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1 2015 DAEGU OPERA HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT

2 Photo by Baek Youngsik

3 Vision Operative Goals Core Value

4 Producing Theater

5 Planned Performances Daegu Opera House has met citizens with high level of musical and popular works, enhancing the reputation of Daegu as The City of Opera. Beginning with encore performance of opera <Turandot>, of which seats were all sold in the 12th Daegu International Opera Festival, opera <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> and <Le Nozze di Figaro>, which are based on Beaumarchais s a series of Le Figaro, were staged every other day and such colorful performances as GALA concert A Spring Walk in which the audience could smell spring fully, were prepared. About a total of 39,000 citizens visited Daegu Opera House to enjoy world-classical music. Beside the full act opera, Lecture Opera with commentaries, Family Ballet, and a concert for which famous musicians were invited including Samuel Youn (Hero in Bayreuth) were performed. In addition, such music projects targeting to foster next generation musicians as 2015 Debut Concert and Opera Universiade to which the music majors in the universities in Daegu-Gyeongbuk region and Universitat Wien were invited were successfully held.

6 Opera Turandot Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 150 minutes Information Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettist Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni Original A Play of Carlo Gozzi, Turandot Background Beijing of China in Legendary times Premiere 25 Apr. 1926, Teatro alla Scala Form 3 acts Language Italian Creative Team General Artistic Park Myungki Director Conductor Janos Acs Director Jung Sunyoung Sop. Ten., Sop. Bass Bar. Ten. Ten. Bar. Bar. Cast Turandot Sop. Lee Hwayoung, Kim Rahee Calaf Ten. Lee Byungsam, Sin Dongwon Liù Sop. Lee Jaeeun Timur Bass Im Yongseok Ping Bar. Wang Euichang Pong Ten. Kim Dongnyuk Pang Ten. Park Shinhae Altoum Bar. Choi Sangmu Mandarin Bar. Kwon Seongjun Scala Opera Choir Yenoeul Children s Choir Choi Dance Company Daegu International Opera Orchestra In return for Daegu citizens support for 2014 Daegu International Opera Festival, the biggest hit of Daegu Opera House, an encore performance was prepared. That was <Turandot>, the opening opera that triggered tickes to be sold out in the hottest opera festival. The opera was reperformed by the same direction staff. Turandot, Puccini s final opera in his life, is about Prince Calaf s challenge to win cold Princess Turandot in China and her love. Under the direction of the Great Mestro Janos Acs who proved his excellent musicality in The Three Tenor Performance in Korea, sopranos Kim Rahee and Lee Hwayoung who are already placed as Korea s best Turandot, and tenor Lee Byungsam who was awared Singer Prize of DIOF awards appeared on the stage again. Joining the new Calaf of Trumphet Tenor Sin Dongwon attracted more attention. In two performances of the opera, over 95% seats were occupied with citizen s tremendous support

7 Opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 150 minutes Information Composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Librettist Cesare Sterbini Original A trilogy of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Background Sevilla of Spain, 18th cent. Premiere 20 Feb. 1816, Teatro Argentina Form 2 acts Language Italian Creative Team General Artistic Park Myungki Director Conductor Yeo Jakyung Director Lee Uiju Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Bass M.Sop. Bar. Actor Cast Rosina Count Almaviva Figaro Bartolo Basilio Berta Fiorello / Officer Ambrogio / Bartolo Sop. Lee Yunkyung Ten. Huh Namwon, Kim Dongnyuk Bar. Matteo Suk Bass Jun Taehyun Bass Im Yongseok M.Sop. Son Junga Bar. Kwon Seongjun Actor Gu Juwan DCU Cultural Artistic Center Daegu Opera House Choir Daegu International Opera Orchestra <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>, the greatest comic opera which was the first opera independently directed by Daegu Opera House in Spring of 2014 and had the biggest box office, came back. Received well by the audience, the opera that showed witty acting of singers and interesting scenes was reperformed. After the edition and adaptation of the original work by the popular opera director Lee Uiju, and with the dynamic music of Yeo Jakyung who was a permanent conductor of Prime Philhamonic Orchestra and the fantastic performance of the leading singers, soprano Lee Yunkyung and tenor Huh Namwon, musicality of the opera was created newly. Citiznes who saw the performance was fascinated by the comic opera and enjoyed it by bursting into laughing pleasantly. In particular, this time, Mozart s <Le Nozze di Figaro> and <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> were performed in turn in order to generate the synergy effect to let the audience understand the two works better

8 Opera Le Nozze di Figaro Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 180 minutes Information Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist Lorenzo da Ponte Original A trilogy of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Background Sevilla of Spain, 17th cent. Premiere 1 May 1786, Wien Burg theater Form 4 acts Language Italian Creative Team General Artistic Park Myungki Director Conductor Maurizio Barbacini Director Lee Uiju Sop. Sop. Bar. Bar. Bass M.Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Sop. Bass Ten. Actor Cast Susanna Sop. Jang Yuri Countess Almaviva Sop. Lew Jinkyo Figaro Bar. Lee Eungkwang Count Almaviva Bar. Oh Seungryong Bartolo Bass Choi Hyunwook Marcellina M.Sop. Paik Mina Cherubino M.Sop. Lee Jaeyeong Basilio Ten. Seo Bowoo Barbarina Sop. Lee Jeongeun Antonio Bass Kim Jeonghyun Don Curzio Ten. Kim Jinsoo Ambrogio / Bartolo Actor Gu Juwan Daegu City Choir DCU Cultural Artistic Center Daegu International Opera Orchestra Together with the greatest opera buffa <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>, <Le Nozze di Figaro>, a sequel to the Barber, was performed in turn. <Le Nozze di Figaro> that is known to have the most interesting and beautiful music of Mozart s operas is a comedy in which Figaro and Susanna, the staff of Count Almaviva, and his Countess screwed over the Count, and Figaro is successfully married to Susanna. Although the <Le Nozze di Figaro> and <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> were written in different times, their stories are connected with each other. Therefore, performing two works in turn helped the audience understand the plays. In this special event, the performances were created in the same direction in order to give a sense of continuity to the audience, and different main singers and conductors were invited to show plenty of musical expression. The harmony between Maurizio Barbacini, the successful singer turned opera conductor, and Korea s top singers attracted more attention. Daegu Opera House offered Figaro Package, a 30% discount for the purchase of tickets of the two performances, to help the audience enjoy the performances at inexpensive prices

