Comunale Theater of Ferrara & Daegu Opera House Strengthen Cultural Ties Again

Ferrara and Daegu are strengthening their cultural ties through Andrea Chénier which is their 4th co-production since 2021. Featuring a grand stage design and innovative direction of Daegu Opera House, the production had its success in Ferrara on February 28 and March 2.

This production was directed by Kim Ji-young, conducted by Marcello Mottadelli,

featuring Ten. Park Sung-kyu as Chénier and Sop. Lim Se-kyung as Maddalena.

World Expands Cultural Cooperation Through UNESCO

Following Andrea Chénier, Daegu delegations including intendant Chung met with Ferrara’s Deputy Mayor(Alan Fabrri) and UNESCO Creative Cities of Music representatives from Bolzano(Sabrina Michielli) , Pesaro(Daniele Vimini), and Bologna(Anna Lisa Boni), Italy to discuss cultural cooperation.

On March 4, they visited the UCCN headquarters in Paris to promote Daegu’s cultural policies and confirmed their participation in the Daegu Global Forum in October 2025.

A 100-Minute Race of Love and Death

Meta-Opera Between Klangforum Wien and Needcompany

Daegu Opera House has showed Amopera, a contemporary opera concert on March 22 and 23

A collaboration between Klangforum Wien and Needcompany portrays love’s darker side

through dynamic staging with orchestra members running, colliding, and embracing on stage.

AMOPERA is a meta-opera that reconstructs the form of opera through montage, adaptation and focusing.