome in the 2019–20 season. We can’t wait! #WomenInTheArts #ConductTheFuture
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Me after singing “Der Hölle Rache” in the shower...
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-“He’s 26, but he calls himself a heldentenor.” -“Yeah well, I call myself a unicorn, but I don’t think I’ve gotten any extra work because of it.” Overheard in Philadelphia
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The line in Parsifal that really stuck with me this time was in act 3, when Gurnemanz says, "Away with your weapons, for our Lord had none."
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At the intermission of musicals there should be a very short football game
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Wait, did the Super Bowl just end like “The Sopranos?” #SBLII
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We are sending our Music Director Designate @nezetseguin and the @POMusicians our best wishes in their challenge to @andris_nelsons and the @BostonSymphony. #FlyEaglesFly #SuperBowlLII nitter.gq/philorch/status/959074…
Yo, @BostonSymphony​... it's on. And we brought our amigo along for backup. #SuperBowlLII #FlyEaglesFly🦅
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can Music Twitter give a RT for our girl Nannerl
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An upcoming @sarahwillis #HornHangout will feature current and former members of our horn section. Details here: facebook.com/hornhangouts/ph… – at Lincoln Square, Manhattan
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Marilyn Horne told us about her love for Carnegie Hall and song singing. Around her are some of the singers she trained @carnegiehall : @NicoleCabell @sopsus @Beste_Kalender @IsabelLeonardNY @capalbotenor @travlingtenor @iamlesterlynch @Edward_Parks – at Philadelphia, PA
Opera quiz on @WQXR rn is 🔥🔥🔥
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So happy to have been a part of the @metopera Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcast Quiz! Thank you for having me, I had a blast and loved spending time with everyone on the panel today: Ken Benson, @MsOperaGeek, Gerald Martin Moore & Jonathan Tolins 😊🎶 #metopera @tollbrothers
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Listen live to today’s #HanselandGretel from @MetOpera in Ireland at 7pm on @RTElyricfm it at 1pm or in the United States on @WQXR & @SIRIUSXM 🎉😘 toi toi toi tutti 😘 @Lisette_Oropesa (Gretel) 😘😘😘
Big thank you to @BBCRadio3 who are broadcasting Faust live tonight. On demand on iPlayer for 90 days bbc.co.uk/programmes/b094scd… #thisisrattle – at City of London, London
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Hot Tickets! Click through for our best bets for the 2017-18 season's unmissable performances! operanews.com/Opera_News_Mag…
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Huge if true
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We’re back to work today @MetOpera — starting off with #Norma…looking forward to opening night on Sep 25th! #castadiva
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To every trans person out there today -- I love you, and you are perfect. We're here for you, and we will continue to fight for you.
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You know, I’ve tried to do all the right things as a parent. Now I find out my daughter is part of some nefarious cartel. nitter.gq/MsOperaGeek/status/880…
-Melanie, what are you doing this summer? -Smuggling contraband into the Spanish mountains... #carmen #costumesarefun #ptp2017
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