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Musical Dosan

오페라 도산

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Other Titles: 오페라 도산

Other Titles: 오페라 도산

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SOURCE

biography

SETTING

Korea

BOOK

original

Dosan Ahn Chang-ho in America

Korean Premiere

2025

Korean Premiere Theatre

Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

Further Korean run reference:
https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%8F%84%EC%82%B0(%EC%98%A4%ED%8E%98%EB%9D%BC)
The Musical search cue — “오페라 도산”

Summary

Independence leader Ahn Chang Ho builds communities across Korea and the United States, sustaining education, civic responsibility, and hope through exile and struggle.

Origin & Development

Musical Dosan was collaboratively developed by Korean-American artists in Southern California. It dramatizes the life and ideals of independence leader Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (1878–1938) through the history of the Korean diaspora in the United States. Ahn was a founding leader of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1919, wrote the lyrics to Korea's original national anthem, and led reform movements in education and civic life in Korea and in overseas communities; in California he established schools, civic organizations, and resistance networks.

The musical was conceived to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement and the establishment of Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Day on November 9, proclaimed by the State of California. It premiered in Riverside and Los Angeles in 2019, with performances at Loma Linda University, the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. A six-performance run at La Mirada Theatre attracted more than 5,000 attendees, and the production returned to the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 2024.

Performed in English and Korean, the musical dramatizes key episodes from Dosan's life: a solo prologue, his public speeches, his family's migration to the U.S., his confrontation with Itō Hirobumi, and the March 1st demonstrations, closing with the cast singing the early version of the Korean national anthem. According to its program materials, the show aims to portray Korea's modern awakening through narrative, music, and dance for both diaspora communities and younger generations.

In 2025, marking its fifth anniversary, the work had its Korean premiere as a full opera at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House, reinterpreted by Korean performers. It is a rare case of a Korean musical developed overseas before being presented in Korea.

Partial Synopsis

Independence leader Ahn Chang Ho builds communities across Korea and the United States, sustaining education, civic responsibility, and hope through exile and struggle.

Dosan

2019

2019-03-03

to

2019-03-03

Country:

United States

City:

Loma Linda

Production Type:

Full Production

Language:

Korean

Venue:

Loma Linda University

The 2019 premiere season began with a performance at Loma Linda University in Riverside County.

Dosan

2019

2019-03-09

to

2019-03-09

Country:

United States

City:

Los Angeles

Production Type:

Full Production

Language:

Korean

Venue:

Korean Cultural Center

A 2019 premiere-season performance at the Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles.

Dosan

2019

2019-08-10

to

2019-08-10

Country:

United States

City:

Los Angeles

Production Type:

Full Production

Language:

Korean

Venue:

Wilshire Ebell Theatre

Performed to a sold-out house.

Dosan

2022

2022-08-25

to

2022-08-28

Country:

United States

City:

La Mirada

Production Type:

Full Production

Language:

Korean

Venue:

La Mirada Theatre

A 2022 staging at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Dosan

2024

2024-11-09

to

2024-11-10

Country:

United States

City:

Los Angeles

Production Type:

Full Production

Language:

Korean/English

Venue:

Wilshire Ebell Theatre

A return to the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Performed in English and Korean, the musical dramatizes episodes from the life of Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, including his public speeches, his family’s migration to the United States, a confrontation with Itō Hirobumi, and the March 1st Movement.

Dosan

2025

2025-11-17

to

2025-11-22

Country:

United States

City:

New York

Production Type:

Reading / Showcase

Language:

Korean/English

Venue:

Open Jar Studios

A private Equity 29-hour reading in New York, the next step in a development process that began in 2018 and has included four seasons and a gala concert.

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