Placido Domingo, Maria Guleguina, etc.
The world’s number one opera singer in one place
Large-scale stage production at ‘construction’ level
Finale decoration for the 100th anniversary of Puccini‘s death
“I’ve had ‘Turandot’ in my heart for 20 years. I’m happy to be able to bring something so precious and longed for to the stage again. “We gathered only the best musicians in the world.”
Park Hyeon-jun, CEO of 2024 Turandot Cultural Industry Company, who served as the artistic director of the opera ‘Again 2024 Turandot’, expressed his overwhelming feelings. He is trying to recreate the emotion of the opera ‘Turandot’, which attracted 110,000 audiences at the Sangam World Cup Stadium 21 years ago. This performance will be held a total of 10 times from December 22nd (Sunday) to 31st (Tuesday) at COEX D Hall in Seoul.
Opera singers who are active on stages around the world, including La Scala and the Metropolitan, will perform on stage for this performance. In particular, world-renowned tenors Placido Domingo and Jose Cura, who are celebrating their 55th anniversary since their debut, and Paolo Carignani, one of the world’s best opera conductors, took the baton. In addition, the permanent production staff of La Scala Theater will take charge of directing and bring Turandot, ‘The Temple of Heaven’, to life at COEX.
The main character, Turandot, is played by Asmik Grigorian, Maria Guleghina, Ewa Plonka, and Liudmyla Monastyrska.
Among them, Maria Gulegina is a soprano who is so popular that she records sold-out performances from ‘La Scala Opera’ in Milan, Italy to ‘Metropolitan Opera’ in New York, USA. She is the best diva of modern times, having won numerous awards, including the Puccini Award, the Bellini Award, the Giovanni Chanatello Award, and the Maria Zamboni Gold Medal. Representative Park said, “Maria Goulegina is the best-known soprano in Korea and is loved by audiences around the world for her rich voice, strong stage manner, and outstanding acting skills,” adding, “The Turandot diva most suitable for a performance commemorating the 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death.” It was introduced.
The casting of Calafs, who will work with Turandot, is also fantastic. The four tenors who will sing the famous song ‘Nesun Dorma (The Princess Cannot Sleep)’ also boast a splendid reputation.
Yusif Eyvazov is considered the top tenor for Turandot. Brian Jadge, the crown prince of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Aleksandrs Antonenko, who boasts ‘golden high notes’, and Irakli Kakhidze, who has deep and rich high notes, thrill Korean opera fans. ready to do it
The world’s largest stage production in the history of indoor opera performance is also noteworthy in this performance. A large stage set measuring 45m wide and 17m high will be installed on the COEX special stage. The production company explained that it will be recorded as the world’s largest indoor opera performance in history.
CEO Park said, “This performance is at the level of ‘construction’ where the stage has to be built from scratch, so it takes 10 times more effort than a regular opera theater.” “We are doing our best to create a stage that is close to perfection,” he said.
The finale on the last day of the 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death will be held at COEX in Korea. CEO Park said, “We plan to present the miracle of performances by world-class musicians from 20 countries resonating in one place at COEX in Korea,” and added, “We will create an era of K-opera where foreign opera fans come to Korea to see opera.” “I have no doubt that it will be a performance that writes new history,” he said emphatically.
Choi Hyun-jeong, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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