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Turandot
투란도트
Official English Title
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SOURCE
opera
SETTING
Fictional
BOOK
adaptation
Based on Giacomo Puccini, Turandot
Korean Premiere
2011
Korean Premiere Theatre
Daegu Opera House, Daegu
Further Korean run reference:
https://www.themusical.co.kr/Musical/Detail?num=2288
The Musical search cue — “투란도트 뮤지컬”
Summary
Puccini’s princess is reimagined in an underwater kingdom, where Turandot’s refusal of love, Calaf’s riddles, and political conflict unfold as an aquatic fantasy.
Origin & Development
Premiered in 2011 as the opening production of DIMF at Daegu Opera House. Written by Lee Hae-je (book) and Jang So-yeong (music), the piece relocates the story to the deep-sea kingdom of Okakeomare, aiming from its inception to serve as a long-term exportable property. Developed and produced directly by DIMF as a “global musical project,” rather than as a commercial Seoul-based run. 2011 Premiere – Daegu Opera House (DIMF Opening Production). Subsequent long-run and revival stagings in Daegu and Seoul (8 productions total as of 2020). Adapted into a feature film in 2021 (Turandot: The Kingdom of Darkness), screened at the 2022 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Partial Synopsis
Long ago, when the sea was the entire world, Princess Turandot ruled the underwater kingdom of Okakeomare. Traumatized by the brutal death of her mother, she rejects all men and issues a deadly riddle challenge—any suitor who fails is executed. Calaf, a prince from a fallen kingdom, arrives after a shipwreck and risks his life to solve the riddles and break the curse that binds her. The musical blends mythic fantasy, darker dramatic themes, and East Asian–inflected orchestration.
图兰朵
2012
2012-01-07
to
2012-01-07
Country:
China
City:
Dongguan
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Yulan Grand Theatre
A Korean-language performance as the closing production of the 2012 Dongguan Musical Festival.
图兰朵
2014
2014-11-01
to
2014-11-02
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Invited to the 2014 China Shanghai International Arts Festival.
图兰朵
2016
2016-08-11
to
2016-08-14
Country:
China
City:
Harbin
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean/Chinese
Venue:
Harbin Grand Theater
Created by Daegu Metropolitan City and the Daegu International Musical Festival, the production was invited by Harbin Entertainment Co., Ltd., a city-affiliated company, as the main program of the Harbin Summer Festival and part of the opening celebrations of the newly completed Harbin Grand Theatre.
Turandot Muzikál
2020
2020-03-06
to
2020-03-07
Country:
Slovakia
City:
Bratislava
Production Type:
Licensed
Language:
Slovak
Venue:
Nová scéna
Following a 2018 contract between DIMF and the Nová scéna theatre and local casting in 2019, the Slovak-language production opened to sold-out audiences and entered the theatre's repertory, with royalties paid to the Korean creators per performance. It was the first licensed Eastern European staging of a Korean-created musical.
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