FULL HWAJEONGA (Choi Woo-jung) Seoul 2025 Lee Ah-kyung, Seon-jeong, Choi Hye-kyung, Oh Ye-eun

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Hwajeonga  
• Composer: Choi Woo-jung  
• Libretto: Bae Sam-sik, the Popular Play "Hwajeonga": A Story Unraveled by Nine Women    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater, , Seoul, South Korea, Korea National Opera  
• Recorded:
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Lee Ah-kyung, Seon-jeong, Choi Hye-kyung, Oh Ye-eun, Lee Mi-young, Yoon Sang-ah, Kim Soo-jung, Lim Eun-kyung, Yang Je-kyung
• Conductor: Song An-hoon  
• Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra National Opera  
• Chorus: Winner Opera Choir  
• Choreographer: Jeong Yeong-doo  
• Stage Director: Jeong Yeong-doo  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: KNO Play  
• Date Published: 2025  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, othersubs  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

In April 1950, nine women gather to celebrate the 60th birthday of Mrs. Kim, the matriarch of a noble family in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do: her eldest daughter, Geum-shil; her second daughter, Park-shil, who has married in Daegu; her youngest daughter, Bong-ah; her eldest daughter-in-law, Jang-rim; her second daughter-in-law, Yeong-ju; her aunt, Kwon; Dokgol Halmae, the housekeeper; and Hong-dari, the woman she raised. Instead of a grand feast, Mrs. Kim suggests a “Hwajeonnori” (flower viewing) event, where they make pancakes out of flower petals and go on a flower-viewing trip. The night before, they stay up all night, sharing chocolate and coffee, and sharing stories about their lives and families. Their husbands and sons are in prison or missing. They live their lives, filling their empty spaces. Having endured their difficult lives, these women neither pity nor judge each other. Instead, they show themselves as pillars of support, each able to lean on the other.

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