„The male roles in this production were firmly in the hands of the Koreans. With his beautiful, deep, particularly intense bass-baritone, Minsoo Ahn is an ideal choice for both the roles of Don Giovanni and Leporello.“ – IOCO Kritik, 20 May 2021 

The Korean baritone Minsoo Ahn is based in Vienna, Austria. 

He has received particularly positive reviews for his performances in Wolfgang Liebhart’s opera Edenarabseke at the international festival for modern music, Wien Modern, and in Beat Furrer’s opera La Bianca Notte at the modern music festival Klangspuren. 

Minsoo Ahn has also appeared in various leading roles. These include Don Profondo in Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims at the concert hall of the Vienna Boys‘ Choir MuTh, Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress at Theater Akzent, Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte at the Vienna Konzerthaus in 2016, Figaro in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Vienna Konzerthaus in 2017, Regisseur in Wilhelm Grosz’s Achtung, Aufnahme! at the ORF Radio Kulturhaus in 2018, Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Oper in der Krypta in Vienna from 2021 to 2022, First Nazarener in Strauss’s Salome at the Daegu Opera House in South Korea in 2023, Alfio and Tonio in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in 2023 and 2024, and Haly in Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri at Norrlandsoperan in Umeå, Sweden. 

In addition to his opera engagements, Minsoo Ahn has performed as a guest artist at the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Odeon Theater in Salzburg, Musikverein Graz, the Brucknerhaus in Linz, and in opera projects for the Vienna Philharmonic Summer Academy. He has collaborated with renowned orchestras, including the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Thüringen Philharmonie, Vienna Philharmonic Summer Academy Orchestra, and the Bad Reichenhaller Philharmoniker. 

Minsoo Ahn is a multiple prizewinner of prestigious competitions, such as the Fidelio Competition in Vienna, the 16th Osaka International Music Competition in the opera category, the International Singing Competition Giangiacomo Guelfi in Bolzano, the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, and the International Singing Competition Gabriela Beňačková in Jihlava, Czech Republic. 

Minsoo Ahn is scheduled to debut as Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca in Olomouc during the 2025–2026 season.