Daegu Opera Festival Reorganized as 'Outdoor Performances'... All Indoor Performances Canceled

Daegu Opera House exterior view.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The schedule for the '2020 Daegu Opera Festival,' organized by the Daegu Opera House Foundation (CEO Park In-geon) and set to begin on the 27th, will be significantly changed due to the strengthened Level 2 social distancing measures in response to the resurgence of COVID-19.

According to Daegu City on the 27th, the '2020 Daegu Opera Festival' was originally planned by the Daegu Opera House as an event focused on 'citizen healing,' instead of holding the '18th Daegu International Opera Festival' scheduled for this year, which was postponed to next year considering the pandemic situation. Following the upgrade to Level 2 social distancing, the Daegu Opera House has been providing full refunds to ticket holders for the opera festival and other performances scheduled for the second half of the year.

There are two major changes to the '2020 Daegu Opera Festival.' First, the full operas such as 'L'elisir d'amore' (August 27 and 29) and 'Madama Butterfly' (September 26), as well as the family opera 'The Magic Flute' (October 17), will be postponed, with dates ranging from the end of this year to early next year.

The second change is that the programs will be reorganized into 'outdoor performances' to ensure the safety of the cast, production staff, and audience. This includes a total of seven works, from chamber operas to plaza operas and concerts, with a total of 12 performances scheduled between September 25 and October 17. To facilitate this, the Daegu Opera House plans to set up a stage in the outdoor plaza located at the front of the theater, allowing flexible and diverse use according to the characteristics of each program.

Park In-geon, CEO of the Daegu Opera House, stated, "We have restructured the festival aiming for 'postponement' and 'modification' rather than outright cancellation," adding, "We will do our best to preserve the programs, provide performance opportunities to participating artists, and above all, offer healing performances to citizens who love music."

The '2020 Daegu Opera Festival,' now fully shifted to outdoor performances, will reduce seating to 50 seats per show to comply with quarantine guidelines. Admission for all performances is 20,000 KRW per seat. For more details, please refer to the Daegu Opera House website.

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