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Explanation of the Saranga from Pansori Chunhyangga

Explanation of the parts sung by the male main character Doryung Lee and parts sung by female main character Chunhyang.

In this video, you can see a performance of Pansori Chunhyangga Check out the performance video and interviews with the performers, and review what you learned in this week.

How was the lesson today? Did you get enough insight into Korean music? Finally, let’s take time to summarize what we have learned today and answer the following questions.

We want to hear from you:

  • How does the age and individual interpretation of ‘Pansori’ singers influence the representation of love in ‘Chunhyangga’?
  • Why does this centuries-old tale continue to resonate with modern audiences?
  • Let’s compare the musical styles of opera and pansori.

Join us next time for more exciting insights into Korean Traditional music. See you next time! 

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