A True Daughter of the Party explained
| A True Daughter of the Party |
| Context: | north |
| Hangul: | 당의참된딸 |
| Hanja: | 黨義참된딸 |
| Mr: | Tang-ui ch'am-toen ttal |
| Rr: | Dang-ŭi chamdoen ttal |
A True Daughter of the Party is a North Korean revolutionary opera.[1] [2] First performed in 1971, it is credited to Kim Jong Il.[3] [4] [5]
The opera is considered one of the "Five Great Revolutionary Operas", a group of classical, revolution-themed opera repertoires well received within North Korea.[6] [7] A True Daughter of the Party is the only one of the five set during the Korean War.[8]
It is performed with a male chorus, a smaller female chorus, with Western musical instruments, principally brass and strings.[9]
Plot
During the Korean War, Kang Yong-ok serves in the Taebaek Mountains as a nurse for injured Korean People's Army soldiers as they fight against the American forces.[10]
Reception
The main theme, "Where Are You, Dear General?", is a paean to Kim Il Sung, credited to Kim Jong Il as composer; it was added to the opera by Kim Jong Il after he noted that A True Daughter of the Party was unpopular and that "the reason for its failure was that loyalty to the great leader was not brought into bold relief and that there was no suitable theme song."[11] [12]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Women of Korea. March 19, 1974. Working People's Organization Publishing House.. Google Books.
- Web site: A True Daughter of the Party: The Revolutionary Opera. March 19, 1974. Foreign Languages Publishing House. Google Books.
- Book: Buzo, Adrian. The Making of Modern Korea. September 13, 2016. Taylor & Francis. 9781317422785. Google Books.
- Book: Breen, Michael. Kim Jong-Il, Revised and Updated: Kim Jong-il: North Korea?s Dear Leader, Revised and Updated Edition. February 19, 2012. John Wiley & Sons. 9781118153772. Google Books.
- Web site: Marrying the East and the West: The Development of North Korea's Opera Aesthetic at the Height of the Cold War. Sposare Oriente e Occidente: lo sviluppo dell’estetica operistica in Corea del. Nord. durante la Guerra Fredda-. hookiisays. April 15, 2019. JHI Blog.
- Book: Hudson, Dermot. VICTORY OF JUCHE KOREA IS A SCIENCE. August 16, 2018. Lulu.com. 9780244111540. Google Books.
- Book: Malice, Michael. Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il. January 25, 2014. Michael Malice. 9781495283253. Google Books.
- Book: Marr, Henry. North Korea. December 14, 2018. Bradt Travel Guides. 9781784770945. Google Books.
- Book: Howard, Keith. Songs for "Great Leaders": Ideology and Creativity in North Korean Music and Dance. January 24, 2020. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-007752-5. Google Books.
- Book: Howard, Keith. Songs for "Great Leaders": Ideology and Creativity in North Korean Music and Dance. January 24, 2020. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-007752-5. Google Books.
- Web site: " suitable theme song. Then he advised that an" - Google Search. www.google.com.
- Web site: Korea Today. March 19, 1991. Foreign Languages Publishing House. Google Books.
