PRESS & REVIEWS
Samson - Samson et Dalila
West Bay Opera
"John Kun Park as Samson brings a powerful tenor voice and presence to the role. He is imposing in his portrayal, first strutting and energetic as the potent leader of the Hebrew people enslaved by the Philistines and later subdued as the blinded and weakened shadow of his former self. Park’s particular strength is in revealing anguish in his singing and acting, whether depicting rage or submission."
Cordell Reports 10/14/2025
Victor Cordell
"Tenor John Kun Park brings a powerful voice and an energetic physicality to the role of Samson. His most moving moments came in the third act, after his dalliance with Dalila has condemned him to blindness and prison. You can really feel his despair, having lost his strength and failed his people with one wrong move."
The Almanac, 10/16/2025
Michael Vaughn
"Tenor John Kun Park as Samson was convincing and his voice has a beautiful richness."
Splash Magazines 10/20/2025
Barbara Keer
Otello - Otello
West Bay Opera
"Otello's rich and robust tenor intones a hypnotically soothing admission to Desdemona, “[You are] the blessing of glory, heaven, and stars descending.” He opines beautifully “You loved me for my misfortunes; and I, you for your compassion.”
"John Kun Park’s tenor once capable of caressing tones now erupts into forceful notes of flying, sharp arrows aimed at accusing his innocent wife of being 'impure' and 'a flagrant courtesan.' Park is a transformed delirious monster as he shakes, trembles, and collapses more than once in his horrible fits of jealousy. He sings in anger and anguish, 'The sun, smile, and flower that kept me alive, here vanished.'"
Theater Eddys, 5/25/2025
Eddie Reynolds
"John Kun Park imbues the title character with an appropriately grim countenance and single mindedness...Park accomplishes the challenge of the role with an accurate and vigorous voice..."
www.cordellreports.com 5/27/2025
Victor Cordell
"Park’s voice is stentorian, and he also possesses an imposing physical presence...The combination reveals a truth about Otello: whether trying to be loving or authoritative, he scares the hell out of everybody...Park lays such a grilling on [Desdemona] in Act 3 that the spectator may suffer sympathetic cringing."
The Almanac 5/29/2025
Michael J. Vaugn
"With his beautiful tenor, John Kun Park, as Otello, moved through emotions ranging from tenderness to violence taking the audience with him"
Splash Magazines 6/3/2025
Barbara Keer
"In the title role, Korean-American tenor John Kun Park sang earnestly, powerfully demonstrating the downward trajectory of the short-tempered antihero...he subsequently sounded angrier and more unhinged as the story progressed. His duet with Iago, “Sì, pel ciel marmoreo guiro,” was marked with terrifying force, and his scene at the end of Act III was almost too hard to watch."
Parterre Box 6/3/2025
Michael Anthonio
Manrico - Il Trovatore
Boheme Opera of New Jersey
"Verdi wrote the valiant soldier Manrico as an archetype of romantic lyricism, and tenor John Kun Park fit the bill with a portrayal of a character full of conflict — between his devotion to the unattainable Leonora and his struggle to understand Azucena’s torment...Park performed the aria “Ah, sì, ben mio, coll’essere” with the passion of a man resigned to his fate."
Princeton Town Topics 3/26/2025
Nancy Plum
"John Kun Park was a staunch Manrico...When Park sings his final aria to Leonora, you see the sincerity on his face as much as hearing it in a sure, confident tenor voice you believe could win a young woman’s heart."
Princeton Info 3/26/2025
Neal Zoren
Mario Cavaradossi - Tosca
Opera Modesto
"...her lover, played by the tenor John Kun Park, won the hearts of the audiences..."
Chronicle and Dispatch 5/7/2024
Kathryn Ann Casey
Erik - Der Fliegende Holländer
West Bay Opera
"John Kun Park('s)...electrifying, exciting voice...His tenor rings forth in rolling waves...declaring passionately his love of Senta...a trumpeting recounting of last night's dream..."
"...Clarion tenor John Kun Park as her bethrothed, Erik. Park demonstrates great clarity and power in his angst over Senta's betrayal."
"The second act yielded another highlight of the evening in tenor John Kun Park’s vital turn as Erik...Park’s singing, by turns warm and pleading, anguished and helplessly swamped by his own feelings, brought a deep dimension to the role."
San Francisco Classical Voice 5/30/23
Rick - I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky
InSeries Opera
"John Kun Park sang and performed this piece masterfully."
DC Theater Arts 4/24/23
"John Kun Park lends his powerful tenor voice to the role of Rick, the public defender who is hell-bent on securing justice for his client in a system stacked against him."
MD Theater Guide 4/26/23
Ismaele - Nabucco
West Bay Opera
“…John Kun Park’s Ismaele sings with a tenor voice that floats its high notes with ease and emotional fervor. His voice intertwines in love and reverence…”
Theater Eddys
Eddie Reynolds