Dr. Stella Yoon
Assistant Professor
Music - Applied Voice
HM 106B
Biography
Praised for her “promising voice of remarkable beauty and artistry,” soprano Stella Bokyung Yoon is a dedicated performer, educator, and arts leader with an active international career.
Dr. Yoon has performed a wide range of leading operatic roles, including Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Mimì in La Bohème, Violetta in La Traviata, Valerie/Violetta in Compassion by Robert Hatten (world premiere), and Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly. Her performances have been presented by organizations such as Austin Opera, Bay Area Summer Opera, Barrier Free Opera, the Sofia State Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Butler Opera Center, the Ezio Pinza Council (Italy), Indiana University Opera, Miami Summer Music Festival, Palm Beach Opera, and the Seoul Symphony Orchestra.
An accomplished competitor, Dr. Yoon has received top prizes in numerous prestigious competitions, including the Sidney Wright International Competition, Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition, Dorothy F. Schmidt International Music Concerto & Aria Competition, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Additional honors include awards from the Korea National Opera Competition, Music Chun-Chu Publishers Competition, Korean National Music Competition, and several major Korean arts organizations. Her distinctions also include the Butler Excellence Award, Merit Scholarship, Soprano Young-ok Shin Award, Trustee Award, and Excellent Performance Award.
Dr. Yoon has appeared in concerts and recitals internationally across the United States, Italy, Korea, and Turkey. She has been featured as a soloist in events such as the Consulate Houston Young Professionals Concert, the 8th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet Concert, faculty and duo recitals, a gala concert honoring Virginia Zeani, Sonbahar Klasik Müzik Konseri, and Night of French Chanson. As an oratorio soloist, her repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah and the world premiere of Kaddish by Lawrence Siegel.
Dr. Yoon earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Opera Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. She previously completed her degree in Voice Performance at Indiana University Bloomington. Her principal mentors include renowned sopranos Virginia Zeani and Carol Vaness. She previously served on the faculty of Austin Community College and is currently Assistant Professor of Voice at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. In addition, she serves as the Artistic Director of Opera Southeastern, where she leads operatic productions and fosters student artistic development.