{"id":149397,"date":"2025-07-24T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=149397"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:58:43","slug":"south-korean-opera-at-saaremaa-opera-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/south-korean-opera-at-saaremaa-opera-days\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean Opera at Saaremaa Opera Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The 18th Saaremaa Opera Days, held in the courtyard of Kuressaare Castle, will begin on Tuesday, 22 July. This year, the festival\u2019s star guest is the Daegu Opera from South Korea. The programme features <b>Gluck<\/b>\u2019s \u201cOrpheus and Eurydice\u201d, <b>Puccini<\/b>\u2019s \u201cMadame Butterfly\u201d, and the rare \u201cSim Tjong\u201d by <b>Isang Yun<\/b>, originally composed for the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics. Also on offer are a Korean dance gala, and a children\u2019s musical, \u201cPuss in Boots\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Butterfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SimTjong.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sim Tjong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The festival\u2019s artistic director, <b>Ain Anger<\/b>, and executive producer <b>Kertu Orro<\/b> emphasise the diversity of the programme and the importance of cultural exchange. <b>Kabgun Chung<\/b>, director of the Daegu Opera Theater, promises unforgettable experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">In addition to opera, the Saaremaa Opera Days offer evening and late-night programming, including a concert by <b>Mirjam Dede<\/b>\u2019s new band in the Opera Royal Salon, and soul music performed by Haldi &amp; Flamingo. After the opera gala on Saturday evening, 26 July, attendees can return to the mainland on a special night ferry departing from Kuivastu harbor at 1:30 in the morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Tickets are available on the festival\u2019s <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saaremaaopera.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">official website<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The 18th Saaremaa Opera Days, held in the courtyard of Kuressaare Castle, will begin on Tuesday, 22 July. 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