9 L'Elisir d'amore Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 120 minutes Sop. Ten. Bar. Bar. Sop. Information Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettist Felice Romani Original A script of Eugene Scribe, <A Love Portion> Premiere 12 May 1832, Teatro della Cannobiana Background Italy in 14th cent. Form 2 acts Language Italian Creative Team General Artistic Park Myungki Director Director Yang Suyeon Conductor Michael Zlabinger Cast Adina Sop. Bae Hyeri Nemorino Ten. Lee Hyun Dulcamara Bar. Noh Unbyeong Belcore Bar. Kim Dongseop Gianetta Sop. Park Yeongmin University United Choir Daegu International Opera Orchestra Daegu Opera House set <L'Elisir d'amore> on stage in order for successful 2015 World Water Forum. The performance was made with the special invitation for all seats. Therefore, more citizens enjoyed the event. This <L'Elisir d'amore> was performed in the same stage setting and costume as the work of 2015 Opera Universiade. In the performance, famous local vocalists took the leading characters and harmonized with the amateur choir of university students. In the aspect, the event was special to both the students and the leading vocalists. On the day, around 10 foreign journalists from Brazilian TV Paraniba, Nepal BBC, the UK Aquamedia, UAE Skynews Arabia, and UNICEF, who went to Daegu to report 2015 World Water Forum, visited Daegu Opera House and saw the performance. Therefore, this performance became an opportunity to let the world know about the excellent competence of Korean vocalists and the great opera production ability of Korea

10 Concert A Spring Walk Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 80 minutes Daegu Opera House held the Opera Gala Concert A Spring Walk with the best singers in the province. Jointly organized by Daegu International opera Orchestra and Daegu Classical Singers Association, this concert was held in order to expand Daegu citizens cultural opportunities and make them feel friendly to classical music. The concert, which was conducted by Lee Dongsin, a permanent conductor of Kyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Symphony Orchestra and directed by the locally famous director Yoo Cheolwoo, was designed with the famous operatic arias loved by Korean people. A total of 16 arias of various operas from the comedy <L Elisir d amore> to the tragedies <La Bohème>, <Tosca>, and <Roméo et Juliette> showed the audience. A variety of performances, such as duet, ensemble, and chorus, helped the audience get fascinated by classical songs, and thus the concert was highly praised. Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Creative Team Director Lee Dongsin Conductor Yu Cheolwoo Cast Sop. Kim Eunjeong, Kim Joa, Ma Hyesun, Bae Jinhyung, Lee Jeonga, Cho Jiyeong M.Sop. Park Sojin Ten. Kang Hyeonsoo, Roh Seonghoon, Shin Hyeonwook, Choi Duksul Bar. Gu Bonkang, Je Sangcheol Bass Yoon Seongwoo Daegu International Opera Orchestra Strauss Party W. A. Mozart < Le nozze di Figaro> Che soave zeffiretto Sop. W. A. Mozart < Die zauberflöte> Pa-pa-papageno! Sop.Bar. G. A. Rossini < Il barbiere di siviglia> Largo al factotum Bar. G. Donizetti < L Elisir d amore> Ardir! Ha forse il cielo Ten.Bass L. Delibes < Lakmé> Viens, Mallika dome epais le jasmin Sop.M.Sop. G. Bizet < Les pêcheurs de perles> Je crois entendre encore Ten., Bar. C. Gounod < Roméo et Juliette> Ah! Je veux vivre dans re rêve Sop. G. Puccini < La Bohème> Che gelida manina Ten. Si, mi chiamano Mimi Sop. O, suave fanciulla Sop., Ten. G. Puccini < Gianni Schicci> O mio babbino caro G. Puccini <Tosca> Vissi d arte, vissi d amore F. Lehár < Das Land de Lachelns> Dein ist mein ganzes herz G. Verdi < Rigoletto> La donna è mobile G. Puccini < Turandot> Nessun dorma 18 19

11 Cartoon Ballet Coppélia Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 100 minutes Information Composer Clément Philibert Léo Delibes Original Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Der Sandmann, Die Puppe Dramatize Saint-Léon and Charles Nuitter Choreographer Arthur Saint-Léon Premiere 25 July 1870, Théâtre Impérial de l'opéra Creative Team Artistic Director Kim Inhee Re-choreographer James Jeon Cast Seoul Ballet Theater Cartoon Ballet Coppélia, the special event for Family Month May! Coppélia is the world s most loved comedic ballet. The performance, which was created by ingenious stage and costume based on cartoonist imagination of James Jeon, the choreographer of Seoul Ballet Theater, one of three major ballet companies, gave the audience more dramatic interest. The comic ballet is about the episode arising in the circumstance where the doll Coppélia made by Doctor Coppélius is believed to be a living person by town people. The ballet shows well the classic and cheerful tune of Léo Delibes, the famous ballet composer together with Tchaikovsky in the 19th century. Hoping that <Cartoon Ballet Coppélia> would become friendly to children who first experienced ballet, Daegu Opera House allowed children aged over six to see the ballet. The event was chosen as the project of Nationwide Cultural Experience together with Cultural & Arts Centers organized by the Korean Cultural & Arts Centers Association, and donated seats to culturally isolated people. Therefore, more citizens got a chance to experience the performance

