Korean Bass, MARTIN JEASEOK OHU did not f ind his path in lyric singing immediately. Coming from an “engineering” family he earned his Master’s Degree becoming an Aerospace Engineer. After this achievement he focused on his dream, opera. He first studied at Seoul National University with Philip Kang, who accompanied him to become an opera singer. After earning his Bachelor in Voice he was immediately accepted at the Music College in Cologne but soon thereafter transferred to the Maastricht Conservatory, where he studied with Mya Besselink. Even before attaining his Masters various theaters offered him solo roles including Alidoro in Cenerentola, Jimmy in Mahagonny, Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea and Colatinus in The Rape of Lucretia. Currently Martin is studying with Prof. Thomas Dewald for his Concert Exam at the Music College in Mainz bringing with it Sarastro in Zauberflöte, Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni and Betto in Gianni Schicchi. He is currently with the Junge Ensemble of the Staatstheater Mainz. He is currently living in Aachen. Martin Ohu sung at the Ruhrtrienalle, in Weikersheim, Maastricht, Liege, Mons, Charleroi, Heerlen, Rotterdam, Rudolstadt, Bayreuth, and Odessa.
