3rd La Prima Opera Ensemble Regular Concert: Spring Blooming with Art Songs

[PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION] As warmth seeps into the earth that has been huddled through winter, spring has arrived at our side. This concert, ****, has been prepared to convey the excitement of the season through beautiful vocal melodies. In Part 1, we celebrate the spring of our homeland and the fragrance of flowers through Korean art songs where poetry and melody harmoniously blend. In Part 2 that follows, through opera arias and duets by masters such as Mozart and Verdi, we unfold the deep passion and narrative of love inherent in classical music. We hope that as the voices of singers ring out like blossoming petals, your hearts too will be filled with the radiant warmth of spring. [PROGRAM] Part 1 Soprano Kim Ha-young "A Spring Day" - Poetry by Hwang Bedroshi, Composition by Jung Hee-seon Baritone Kang Dong-jin "Live in the Green Mountains" - Poetry by Kim Yeon-jun Soprano Lee Eun-jung "Mountain Azalea" - Poetry by Kim So-wol, Composition by Kim Sung-tae Soprano Lee Chae-hyun "New Taryeong" - Poetry by Park Hee-kyung, Composition by Jo Du-nam Soprano Jang Hyun-ju "In the Flower Clouds" - Poetry by Park Du-jin, Composition by Lee Heung-yeol Tenor Kim Eun-gyo "Longing" - Poetry by Lee Eun-sang, Composition by Kim Dong-jin Sopranos Lee Eun-jung & Lee Chae-hyun "First Love" - Poetry by Kim Hyo-geun Part 2 Baritone Hwang Hyuk "Caro mio ben" - G. Giordani Soprano No Yeon-su "La Capinera" - J. Benedict Soprano Kim Ha-young, Baritone Hwang Hyuk W. A. Mozart - Opera "Die Zauberflöte" "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" (Those Who Feel Love) Soprano Jang Hyun-ju, Baritone Kang Dong-jin Franz Lehár - "Lippen Schweigen" (Lips Are Silent) From the Operetta "Die lustige Witwe" Soprano No Yeon-su, Tenor Kim Eun-gyo G. Verdi - Opera "Rigoletto" "Signor né principe... È il sol dell'anima" All Cast "Spring Comes Across the River" - Poetry by Song Gil-ja, Composition by Im Kyung-soo