12 Created Opera A lucky day Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 120 minutes Sop. Ten. Bar. M.Sop. Information Composer / Librettist Background Premiere Form Language Park Jiwoon Daegu and Seoul, in 1980 s and 90 s 21. Oct. 2011, Daegu Opera House 2 acts Korean Creative Team General Director Ki Kyuhwang Artistic Director Kim Myeongkyu Director Ahn Jueun Conductor Park Jiwoon Cast Ami Sop. Oh Eunkyeong, Jeong Kkonnim Jaesu Ten. Jeong Neunghwa, Jeon Byeongho Kim Sajang Bar. Park Jeongmin, Jeong Chicheol Sukhee M.Sop. Lee Yeonkyeong, Yun Eunsol Met Opera Chorus Drugiya Youth Choir Elementary School Choir to the College of Education KNU Daegu International Opera Orchestra <A Lucky Day>, the representative work of the writer Hyeon Jinkun of Daegu, was recreated in the type of opera. The creative opera <A Lucky Day> of Park Jiwoon, famous in the province, is about sad but beautiful circumstances of Sincheon and Heemang bridge in Daegu in early 1980 and of Dongdaemun in Seoul in the end of In 2011, the work titled <City Love Song> was awarded in Creative Opera Contest of Korea National Opera, and went to stage in Opera Festival. After some edition, it was recreated in the name of <A Lucky Day>, and was selected as 2013 Excellent Work Reperformance Project of Korea National Opera and was awarded in 2015 Opera Contest of Daegu Opera House. This performance of Daegu Opera House and Drugiya Opera reminded contemporary Daegu citizens of memories of that time. In particular, the opera domestically first created with the use of Media Facade Imaging Technique attracted a lot of attention

13 Lecture Opera Lucia di Lammermoor Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 100 minutes Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Ten. M.Sop. Information Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettist Salvadore Cammarano Original Walter Scott The bride of Lammermoor Background Lammermoor of Scotland in 17th Cent. Premiere 26 Sep. 1835, San Carlo Theater Form 3 acts Language Italian Creative Team Artistic Director / Park Myungki Commentary Conductor Kim Beomsoo Cast Lucia Sop. Kim Areum Edgardo Ten. Park Sinhae Enrico Bar. Gu Bongang Raimondo Bass Yoon Sungwoo Arturo Ten. Lee Byungryong Alisa M.Sop. Lee Yujin Gimcheon Opera Choir Daegu International Opera Orchestra Daegu Opera House set <Lucia di Lammermoor> of Gaetano Donizetti, the great maestro of Bel Canto opera, on stage. The opera <Lucia di Lammermoor> based on a real story in Scotland is a tragic drama in which Lucia falls into a man of opposing house but ends up marring someone else and kills the husband in their wedding bed and dies finally. The work is reminded of Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet. The opera features 20-minute coloratura in Mad Scene and unique and beautiful Bel Canto music. This <Lucia di Lammermoor> was performed mainly with main opera songs. The kind explanation of Park Myungki, the opera director of Daegu opera House, helped family and student audiences feel somewhat friendly to opera

14 Concert Samuel Youn & Europe Opera Stars Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 120 minutes A concert of Samuel Youn, Hero in Bayreuth, and great opera singers loved in Europe was held. The bass-baritone Samuel Yoon has been a permanent member of the Cologne Opera ensemble and has played a leading character many years in Bayreuth, a city of Wagner s opera. Opera singers who were performed together were soprano Seo Sunyoung who was awarded in Tchaikovsky Competition, one of three major competitions, baritone Kim Jutaek who is a rising star in Europe, and tenor Roh Seonghoon who was placed in the top of multiple European competitions. This performance was comprised of Part 1 with famous arias of such operas <Il barbiere di siviglia> and <L elisir d Amore> and Part 2 with arias of Wagner operas <Der Fligende Holländer>, making the audience impressed greatly. Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Bar. Creative Team Conductor Kim Dukki Cast Sop. Seo Sunyoung Ten. Roh Seonghoon Bar. Kim Jutaek Bass Bar. Samuel Youn Daegu International Opera Orchestra H. Berlioz < La Damnation de Faust> Une puce gentille Bass Bar. Marche Hongroise C. F. Gounod < Faust> A moi les plaisirs, les jeunes maitresses Ten. Bass Bar. Avant de quitter ces lieux Bar. Le veau d or est toujours debout Bass Bar. Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir Sop. G. Verdi < Rigoletto> La donna è mobile Ten. G. Rossini < Il barbiere di siviglia> Largo al factotum Bar. G. Donizetti < L elisir d Amore> Come s'en va contento quanto amore! Sop. Bass Bar. Una furtiva lagrima Ten. G. Verdi < Otello> Ave Maria Sop. Credo in un dio crudel Bass Bar. W. R. Wagner < Lohengrin> Prelude to Act III W. R. Wagner < Die Walküre> Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind Bass Bar. W. R. Wagner < Tanhäuser> Dich, teure halle, gruß ich wieder Sop. O, du mein holder abendstern Bar. W. R. Wagner < Der Fligende Holländer> Wie oft in meeres tiefsten schlund Bass Bar

15 Year-end concert 2015 Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 120 minutes In return for Daegu citizen s support and new-year message, Daegu Opera House held Year-end Concert 2015 Love You & Thank You. In the year-end concert organized together with Daegu and Gyeongbuk Classical Singers Association (president: Sin Mikyeong), the stage looked like an opera scene. With the best opera singers, the concert was very special. The concert program included famous operatic arias song sung by opera singers, Children s choir, women s ensemble, and men s ensemble. In addition, in the lobby of the concert hall, mini concert was held by Yeolin Ensemble and Ars Nova Men s Ensemble which drew enthusiastic applause of the audience who were waiting for the main concert. In the meantime, concert participants who purchased tickets in an even number had 50% discount, and was given various gifts by lot. Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Bar. Creative Team Conductor Lee Dongsin Cast Sop. Kim Jeonga, Lew Jinkyo, Ma Hyesun, Linda Park, Bae Jinhyeong, Lee Jeonga, Lee Hwayoung, Ju Sunyoung, Choi Yunhee M.Sop. Kim Minjeong, Son Jeonga, Lee Sumi, Lee Areum Ten. Kim Dongnyuk, Kim Seunghee, Roh Seunghoon, Shin Hyunwook, Park Sinhae, Jeong Taeseong, Choi Duksul, Han Yonghee Bar. Gu Bonkang, Kim Seungcheol, Bang Seungtaek Daegu International Opera Orchestra G. Verdi < La Traviata> Prelude Brindisi Sop. Ten. G. Donizetti < Linda di Chamounix> O luce di quest'anima Sop. W. A. Mozart < Die Zauberflöte> Papageno! Papagena! Sop. Bar. G. Puccini < Turandot> Nessun dorma Ten. The Story of Choon Hyang A Love song Sop. Ten. F. Lehár < Das Land des Lächelns> Dein ist main ganzes herz Ten. G. Verdi < Rigoletto> La donna è mobile Ten. R. Leoncavallo < Pagliacci> Si puo Bar. G. Puccini < Madama Butterfly> Il cannone del porto Sop. M.Sop. J. Strauss < Die Fledermaus> Klänge der Heimat! Sop. G. Verdi <Otello> Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro Ten.Bar. G. Bizet <Carmen> L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Sop. M.Sop. W. A. Mozart < Die Zauberflöte> Der holle rache kocht in meinem herzen Sop. M.Sop. J. Strauss < Die Fledermaus> Champange Song 28 29

