{"id":1376,"date":"2023-05-27T14:51:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saaremaaopera.com\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T21:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T18:30:20","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saaremaaopera.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saaremaa Opera Festival 2025<\/span><\/h3>
22\u201327 July
\n<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top_multiplier=””][vc_column][vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” equal_column_height=”equal”][vc_column_inner width=”4\/5″ vertical_content_position=”bottom”][vc_custom_heading text=”MAIN ARTIST SOUTH-KOREA” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|line_height:14px” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1754241991370{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”]
Daegu Opera House
\n<\/span><\/h5>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/5″ vertical_content_position=”bottom” tablet_sm_width=”hide” mobile_width=”hide”][vc_single_image image=”2324″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2025, Daegu Opera House is the only producing opera house in South Korea. Since its establishment in 2003, the institution has been dedicated to advancing the art of opera and contributing to Daegu\u2019s designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Music. <\/p>\n

With a strong commitment to artistic excellence, Daegu Opera House has staged a wide array of high-quality productions and expanded its international presence through collaborative performances in countries such as Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, China, Germany, and most notably, at the 2025 Saaremaa Opera Festival in Estonia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Also, the theater annually hosts the Daegu International Opera Festival, one of the most prestigious opera festivals in Asia.<\/p>\n

Today, Daegu Opera House stands as a vibrant cultural hub where tradition meets innovation, and where creativity, artistry, and collaboration flourish. Every note, every scene, and every performance is a celebration of Korean opera and its enduring legacy on the global stage.[\/vc_column_text]

<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]PROGRAM BOOK pdf<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Read more<\/strong><\/a> about the performers and production team[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″ content_width=”95″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
22 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

SIM TJONG<\/h4>\n

Yun Isang<\/strong>
\nDaegu International Opera Orchestra, Daegu Opera Choir
\nand Kairos Dance Company
\nConductor Junghyun James Cho<\/strong>, Artistic Director Kabgun Chung<\/strong><\/p>\n

23 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE<\/h4>\n

C. W. Gluck<\/strong>
\nDaegu International Opera Orchestra, Daegu Opera Choir
\nand Kairos Dance Company
\nConductor Junghyun James Cho<\/strong>, Artistic Director Sookjeong Eom<\/strong>,
\nChoreograph Youngnam Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n

24 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

Korean Dance Gala: Frangrance of Daegu<\/h4>\n

Daegu Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra
\nArtistic Director Sang-il Han<\/strong><\/p>\n

25 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

MADAMA BUTTERFLY<\/h4>\n

G. Puccini<\/strong>
\nDaegu International Opera Orchestra, Daegu Opera Choir
\nand Kairos Dance Company
\nConductor Marcello Mottadelli<\/strong>, Artistic Director Kabgun Chung<\/strong><\/p>\n

25 July 23 PM Kuressaare Castle Midnight Lounge<\/h6>\n

OPERA ROYAL<\/h4>\n

Mirjam Dede Band \u2022 DJ Sten Heinoja
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

26 July 8 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

OPERA GALA<\/h4>\n

Daegu International Opera Orchestra, Daegu Opera Choir and soloists
\nConductor Marcello Mottadelli<\/strong>, Artistic Director Sookjeong Eom<\/strong><\/p>\n

26 July 23 PM Kuressaare Castle Midnight Lounge<\/h6>\n

OPERA ROYAL<\/h4>\n

Haldi & ans Flamingo \u2022 DJ Sten Heinoja<\/strong><\/p>\n

27 July 2 PM Kuressaare Castle Opera Hall<\/h6>\n

Children’s musical PUSS IN BOOTS<\/h4>\n

Raimo Kangro and Leelo Tungal<\/strong>
\nNGO Ooperiga S\u00f6braks
\nDirectors Ain Anger<\/strong> & Oksana Tralla-Anger<\/strong>
\nP\u00e4rnu City Orchestra, Conductor Henri Christofer Aavik<\/strong><\/p>\n

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