Jose Carreras will hold a recital tour across Korea May 8-12. One of the three great tenors of the century, alongside Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, the Spanish singer will grace Kyunghee University’s anniversary celebration in Seoul May 8 and perform at Cheonma Art Center in Daegu May 10, and, May 12, at Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center for its second anniversary concert in Seoul’s satellite city of Goyang, in Gyeonggi Province.The crystalline bell sound of his younger days has now taken on a deeper color, and the 62-year-old wowed local fans during his 2005 recital at Seoul Arts Center. Meanwhile, crossover tenor Im Tae-kyung is known for overcoming leukemia, and Carreras, too, has inspired many by conquering the disease and supporting others through his international leukemia foundation.
He will sing popular operatic arias and folk songs, and his partner conductor and nephew, David Gimenez, will conduct the Eurasian Philharmonic Orchestra for the Seoul and Daegu concerts while for the Goyang performance he will lead the Korean Symphony Orchestra, which recently provided the accompaniment for Domingo’s recital.
Tickets cost from 80,000 won to 220,000 won for Daegu (call 053-422-4224) and Kyunghee University (call 1588-7890) and from 40,000 won to 220,000 won for Goyang Aram Nuri Art Center (call 1577-7766).
In 2007, Ennio Morricone made an unforgettable concert debut here by conducting the timeless compositions that appeared in ``Cinema Paradiso,’’ ``The Mission’’ and ``The Legend of 1900.’’ The 80-year-old veteran of over 400 film soundtracks will revisit Korea to give two concerts May 26-27 at Olympic Park.
The Italian composer has been touring the world with the Gyor Philharmonic Orchestra, and will be joined by the Yoon Hak-won Chorale for the Seoul concerts. Esteemed director Park Chan-wook was quoted as once saying, ``While there may be people who have not seen his films, there is no one, in civilized modern society, who hasn’t heard his music. He is the J.S. Bach of today.’’
Details about the program have yet to be announced. Tickets cost from 50,000 won to 160,000 won. Booking in English is available at (02) 3444-9969.
Korea’s feted soprano Sumi Jo and Russia’s foremost baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky will perform for Seoulites May 28 and 30 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Seoul.
The concert, most appropriately titled ``Majestic,’’ brings together two of the most talented singers of the world, Jo, whom Herbert von Karajan complimented as having ``the voice from Heaven,’’ and Hvorostovsky, whose silvery voice graced all five of the world’s top opera houses.
Jo will sing the technically exigent aria ``Couplets de Mysoli’’ from the opera ``La Perle du Bresil,’’ among works, while Hvorostovsky will offer not only standard Italian operatic arias but a variation of French and Russian repertoires.
Ion Marin will conduct the Mostly Philharmonic. Tickets cost from 70,000 won to 200,000 won. Call (02) 3461-0976.
The Italian composer has been touring the world with the Gyor Philharmonic Orchestra, and will be joined by the Yoon Hak-won Chorale for the Seoul concerts. Esteemed director Park Chan-wook was quoted as once saying, ``While there may be people who have not seen his films, there is no one, in civilized modern society, who hasn’t heard his music. He is the J.S. Bach of today.’’
Details about the program have yet to be announced. Tickets cost from 50,000 won to 160,000 won. Booking in English is available at (02) 3444-9969.
Korea’s feted soprano Sumi Jo and Russia’s foremost baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky will perform for Seoulites May 28 and 30 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Seoul.The concert, most appropriately titled ``Majestic,’’ brings together two of the most talented singers of the world, Jo, whom Herbert von Karajan complimented as having ``the voice from Heaven,’’ and Hvorostovsky, whose silvery voice graced all five of the world’s top opera houses.
Jo will sing the technically exigent aria ``Couplets de Mysoli’’ from the opera ``La Perle du Bresil,’’ among works, while Hvorostovsky will offer not only standard Italian operatic arias but a variation of French and Russian repertoires.
Ion Marin will conduct the Mostly Philharmonic. Tickets cost from 70,000 won to 200,000 won. Call (02) 3461-0976.
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