16 2015 Opera Universiade L'Elisir d'amore Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 120 minutes Information Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettist Felice Romani Original A script of Eugene Scribe, <A Love Portion> Premiere 12 May 1832, Teatro della Cannobiana Background Italy in 14th cent. Form 2 acts Language Italian Creative Team General Artistic Park Myungki Director Director Yang Suyeon Conductor Michael Zlabinger Sop. Ten. Bass Bar. Sop. Sop. Ten. Bass Bar. Sop. Sop. Theresa Krügl Ten. Martin Piskorski Bass Bar. David Ostrek Bar. Christoph Filler Sop. Sop. Ten. Bass Bar. Sop. Sop. Ten. Bass Bar. David Ostrek Bar. Sop. Fresh impression with the performance of young opera singers! Daegu Opera House held a special event to show the future of Daegu singers who will lead Korean vocal music. It is Opera Universiade in which students of University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and students of music collesages in Kyungpook National University, Keimyung University, Catholic University of Daegu, and Yeungnam University were invited. Leading singers were selected by each university audition, and a choir was comprised of students from the four universities. The event gave the students an opportunity to experience a real opera and have an exchange with other students. In the way of creating one work with different university teams, various kinds of their attractions appeared. The event was chosen as the project of Nationwide Cultural Experience together with Cultural & Arts Centers organized by the Korean Cultural & Arts Centers Association, and donated seats to culturally isolated people

17 2015 Debut concert Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 100 minutes The project to raise the next-generation opera stars who will lead Korean vocal music! Graduates of department of music at music colleges (four years) in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do and local students who learned overseas participated in two auditions (*1st: Apr. 28(Thu), *2nd: Apr. 30(Sat)) and had fierce competition. As a result, a total of sixteen new vocalists who showed their excellent skills and possibility went on the concert stage. With them, Daegu International Opera Orchestra and the conductor Kim Beomsu had fantastic harmony. The new vocalists who appeared on the concert also showed off their competence in various performances, including Wednesday Salon Concert of Daegu Opera House, the main opera <The History of Garakguk> of Opera Festival, and the special operas <Le nozze di Figaro> and <Lucia di Lammermoor> of Daegu Opera House. Thanks to the concert, ordinary citizens enjoyed the classical music at inexpensive cost. Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Bar. Creative Team Conductor Kim Beomsoo Cast Sop. Gwak Nayeon, Kim Minjin, Seo Sumin, Yang Jimin, Lee Seungmi, Lee Hyeri M.Sop. Lee Areum, Im Sukyeong Ten. Go Gyunam, An Sejun, Ju Wonjun, Jeon Jaeeun, Huh Minwook Bar. Kang Minseong, Kim Wonju, Choi Minhyeok Daegu International Opera Orchestra G. Donizetti <Linda di Chamounix> O luce di quest anima Sop. W. A. Mozart < Le nozze di Figaro> Hai già vinta la causa Bar. W. A. Mozart < Die zauberflöte> O zittre nicht, mein lieber sohn Sop. G. A. Rossini < Il barbiere di siviglia> Una voce poco fa Sop. G. Verdi < Rigoletto> Questa o quella Ten. V. Bellini <La sonnambula> Ah! non credea mirarti Sop. F. Cilea < L'Arlésienne> Il lamento di Federico Ten. C. Saint-Saëns <Samson et Dalila> Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse M.Sop. G. Verdi <Don Carlo> O, don fatale! M.Sop. G. Verdi <Don Carlo> Io morro, ma lieto in core Bar. G. Verdi <Il trovatore> Tacea la notte placida Sop. G. Verdi < Falstaff> E Sogno? O realta! Bar. G. Puccini < Madama Butterfly> Addio, fiorito asil Ten. G. Puccini < La bohème> Che gelida manina Ten. G. Puccini < La bohème> Si, mi chiamano Mimi Sop. G. Puccini < Turandot> Nessun dorma Ten

18 The 1st Creative song contest for university student Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 90 minutes Alto Sop. Bar. Ten. Sop. Sop. Sop. Sop. Sop. Sop. Bar. Sop. Bar. Ten. Creative Song Contest for University Students was held for finding and raising talented young composers and developing Korean lyric songs. The students who majored in music composition didn t have enough opportunities to present their created compositions. Therefore, this event gave them an opportunity to show their compositions on stage and laid the foundation for contributing to the development of Korean creative operas. A total of fourteen songs that passed the preliminary round (Jul. 6 to 24) were sang by new vocalists on stage. The composers of the four works selected by judgment were awarded certificate of commendation and the prize of total 2 million won. The Grand Prize went to Wind Flower of Kang Hanmoi from Yeongnam University, which was highly praised for its Korean-stylish and unique music tone. This creative song contest with orchestral music, rather than piano accompaniment, was very special in the point that it gave students an opportunity to perform with professional orchestra

19 Turandot Il Barbiere di Siviglia Lucia di Lammermoor Samuel Youn&Europe Opera Stars Le Nozze di Figaro L'Elisir d'amore Year-end concert Opera Universiade L'Elisir d'amore A Spring Walk Cartoon Ballet Coppélia 2015 Debut concert 2015 Creative song contest for university student

20 13 th Daegu International Opera Festival In last May, Daegu Opera House improved the status of Korean opera with all-sold-out <La Traviata> in Staatstheater Karlsruhe in Germany and <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> (produced and directed in Daegu) in Teatro Municipale Giuseppe Verdi di Salerno in Italy. The theme of the 13th Daegu International Opera Festival was Amore Mortale about lethal love enough to change a fate. What deserves most credit in the Daegu International Opera Festival was a fearless challenge for newness. The stages for the festival were composed of all new works but Giuseppe Verdi s grand-scale opera <Aida> and <Rigoletto>, which are familiar to the public. Opera <Lohengrin> performed by the main characters of German Wiesbaden National Theater contributed to moving the festival one notch up. The National Opera of Korea s <Les Pêcheurs de Perles> was also successful in attracting the audience though it was the first performance in Korea. <The History of Garakguk> a creative opera in memory of South Korea's 70th anniversary of Liberation Day also marked satisfactory score in the audience s interest and support, overcoming its unfamiliarity and limitation to ticket sales.

