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  Editors Interview Professor Sooyeon Sohn Korea's leading critic invited to  the New National Theater in Tokyo, Japan And Carnegie Hall in New York, the world's best venues The New National Theater in Tokyo, Japan, ambitiously produced and released a creative opera in 2019. They wanted to know the world's reaction and evaluation of Japanese opera and this new opera. The world-renowned conductor, Kazushi Ono, was appointed as the new artistic director and announced that he would continue to present works aimed at the world stage. The new opera, "Aster", is based on the short story "The Story of Zion" by the Japanese writer, Junichiro Ishikawa, which was published in 1956. The world premiere was held at the New National Theater , and 70% of the tickets were sold, which is rare for an opera. Japan invited the Korean representative critic, Professor Sooyeon Sohn, to Japan to receive the world's reaction and evaluation of the work. Professor S...

  Conductor Kim Bong-mi. The publishers interview Appointed as the general artistic director of the Busan Opera House this season. Inaugurated as the chairperson of the Asia Headquarters of the Italian Aslico International Competition   Conductor Kim Bong-mi breaks through the glass ceiling and writes new histories of korean opera and classical music The first female conductor to conduct Grand Opera at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House. Conductor Kim Bong-mi has many accolades One significant record among them is that she is the first female conductor to conduct at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House Grand Opera. Along with the history of the Korean Arts Center, it is a historical record that cannot be broken or changed. At the 2nd Korea Opera Festival held at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House in 2011, she was the first female conductor to take on a large-scale opera festival representing Korea. She successfully finished the performance and left a great impression. The Korea...