OPERA HIGHLIGHT FESTA s1
OPERA HIGHLIGHT FESTA s1: SPRING SPRING/ CARMEN/ OTELLO
Our company's excellent repertoire, <World literature in music> series
A three-day opera tasting festival
Subtitle forms are produced as part of the stage elements, improving the audience's understanding
Various audience services are provided through additional programs (Jang Il-beom's opera tea time, conversation with the audience GV)
Original <SPRING SPRING> Novel Yu Jeong Kim / Libretto • composing Kun Yong Lee
<CARMEN> Novel P. Merimee / composing G. Bizet
<OTELLO> Drama W. Shakespeare(Othello) / composing G. Verdi
Venue Yeongdeungpo Art Hall
Date Jun. 2023
Plot Total 60 min / Total 70 min / Total 75 min
Language Korean / Franch (Korean subtitles in the stage) / Italian (Korean subtitles in the stage)
Director Sun Young Jung
Cast <SPRING SPRING> Music director 1/ Main 3/ Ensemble 1/ Instrumentation 4
<CARMEN> Music director 1/ Main 3/ Ensemble 1/ Dancer 3/ Instrumentation 2
<OTELLO> Music director 1/ Main 4/ Ensemble 2/ Instrumentation 1
The Marriage of Figaro in Joseon
Mozart Opera invited in the Joseon Dynasty period
Original lyrics and music
Shifting time and place background
The character- centered & opened theater Madang Nori
Unique storytelling subtitles associating with ANIRI; the act of weaving editorials without a certain rhythm in PANSORI
Composer W. A. Mozart
Venue Sowol Art Hall
Date Oct. 2018
Plot Overture/ Act 1, 2 (55 min)/ Intermission (15 min)/ Act 3, 4 (55 min) Total 115 min
Language Italian (Korean subtitles in the stage)
Director Sun Young Jung
Cast Main 6/ Ensemble 4/ Instrumentation 6
THE LOVE SCANDAL
Opera ‘The Elixir of Love’ in our town
Original music from Donizetti Opera with slight twists
Famous for Una furtiva lagrima
Memorable journey reminding of drama Jeonwon ilgi
Changing main title following each location with participation of local musicians (ex. Uijeongbu Love Scandal, Wangsibli Love Scandal)
Composer G. Donizetti
Venue Seoul Arts Center (premiere)/ Uijeongbu Arts Center/ Sowol Art Hall
Date Jul. 2015/ May. 2016/ Mar. 2018
Plot Overture/ Act 1 (50 min)/ Intermission (15 min)/ Act 2 (40 min) Total 105 min
Language Italian (Korean subtitles in the stage)
Director Sun Young Jung
Cast Main 4/ Ensemble 15/ Instrumentation 6
SPRING SPRING
World literature in musicⅠ
If Sooni is taller, I'll give you my daughter. / If Suni is taller, I’ll let you marry her.
Full of songs and instruments play with original novel ‘Spring Spring’ written by Yu Jeong Kim
Simultaneous education effect of 2 genre, Literature and Music for teenagers
Original work of Korean, Joy of playing and listening with Korean
New ending with open communication with the audiences
Original Yu Jeong Kim/ Libretto, composing Kun Yong Lee
Venue Seoul Arts Center IBK Chamber Hall
Date Aug. 2013
Plot Total 45 min
Language Korean
Directing/adaptation Sun Young Jung
Cast Main 4/ Instrumentation 4
CARMEN
World literature in music Ⅱ
A man’s passion and ruin being expressed letter, gesture and sound
A man’s confession from the huge book on the stage
Appreciate the famous scenes of Carmen -‘Chanson du Treador’, ‘Habanera’, ‘Chanson du Treador’ through storytelling using the text on the stage
Exquisite collaboration with flamenco solo dance by Spanish gypsy dance.
Exotic music composition combined Bizet’s original music and musical instruments-guitar and Cajon
Original G. Bizet Carmen
Venue Sowol Art Hall/ Yeongdeungpo Art Hall
Date Oct. 2018/ Dec. 2019
Plot Scenes selected - total 75(min’)
Language Franch (Korean subtitles in the stage)
Directing/adaptation Sun Young Jung
Cast Main 4/ Dancer 1/ Instrumentation 4
OTELLO
World literature in music III
Jealousy, intrigue, love…to whom should we blame for
Original play Shakespear’s Othelo
suppoted by Seoul Art and Culture Foundation
Original G. Verdi Otello
Venue Ceramic Palce Hall
Date 14th Nov. 2023
Plot Scenes selected - total 75(min’)
Language Italian (Korean subtitles on the stage)
Directing/adaptation Sun Young Jung
Cast Main character 7(Byung Ghil Youn, Hyunjin Kim, Jinhee Sohn / Piano