21 Information Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Original Auguste Mariette Aida Premiere 24 Dec. 1871, Khedivial Opera House Background Age of pharaoh in Ancient times Form 4 acts Language Italian Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Bass Ten. Sop. Creative Team General Artistic Park Myungki Director Conductor Christian Ehwald Director Jung Sunyoung Cast Aida Sop. Monica Zanettin, Kim Bokyeong Amneris M.Sop. Silvia Beltrami, Sabina Kim Radames Ten. Francesco Medda, Lee Byungsam Amonasro Bar. Woo Jooho, Park Junghwan Ramfis Bass Cesare Kwon, Hong Soonpo King of Egypt Bass Lee Jaehoon Messenger Ten. Ju Wonjun High priestess Sop. Kwak Nayeon Winner Opera Chorus Jeon Hyojin Ballet Company Daegu International Opera Orchestra Main Performance Aida Daegu Opera House Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 180 minutes Verdi s great opera <Aida> opened the 13th Opera festival in the 70th anniversary of Korean independence. Featuring its famous Triumphal March, grand orchestra sound, large-scale chorus, splendid dance, and gigantic stage setting, <Aida> is regarded as one of biggest operas. This ambitious production of Daegu Opera House was made in the direction of Jung Sunyoung whose experimental and symbolic stages in festivals were praised. Also, the performance created under the conduct of the great maestro Christian Ehwald in the German opera circle drew a lot of attention. <Aida>, the opening performance of the festival, showed effective stage direction and design, and perfect music of leading opera singers. Therefore, the performance was greatly praised in the points that it presented conflicts of characters effectively and that the extreme situation of low cost and high efficiency. In three performances of the opera, over 95% seats were occupied with a lot of support of the audience. 41

22 Ten. Sop. Bar. M.Sop. Bass Bass Bar. Information Composer / Wilhelm Richard Wagner Librettist Original Wolfram von Eschenbach Lohengrin Premiere 28 Aug. 1850, Grossherzogliches Hoftheater Background Antwerp in the early 10th cent. Form 3 acts Language Germany Creative Team Artistic Director Uwe Eric Laufenberg Conductor Zsolt Hamar Director Kirsten Harms Restaging Director Magdalena Weingut Cast Lohengrin Ten. Marco Jentzsch Elsa Sop. Edith Haller Friedrich Bar. Thomas de Vries Ortrud M.Sop. Andrea Baker Heinrich Bass Frank van Hove The King's Herald Bass Bar. Matias Tosi Gottfried Cho Namhyuk Scala Opera Chorus Daegu International Opera Orchestra Main Performance Lohengrin Wiesbaden State Theater / Daegu Opera House Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 240 minutes Daegu Opera House which newly collaborated with Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, one of the best theatres in German, staged Lohengrin, a romantic opera of Wagner. <Lohengrin> inspired by the epic of Garin le Lohengrin has a lot of fans, for it has romantic and familiar songs like Bridal March. In consideration of the point that it is hard to use public transportation after performance on weekdays, the event return a tax fee was held in order to give a 20% discount of all seats. Simple stage setting and lighting, remarkably improved skills of the orchestra and fantastic songs of opera singers named Wagner Specialist not only attracted not only general audiences, but got nationwide Wagner lovers fascinated. Above all, it was praised that performing a Wagner s work was a big challenge and the performance help to improve Korean opera one step further. 43

23 Information Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Francesco Maria Piave Original Victor Marie Hugo Le roi s'amuse Premiere 11 Mar. 1851, Teatro La Fenice Background Mantova of Italy in 16th Cent. Form 3 acts Language Italian Bar. Sop. Ten. Bass M.Sop. Bass M.Sop. Bar. Sop. Ten. Bar. Creative Team General Kim Guija artistic director Conductor Marco Balderi Director Paolo Baiocco Cast Rigoletto Bar. Ko Sunghyun, Matteo Suk Gilda Sop. Paola Santucci Duke of Mantova Ten. Cristian Ricci Sparafucile Bass Park Minseok Maddalena M.Sop. Kim Junghwa Count Monterone Bass Kim Chanyoung Giovanna M.Sop. Im Sookyung Count Ceprano Bar. Kwon Seongjun Countess Ceprano Sop. So Eunkyung Borsa Ten. Yu Hoje Marullo Bar. Seo Jeonghyuk Yeongnam Opera Choir MYU Ballet Company Daegu International Opera Orchestra Main Performance Rigoletto Yeongnam Opera Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 130 minutes Yeongnam Opera recognized well with a wide range of repertoire and high work perfection set Verdi s <Rigoletto> on stage. Famous for its beautiful songs La donna è mobile and Caro nome, the opera is a tragedy in which the hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto kills his daughter Gilda by mistake in trying to revenge licentious Duke who seduced Gilda. It is one of the most loved operas of Verdi. The world-class director Paolo Baiocco who was highly acclaimed for <Norma> of Korea National Opera showed his great direction by placing the 16th Mantova of Italy as it is on stage and uniquely using delicate wall paintings in each act. Aside from that, the music of Daegu International Opera Orchestra conducted by Marco Balderi, the conductor of Teatro Carlo Felice, and beautiful songs of excellent baritones Ko Sunghyun and Matteo Suk who show their performance in global stages made the work more perfect. 45

