Sejong Center 'Opera Toktok - Rossini' Live Online Broadcast on the 31st
[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Sejong Center Seoul City Opera Company will live stream "Opera Talk Talk - Rossini" online via Naver TV from 7:30 PM on the 31st.
Since 2013, the Seoul City Opera Company has presented Opera Matinee, where highlights of opera works are enjoyed with commentary. "Opera Talk Talk" is the season 2 program of Opera Matinee, designed to make opera easier and more enjoyable through performances and talk shows with the production team.
This year's Opera Talk Talk starts with Rossini, streamed online live, followed by Mozart in May, Puccini in September, and Menotti in December to match the Christmas season, offering themed performances with stories.
The Seoul City Opera Company plans to present Rossini's representative work "The Barber of Seville" on its regular performance stage in May. Through this Opera Talk Talk, audiences can preview the regular performance stage.
The commentary for "Opera Talk Talk - Rossini" will be provided by Lee Kyung-jae, director of the Seoul City Opera Company. Opera Matinee resident director Lee Beom-ro and opera music coach Jeong Ho-jeong participate as production staff. Baritone Kim Eun-gon, who graduated from the Conservatorio de Valencia and won numerous international competitions; tenor Jeong Je-yoon, who has performed leading and supporting roles at Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Verona Arena; soprano Kim Ye-eun, who studied at the Conservatorio Verdi in Italy and the Conservatoire de Musique in France and was selected through a young vocalists audition; and bass baritone Seong Seung-min, who is actively performing leading roles on domestic and international opera stages, will share the stage.
Director Lee Beom-ro explained, "We aim to provide a humanities concert where the audience's role is not limited to passive 'viewing' but where the audience, performers, and commentators share and learn information together."
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The Sejong Center will practice "social distancing" by encouraging audiences to watch the performance online and post tags on social networking services (SNS). Citizens who do so will be entered into a draw to receive generous gifts such as blocks from the Sejong Center.
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