Haeoreum Alliance City Art Troupes Take the Stage Together... 'Silla Millennium's Soaring' Joint Performance by 3 Cities

5th Gyeongju → 12th Ulsan → 26th Pohang

Municipal arts groups from the Haeoreum Alliance cities will take the stage together.

A joint performance featuring municipal arts groups from the three cities of Ulsan, Gyeongju, and Pohang will be held as part of the Haeoreum Alliance joint project.

The Ulsan Culture and Arts Center will present the original musical drama "The Millennium Flight of Silla," themed around Silla, on the 5th at Gyeongju Arts Center, the 12th at Ulsan Culture and Arts Center, and the 26th at Pohang Culture and Arts Center.

The cast consists of over 200 members, including municipal choirs from the three cities, the Gyeongju City Silla Gochidae, an orchestra, as well as soprano Lee Haewon, tenor Jeon Byeongho, and baritone Kim Seungcheol.

Composed of four movements, this joint performance sings of Park Hyeokgeose, born from the founding myth of Silla’s egg (Movement 1), and King Jinheung, who advanced northward with youthful ambition toward a wider world (Movement 2).

It then continues with the story of Queen Seondeok (Movement 3), Korea’s first historical queen who promoted open culture and politics, and concludes with King Muyeol (Movement 4), who moved toward the land of dreams with the spirit of the Hwarang.

Soprano Lee Haewon, who plays Queen Seondeok, is known by dazzling titles such as “the soprano at the center of art pop,” “K-Classic’s super rookie,” and “the soprano representing the MZ generation.” She swept major domestic competitions and made a successful European debut in 2021 as the first Korean to take a lead role at the Rossini Opera Festival.

An official from the Ulsan Municipal Arts Group said, “Through the Haeoreum Alliance municipal arts group joint performance held for the first time in four years, we expect to promote friendship, revitalize regional arts through cultural and artistic exchanges, and strengthen bonds between the cities.”

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