24 Information Composer Georges Bizet Librettist Michel Carré, Eugène Cormon Premiere 30 Sep. 1863, Théâtre Lyrique Background Ceylon island in Ancient times Form 3 acts Language French Creative Team Conductor Giuseppe Finzi Director Jean-Louis Grinda Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Cast Leïla Sop. Hong Juyoung Nadir Ten. Jesús león Zurga Bar. Jae Sangchurl Nourabad Bass Kim Chuljun The National Chorus of Korea Prime Philharmonic Orchestra Main Performance Les Pêcheurs de Perles Korea National Opera / Daegu Opera House Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 150 minutes Korea National Opera joined Opera Festival with Bizet s first opera <Les Pêcheurs de Perles>. The opera is famous for sweet melodies and exotic orchestration. Last year when all opera songs of the opera were introduced in the type of concert during Daegu International Opera Festival, the opera was loved much by the audience. <Les Pêcheurs de Perles>, the 4th work of Korea National Opera in 2015, was produced with all acts for the first time in Korea. The opera was directed by Jean-Louis Grinda who is the director of Monte Carlo Opera and does a lot of activities in European opera theatres, presenting Bizet s Orientalism newly and fantastically. Because of its excellence and perfection, the work was awarded Opera Grand Prize in Daegu International Opera Festival. In the performance, baritone Jae Sangchurl who was acclaimed for the role Zurga in Opera Festival last year also took the role this year and showed his enthusiastic performance which led him to Opera Singer Prize of Daegu International Opera Festival. 47

25 Information Original Jung Jaemin Dokdo in the Hague Librettist Lee Kyungsik Composer Jin Youngmin Dramatization Choi Sangmu Premiere 6 Nov. 2015, Daegu Opera House Form 2 acts Language Korean Ten. Sop. Bar. Bar. Ten. Bass M.Sop. Bar. Bar. Sop. Creative Team General Park Myungki artistic director Conductor Lee Dongsin Director / Chung Kabgyun Scenic Design Cast Seojin Ten. Jeong Taeseong Doha Sop. Cho Jiyeong Eunsung Bar. Heo Ho Hideo Bar. Choi Sangmu Cavin Ten. Yang Seungjin Jeon Kiyong Bass Yoon Sungwoo Huiseok s mother M.Sop. Son Junga Hyungki Bar. Choi Minhyeok Lee Hyungjun Bar. Kang Minseong Yumi Sop. Lee Hyeri Opera Festival Choir Youth Opera Choir Daegu International Opera Orchestra Main Performance The history of Garakguk Daegu Opera House Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 120 minutes In the 70th anniversary of Korean independence, Daegu Opera House showed a meaningful creative opera, which is <The History of Garakguk>. The well-made creative opera was created with intensive competence of Daegu Opera House. <The History of Garakguk> is based on the Dokdo in the Hague, the best novel of Jung Jaemin, a judge in the province. It is about the path of finding the book <The history of Garakguk> which will become the decisive evidence that Dokdo belongs to Korea. Chung Kabgyun, the Korean famous director who was famous for the direction of well-known operas and creative operas like<the Memories of Chungna Hill> was acclaimed for his simple and effective stage settings with various scene changes in <The History of Garakguk>. In particular, the conductor Lee Dongsin delicately presented the modern music of Jin Youngmin, the best composer in the province and played a big role in harmonizing orchestra music, chorus, and opera songs well. Therefore, he was awarded Special Prize of DIOF awards. 49

26 Information Composer Guiseppe Verdi Librettist Francesco Maria Piave Original A play of Alexandre Dumas fils, Camellia Lady Background Paris of France in 18th cent. Premier 6 Mar. 1853, Teatro La Fenice Form 3 acts Language Italian Sop. Ten. Bar. Ten. Bar. Bass Creative Team General Park Myungki artistic director Conductor Choi Heejun Director Achim Thorwald Cast Violetta Sop. Hong Juyoung Alfredo Ten. Kwon Jaehee Germont Bar. Jae Sangchurl Gastone Ten. Lee Byungryong Obigny Bar. Seo Jeonghyeok Grenvil Bass Lee Jaehun Baden State Opera Chorus Baden State Orchestra Overseas Expansion Opera La Traviata Karlsruhe State Theater Venue Karlsruhe State Theater, Germany Duration 150 minutes The world-class Korean musicians and Daegu opera House made the German audience fascinated. <La Traviata>, the most popular opera of Verdi, is a popular production and regular repertoire directed by Achim Thorwald, the former director of Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. The performance was very special, for it is very rare for Korean opera singers to take leading characters. The German media BBN reported that the already popular <La Traviata> of Korean opera singers is the best performance with the conductor who showed great and delicate expression and with perfect leading and supporting characters, and particularly praised that soprano Hong Juyoung is the best Violetta with amazing vocal technique and unique voice. Together with local opera singers, the leading soprano Hong Juyoung and tenor Kwon Jaehee joined Gala Concert held on Saturday and were praised enthusiastically. 51

27 Information Composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Librettist Cesare Sterbini Original A trilogy of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Background Sevilla of Spain in 18th cent. Premier 20 Feb. 1816, Teatro Argentina Form 2 acts Language Italian Sop. Ten. Bar. Bass Bass M.Sop. Bar. Creative Team General Park Myungki artistic director Conductor Cho Junghyun Director Lee Uiju Cast Rosina Sop. Lee Yunkyung Count Almaviva Ten. Huh Namwon, Kim Dongnyuk Figaro Bar. Matteo Suk Bartolo Bass Jun Taehyun Basilio Bass Lim Yongseok Berta M.Sop. Son Junga Fiorello/Officer Bar. Kwon Seongjun Orchestra Filarmonica Salerno "Giuseppe Verdi" Chorus of the Teatro dell'opera di Salerno Overseas Expansion Opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia Salerno Verdi Theater Venue Salerno Verdi Theater, Italy Duration 160 minutes <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> of Daegu Opera House was performed in Teatro Municipale Giuseppe Verdi di Salerno, the major theatre in the southern Italy. It was made with the official invitation that supports all costs for the performance. It was the first time for the opera produced in Korea to be held as a regular opera work in the season of an Italian theatre. The <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>, the first work independently produced by Daegu opera House, is truly a made-in-daegu performance in terms of stage, costume, and all other things. After the big success in Korea, the performance overseas brought about both expectation and concern. The director s dramatic setting, excellent songs of the performers, and duplex-typed unique stage satisfied the local audience and drew a lot of attention. The opera was performed three times, and all tickets were sold out. At the end of the performance, the stage was filled with roses thrown by the audience, and performers were highly acclaimed. 53

