'He's a very nice person, and he's a very nice singer. Burcham will reprise the role of the American serviceman in the Painted Sky concert production. MORE: OKC's Allied Arts spearheads efforts to 'restart the arts' after COVID-19įor her OKC debut, Park will not only get back to performing opera after the COVID-19 outbreak, she also will reunite with tenor Joel Burcham, who played Pinkerton opposite her Butterfly in Knoxville. She reprised 'Madama Butterfly' to acclaim in 2017 with New Hampshire's Opera North. debut playing in the title role in the Knoxville (Tennessee) Opera Company's 2010 production, and has since performed in Austria, Germany, South Korea and China. It is beautiful music and beautiful feelings.'

It's very demanding, but I love to sing this role. 'It's a very emotional role, and you're singing on the stage nonstop. but I think she's a very proud woman,' Park said.

Other people can think she's kind of a poor person. Pinkerton, an American naval officer.Īlthough it is a marriage of convenience for Pinkerton, Butterfly falls in love with him, leading to a heartbreaking outcome. She enters into an arranged marriage with Lt.

Set in early 20th-century Japan, Puccini’s poignant tale of love and betrayal centers on Cio Cio San, a teenage geisha known as Madam Butterfly. So, this is a show you can listen to and just be engulfed by the beauty and dramatic storytelling.' Concert production 'Puccini himself said that he felt like it was the most expressive music he'd ever composed - and for someone who's known for his expressive music, that's saying something. 'It is our most requested opera,' said Painted Sky Artistic Director Rob Glaubitz, who is directing the concert production. Korean lyric soprano will make her Oklahoma City debut Saturday in the title role of Giacomo Puccini's soaring saga 'Madama Butterfly.' OKC's Painted Sky Opera will close its 2020-21 season with a semi-staged one-night-only concert production of the beloved opera at Hudiburg Chevrolet Center at Rose State College in Midwest City.

I mean, it's my part of life, and I felt like I lost my wings.' 'I had small concerts, but not really an opera,' she said. Opera singer Jinwon Park is ready to get her wings back after the COVID-19 practically grounded her for more than a year.

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