Soprano Kim Seonghye to Hold Solo Recital on the 17th at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei

Soprano Kim Seong-hye will hold a solo recital on the 17th at 8 p.m. at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei. The recital is titled 'Sawol Samsip-iil (April 32nd)'. It carries the meaning of creating a new day solely for you and expressing gratitude.

Kim Seong-hye held a solo recital at Lotte Concert Hall in November 2019 to celebrate her 10th anniversary since her Korean debut. Afterward, COVID-19 struck, and in June 2020, she performed a concert titled 'Healing Hour' at the same venue, which was live-streamed on YouTube. At that time, pianist Kim Ki-gyeong accompanied her, and the two were satisfied with their synergy, deciding to release an album mixing foreign and Korean art songs. The album has completed recording and is currently in the final stages of production.

This recital serves as a preview of the soon-to-be-released album, with a program centered around the songs included in the album. Kim Ki-gyeong will also accompany the recital.

Coloratura soprano Kim Seong-hye
[Photo by O&M Entertainment]

The first part of the performance features foreign art songs. These include Henry Purcell's 'Music for a while', Giuseppe Giordani's 'Caro mio ben', Richard Strauss's 'St?ndchen', Robert Schumann's 'Widmung', Gabriel Faur?'s 'Clair de Lune', Francis Poulenc's 'Les chemins de l'amour', Antonio Vivaldi's opera 'Bajazet' aria 'Sposa son Disprezzata', and Fernando Obradors' 'Classical Spanish Songs', among others.

In the second part, Kim Seong-hye will sing Korean art songs. The program includes familiar pieces such as 'Sanyuhwa (Poem by Kim Sowol, music by Kim Sun-nam)', 'Eolgul (Poem by Shin Bong-seok, music by Shin Gwi-bok)', 'Boribat (Poem by Park Hwa-mok, music by Yoon Yong-ha)', and 'Gohyang-ui Bom (Poem by Lee Won-su, music by Hong Nan-pa)', as well as recent songs like 'Doraganeun Kkot (Poem by Do Jong-hwan, music by Im Tae-gyu)', 'Bombi Jeojun Beotkkot Gil (Poem by Han Sang-wan, music by Im Geung-su)', 'Wiro (Poem by Go Ok-ju, music by Lee An-sam)', and 'Eoneu Nal Naege Sarangi (Poem by Da-bin, music by Lee An-sam)'.

Kim Seong-hye said, "I hope this recital will allow the audience to feel the great power of music and become a performance that positively influences through the power of music. I wish for a time full of healing and comfort, peace and happiness, joy and delight through my music."

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