28 Information Composer Engelbert Humperdinck Librettist Adelheit Wette Premier 23 Dec in German National Theatre Weimar Creative Team Conductor Ju Seonyoung Director Kwon Gyeonga Children s Opera Hänsel und Gretel Daegu Opera House Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 40 minutes The family opera <Hänsel und Gretel> was made by the Humperdinck, a German composer, with the theme of the well-known fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. The opera was more interestingly created for children with the arrangement of children s songs and opera arias, and cute costume and choreography. Children who completed Opera Class, the annual popular program that provides plenty of cultural experience and high-level education, prepared the stage for the opera. Since the performance was also a part of Opera Festival, children took intensive training. The children who overcame their shyness and had great performance on the big opera house stage received a big ovation from the audience. 55

29 The Telephone Information Composer/Librettist Gian Carlo Menotti Premiere 18 Feb. 1947, Heckscher Theater of New york Form 1 Act Language Translated to Korean Creative Team Conductor Accompanist Yu Cheolwoo Jang Yunyoung Cast Sop. Bar. Lucy Ben Sop. Kim Areum Bar. Jung Seunghwa The Medium Information Composer/Librettist Gian Carlo Menotti Premiere 8 May 1946, Brander Matthews Theater Form 2 Act Language Translated to Korean Creative Team Conductor Yu Cheolwoo Accompanist Jang Yunyoung M.Sop. Sop. Sop. Bar. M.Sop. Cast Madame Flora Monica Mrs. Gobineau Mr. Gobineau Mrs. Nolan Toby M.Sop. Paik Mina Sop. Seo Sumin Sop. Yang Jimin Bar. Chu Janghwan M.Sop. Lee Yujin Hong Juno Salon Opera The Telephone & The Medium Daegu Opera House Venue Daegu Opera House Opera Salon Duration 90 minutes During Daegu International Opera Festival in 2013, a stage was installed in the lobby of Daegu Opera House, and salon opera <Mavra> was shown off and attracted a lot of attention. In two years, the 2nd salon opera was performed for free in Opera Salon, the open culture space of Daegu Opera House. That was <The Telephone> & <The Medium> of Gian Carlo Menotti. Yu Cheolwoo, whose excellent space application and interesting direction in <Mavra> drew the audience s attention, directed the operas as well. Gian Carlo Menotti, one of the most famous composers in the 20th century, was familiar to Korean people, for he was the composer of <The Wedding Day>, the opera to celebrate 1988 Seoul Olympics. <The Telephone> & <The Medium> which are short operas performed together are recognized as the masterpieces of Menotti in terms of delicate expression of people s anxiety. With the adapted lyrics in Korean and a simple piano accompaniment, the operas were able to be enjoyed pleasantly. The operas were evaluated to be a charming and meaningful performance beyond the limited stage setting. 57

30 Information Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist Lorenzo da Ponte Original Figaro trilogy of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Background Sevilla of Spain in 17th cent. Premier 1 May 1786, Wien Burg theater Form 4 acts Language Italian Creative Team Music Director Lee Jeonga Director Seo Bowoo Sop. Sop. Bar. Bar. Bar. M.Sop. Ten. bar. Cast Susanna Countess Almaviva Figaro Count Almaviva Bartolo Cherubino Basilio Sop. Won Kyeongsuk, Kim Sunhee Sop. Lee Hyekyeong, Kim Okkyeong, Cho Yeonhwa Bar. Jeong Churlho, Park Jeonghyeon, Kim Dongseok, Seok Changho Bar. Park Wonkyun, Lee Sangjin Bar. Lee Sangchae, Kim Taesoo M.Sop. Kim Hwaran, Ten. Kim Yonggon Ten. Seong Jeongjun, Jeon Junyoung, Hong Seonghun, Kim Yonggon Amateur s Opera Le Nozze di Figaro Venue Woobong Art Hall Duration 100 minutes Woobong Art Hall and The Healing Amateur Opera, which set the Korean creative opera <Spring Time> and Donizetti comic opera <L'Elisir d'amore> on stage in the form of small opera and showed off the free and new attraction of the amateur opera, newly produced Mozart s famous opera <Le nozze di Figaro>. The opera known to be a sequel to <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> is about the story that Figaro, the barber of Seville, screw over Count Almaviva who seduces his lover. Singing the famous and beautiful arias of the opera, such as Non piu andurai' and Voi che sapete che cosa e amor, the amateur opera singers showed off their skills and brilliant talents beyond the simple level of opera lovers. The performers who have various kinds of occupations, including housewife, public servant, pharmacist, and teaching staff, showed their ability with their common interest in opera. 59

31 Creative Team Conductor Christian Ehwald Director Yu Cheolwoo Concert Series Opera Festival Preview Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Bar. W. R. Wagner < Lohengrin> Vorspiel zum Einsam in trüben Tagen Sop. In Fernem Land, Unnahbar Euren Schritten Ten. G. Bizet < Les Pêcheurs de Perles> Je crois entendre encore Ten. O Nadir, tendre ami de mon jeune Age Bar. < The History of Garakguk> Will we meet again? Sop. Bar. Yellow streetlight, long shadow Sop. Dokdo s dream Cast Sop. Kim Jeonga, Cho Jiyoung, Monica Zanettin M.Sop. Silvia Beltrami Ten. Kim Dongnyuk, Roh Seunghun, Jung Taeseong, Choi Bohan, Francesco Medda Bar. Matteo Suk Yeungnam University Choir Daegu International Opera Orchestra G. Verdi < Rigoletto> La Donna é mobile Ten. Tutte le feste al tempio Sop. Bar. Caro nome Sop. G. Verdi < Aida> Celeste Aida Ten. Quale insolita gioia nel tuo squardo M.Sop. Ten. Ritorna vincitor Sop. Marcia Trionfale Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 90 minutes Daegu International Opera Festival, turning Daegu to the City of Opera every October! With This Year s Opera Festival Preview, it is possible to appreciate the main arias and repertoire of the five main performances in the 13th Daegu International Opera Festival. The large-scale music Triumphal March and Celeste Aida of <Aida>, Bridal March of <Lohengrin>, the most loved tenor aria Je crois entendre encore of <Les Pêcheurs de Perles> by Korea National Opera, the very friendly aria La donna è mobile of<rigoletto>, and other arias of operas are provided to increase the expectation and understanding of the festival to come. 61

