Ping: Turandot / Opera Holland Paek 2026
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Joseph Buckmaster and Zwakele Tshabalala created charismatic and convincingly contrasted characters asc Ping, Pang and Pong.”
The Guardian
“…there are no question marks over the dynamism and detail of Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Joseph Buckmaster and Zwakele Tshabalala as the ministers Ping, Pang and Pong.”
The Stage
Figaro: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Opéra de Toulon 2026
“A delightful discovery is Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, who gives us a Figaro of the highest calibre. Not a cynical and self-serving valet, but an ingenious troublemaker, brimming with unparalleled joie de vivre, irresistibly captivating. His resonant, commanding, and stylish voice commands attention from his very first line, ‘Largo al factotum.'”
Forum Opéra
“Figaro is performed with infectious enthusiasm by baritone Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, whose powerful voice is full of authority. His warm, energetic tone, with its sonorous low and triumphant high notes, perfectly suits this comedic character.”
Olyrix
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn has brilliance, substance, and clear diction, and the role is a perfect fit for him.”
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Tchaikovsky Heroines & Heroes / Scottish Opera 2026
“Warm-voiced Josef Jeongmeen Ahn delivered a touching duet and a beautifully judged response to Onegin’s fate.”
The Opera Critic
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn’s distant detachment fitted Onegin like a glove.”
The Scotsman
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / The Bach Choir 2025
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn was strong in tone, with clear German words.”
Seen and Heard International
Dandini: La Cenerentola / Bregenz Festival 2025
“As Dandini, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn cuts a fine figure with his smooth baritone.”
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Schaunard: La bohème / Royal Opera 2024
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn was an unusually athletic Schaunard.”
The Guardian
“As Schaunard, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn was physically and vocally agile…”
London Unattached
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn’s immaculately presented Schaunard.”
The Stage
Malatesta: Don Pasquale / Scottish Opera 2024
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn was an engagingly scheming Malatesta adding colour to the many ensemble pieces, the impossibly rapid patter numbers with David Stout in the final act a deftly done highlight.”
Bachtrack
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn’s Dr Malatesta is agilely and effectively sung.”
The Reviews Hub
Prince Yamadori: Madama Butterfly / The Royal Opera, London 2024
“As the suitor Yamadori, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn is characterful…”
The Guardian
“…still a Jette Parker Artist, Ahn has a real fuure ahead.”
Opera Today
“A special mention here for Jette Parker Artist Josef Jeeongmeen Ahn who stood as Prince Yamadori…”
Seen and Heard International
Schaunard: La bohème / The Royal Opera, London, 2024
“…Josef Jeongmeen Ahn making much of relatively little as Schaunard.”
Opera Now
Jette Parker Artists Summer Performance / The Royal Opera, London, 2023
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn has wonderful characterisations, flitting between a Hamlet dripping with teenage angst and a bubbling Italian Figaro: his comedic and vocal chops leave little to be desired.”
London Unattached
“Ahn contributed a beautifully weighted account of Figaro, his full-throated baritone well reined in and attuned to the Rossinian mood.”
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Segeste: Arminio / JPAP Programme at The Linbury Theatre 2023
“As the blustering Segeste, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, with his robust but nuanced baritone, veers effectively between spluttering fury and seld-analytic guilt as Handel matches his jittery, anguished spirit with music that captures a splintering soul.”
The Arts Desk
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn’s Segeste is full of energy and wonderfully dry to match his character.”
Broadway World
“Roman bully Segeste is richly sung by Korean baritone Josef Jeongmeen Ahn.”
Culture Whisper
“…the strongest characterisation of all comes from Koren baritone Josef Jeongmeen Ahn as the collaborator Segeste. He commands the stage better than anyone with incisive diction, secure tone and real presence.”
The Guardian
“Firm of pitch, vocally agile and commanding, his is another name to add to the list to keep an eye on.”
Seen and Heard International
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn bristles highly persuasively as the German collaborator Segeste…”
The Times
The Huntsman: Rusalka / The Royal Opera, London, 2023
“…Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, resonant offstage in the huntsman’s song.”
The Arts Desk
Prince Yamadori: Madama Butterfly / The Royal Opera, London 2022
“Josef Jeongmeen Ahn made a strong impression as a lyrical Yamadori…”
Opera
Angelotti: Tosca / The Royal Opera, London, 2022
“…Josef Jeongmeen Ahn’s fugitive Angelotti, a perceptive study in perpetual terror.”
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