Last week, the hottest ticket in Seoul was the National Changgeuk Company of Korea s (NCCK) Lear. This “changgeuk,” which is a genre of traditional Korean opera, enjoyed a limited nine-day engagement at the Daloreum Theater of the National Theater of Korea. With just 500 seats available, tickets for the entire run were snapped up well ahead of its opening night.
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The National Changgeuk Company of Korea is making a grand return to the stage with one of its most most unconventional repertoires, "Farewell My Concubine.” Premiered in the spring of 2019 and met with sold-out shows during its fall run, this "changgeuk" is a blend of traditional Korean and Peking operas, brought to life through the collaborative efforts of creative teams from Korea and Taiwan. S.