The 7-Hour Pansori Journey of Five Masters: 'Myeongchang-ui Sumsori'

1 PM on the 25th, Seolleung Art Hall
Five Myungchang Perform Pansori's Five Masterpieces Over 7 Hours

A stage featuring five pansori masterpieces performed by five master singers officially recognized by the Republic of Korea will be presented to the audience over seven hours.

Seolleung Art Hall (CEO Song Young-sook) announced on the 16th that it will hold the master singer planning performance "The Breath of a Master Singer" on the 25th, Saturday, from 1 PM to 8 PM.
[Photo by Seolleung Art Hall]

Seolleung Art Hall (CEO Song Youngsuk) announced on the 16th that it will hold the master singer planning performance "The Breath of Master Singers" on Saturday the 25th from 1 PM to 8 PM.

"The Breath of Master Singers" is a planned performance by Seolleung Art Hall, now in its fifth year since 2019, where five master singers each perform one of the five pansori masterpieces over seven hours in a single day. This performance allows the audience to hear the voices of the master singers and drummers, including their breathing sounds, through natural acoustics, attracting great interest from traditional Korean music fans.

The pansori master singers on stage, all designated as Living National Treasures, are ▲Kim Ilgu (Holder of the National Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Jeokbyeokga) ▲Jeong Uijin (Holder of the Seoul Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Sugungga) ▲Lee Okcheon (Holder of the Seoul Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Heungboga) ▲Jeong Hoeseok (Holder of the National Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Simcheongga) ▲Mo Bogyeong (Holder of the Jeollabuk-do Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Jeongnyeongryeolje Chunhyangga), who will present a diverse range of Korean traditional sounds.

In pansori, the role of the drummer, known as the "Ilgosu" (master drummer), is as important as the singer. On this day’s stage, ▲Lee Taebaek (Holder of the National Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Gobeop) ▲Choi Kwangsu (Holder of the Daejeon Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Gobeop) ▲Jo Yongsu (Holder of the National Intangible Cultural Property Pansori Gobeop) ▲Jo Yongbok (Lead member of the National Gugak Center Folk Orchestra) will accompany the five master singers to create the best pansori performance.

Tickets for each pansori performance are priced at 50,000 KRW per seat. A 40% discount is available for reservations made for the entire performance by the 19th. Tickets can be purchased through the Seolleung Art Hall website and Naver Reservation.

This performance is hosted by Seolleung Art Hall and co-organized by Jigeum Pungnyu. It is supported by the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service and the Hwanam Boeun Scholarship Foundation, and selected as part of the private performance venue revitalization support project funded by the Culture and Arts Promotion Fund.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.