32 Creative Team Conductor Li Xincao MC Jang Jinyoung Sop. M.Sop. Ten. Bar. Cast Sop. Kim Bokyeong, Maria Pia Molinari, Elbenita Kajtazi, Ma Qian M.Sop. Jia Wen Xuan Ten. Lee Byungsam, Han Feng Bar. Zhang Feng Daegu International Opera Orchestra G. Puccini < Manon Lescaut> Intermezzo for Act 3 G. Bizet < Carmen> Pres des remparts de Seville M.Sop. G. Verdi <Aida> Celeste Aida Ten. Bar. M.Sop. G. Puccini < La bohème> Che gelida manina Ten. G. Verdi <Aida> Ritorna vincitor Sop. G. Verdi < Rigoletto> Cortigiani, vill razza dannata Bar. G. Verdi < La Traviata> È strano Sempre libera Sop. G. Verdi < Rigoletto> Bella figlia dell'amore C. Gounod < Faust> Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle Sop. G. Verdi < La Traviata> Brindisi Concert Series Closing Concert & DIOF Awards Venue Daegu Opera House Duration 150 Minutes <Les Pêcheurs de Perles> of Korea National Opera, was highly praised for its effective stage setting reminded of Island Ceylon, Bizet s splendid music, and great performances of leading characters won Grand Prize of the 13th DIOF awards. Lifetime Achievement Prize was given to Kim Guija, the leader of Yeongnam Opera who has contributed to local opera development. Special Prize went to Lee Dongsin, who successfully conducted the creative opera <The History of Garakguk> with his excellent musical interpretation. Opera Singer Prize went to baritone Jae Sangchurl and Rookie Prize was given to soprano Cho Jiyoung, who showed off their best performance in the Main performances. And the Closing concert inviting musicians of Sanghai Opera House was held. They were highly praised by singing famous arias of the operas like <Carmen>, <Aida>, <Rigoletto> and etc, under the baton of Maestro Li Xincao, who is highly acclaimed as a genius conductor. 63

33 The 6th Vocal Concours for Amateurs Talk Concert Opera becomes Fine arts, Fine arts becomes Opera The 6th Vocal Concours for Amateurs, one of special events in the 13th Daegu International Opera Festival, was held for amateurs who love vocal music. The participation songs were limited to opera arias in order to reflect the identity of Daegu International Opera festival. The special event has become more popular. This year, a total of 57 participants from various provinces, including Seoul, Chungcheong-do, and Jeollado, had fierce competition. The largest number of people participated in the content this year, which showed its popularity and reputation. In this contest, participants competed with each other in the categories of general participants and senior participants. Interestingly, those who went to the final stage had a chance to perform with orchestra. Along with the best performances of 15 participants in the final stage, the special performance of Park Youngtaek, the winner of last year s concours made the event more meaningful. Daegu International Opera Festival and Daegu Art Museum, which represent music and arts, respectively, held a meaningful event in Daegu Art Museum that has Yinka Shonibare exhibition. In the event, visitors are able to know the background and stories of image works that came from the operas <La Traviata> and <Un ballo in maschera>, and the main opera <Aida> of the 13th Daegu International Opera Festival to be held in October. Therefore, the event gave participants an opportunity to understand better arts and operas. This talk concert that as many as 400 citizens participated in was made by the leadership of Park Myeongki, the opera director of Daegu Opera House and Kim Sukmo, the leader of exhibition planning team at Daegu Art Museum. Tenor Lee Byeongsam, soprano Kim Bokyung and other best vocalists in the province joined the event to sing main arias of the operas <La Traviata>, <Un ballo in maschera>, and <Aida>. Sop. Ten. G. Verdi <La traviata> Addio del Passato Sop. G. VerdiUn ballo in maschera> Ma se me forza perdeti Ten. G. Verdi <Aida> Ritorna vincitor Sop. Celelste Aida Ten

34 Master Class Opera Odyssey Nicola Martinucci As part of the special program of the 13th Daegu International Opera Festival, Daegu Opera House invited Nicola Martinucci called the best tenor of this century and had master class. The world-class Nicola Martinucci known as bronze-toned tenor has had performances as a dramatic spinto tenor over the last 50 years in prominent theatres, such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, The Metropolitan in New York, Royal Opera House in London, Vienna State Opera in Austria, Berlin State Opera in Germany, Liceu, Barcelona, in Spain, and Zürich playhouse in Switzerland, and has been loved by classical music fans. After the invitation of tenor Vittorio Terranova was greatly supported by vocal music prospects in 2013, this Master Class was held again. After the meeting on Oct. 12, Nicola Martinucci of the Master Class visited four music colleges of Kyungbook National University, Keimyung University, Yeongnam University, Catholic University of Daegu, and Gyeongbuk Arts High School and had master class to teach his stage experience, skills and special know-how to vocal prospects. The meeting in Daegu Opera House was held specially for vocalists who had a chance to get vocal instruction of Martinucci. Opera Class, in which participants took the in-depth opera lecture of the invited best specialists in classical music, was newly created as Opera Odyssey. The class that consisted of five sections in almost one month was performed together with Writers Colloquiem, the group that does various activities for lecturing the humanities to improve citizens intelligence

35 Judgement for International Singing Competition Overseas Expansion Opera Show Pre-Concert 21th International Singing Competition FERRUCCIO TAGLIAVINI 22th 'RICCARDO ZANDONAI' International Competition for Young Opera Singers Daegu Opera House, which has contributed to Korean vocalists overseas activities and overseas performances of independently directed operas, participated in Judgment for International Singing Competition in a row May 2015, the season opera program of Karlsruhe National Theatre of Germany, <La Traviata> and the opera <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> that produced by Daegu Opera House made Europeans fascinated. Costumes and props of the performances are displayed near Opera Salon, and delivered excitement of the operas to people. Before the main performance, a variety of performances will be presented in outdoor special stage such as mini concert, vocal music, instrumental music, dance, Korean traditional music, performance, and so on. Domestic and international private and professional arts organizations and individuals can apply to participate. in order to put more efforts to find global new talented musicians. After the participation in International Competition for Opera Singers Ferruccio Tagliavini in Austria last year, Daegu Opera House joined Riccardo Zandonai International Competition this year. With the efforts, Daegu Opera Festival not only grew in international recognition, but invited awarded vocalists to the festival to upgrade the event