“The Magic Flute” by W. A. Mozart

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Grand opening of the Sejong Season with the most brilliant cast! “The Magic Flute,” a fantastic stage perfectly blended with classic and modern elements featuring the brightest cast of all time, opens the 2023 Sejong Season. The cast includes tenor Park Sung-keun, one of the leading singers at Mecklenburg State Theatre, tenor Kim Geon-woo, the winner of Operalia Competition, soprano Kim Soon-young, the winner of Korea Opera Awards, soprano Hwang Sumi, the winner of Queen Elizabeth Competition, soprano Yoo Sung-nyeo, the winner of 2016 Koreans’ Pride Awards, soprano Kim Hyo-young, the winner of Metropolitan Opera Competition, baritone Yang Joon-mo, one of the leading singers at Nüremberg Opera House, and baritone Kim Ki-hoon, the winner of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Culmination of Mozart’s passion for life and music in his final days, “The Magic Flute” is characterized by a superb combination of different genres ranging from folksong-like arias built of simple melodies to Lutheran chorales. It particularly takes the form of Singspiel, a music drama where spoken dialogue is equally important as ensembles, songs or arias, which gives whoever enjoys it a great pleasure. The storyline of “The Magic Flute” follows prince Tamino’s journey along with the bird catcher Papageno into saving Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night. Composed by W. A. Mozart and written by E. Schikaneder, this mysterious opera has been loved so much by everyone everywhere of all time. A Fantasy full of drama, music, and visual art brings a new life to the much-loved opera! The upcoming production directed by Cho Soo-hyun for the Sejong Season will capture the audience’ eyes and ears alike with its directing, staging and video projection in full effect. Praised for his creative staging and video direction for “Gentleman’s Guide,” and “If,” director Cho teams up this time with the exceptional Seoul Metropolitan Opera to bring the audience an unforgettable theatrical experience. 주최: 세종문화회관