Book, lyrics and music by Solbong Kim. Premiered in Jeonju, July 2023.
Jegichagi takes its name from the Korean shuttlecock game, and its story from the years that broke the country apart — beginning with the liberation of 1945, crossing the war of 1950, and ending in the streets of Jeonju in 1976, when an adopted son returns to find the mother who gave him up.
The Jeonju premiere, complete
Acts I & II22 scenes and numbersAct III8 scenes and numbers
Performers and production4 city companies · 6 principals · conductor, producer, designer
Companies
Jeonju City Symphony Orchestra전주시립교향악단
Jeonju Gugak Orchestra전주시립국악단
Jeonju Theater Company전주시립극단
Jeonju Chorus전주시립합창단
Cast
MinaHyerin Jeong미나 · 정혜린
Eugene / SunkiSewon Oh유진/선기 · 오세원
BaksuJeongwon Lee박수무당 · 이정원
MigyunMinsol Park미균 · 박민솔
AuntJeongsuk Yeom숙모 · 염정숙
InhoWonsup Lee인호 · 이원섭
Direction
ConductorKisun Sung성기선
ProducerYeonjeong Heo허연정
Stage designPark Dong-woo박동우
Scenes
Acts I & II
Act III
Scenes and arias
Liberation Day — the opening scene해방되던 날A World of Love — Mina and Eugene fall in love사랑의 세계When Spring Comes — Mina awaits her husband's return봄이오면The 38th Parallel Has Fallen38선이 무너졌다The Time Has Come — the adopted son hesitates이제 그만The adopted son tastes his mother's food for the first timeA Quiet Day — their last duetForever Grateful Love — the final scene한없이 고마운 사랑
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8 June 2017Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, AnkaraRipplesPresidential Symphony Orchestra of Türkiye · Kisun SungA friendship concert for the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Türkiye.
22 February 2018Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie BerlinWorld premiereOvertureEwha Kammerorchester with musicians of the Deutsche Oper Berlin · Kisun Sung
31 March 2019New World SymphonyOvertureDean Whiteside
18 March 2021Yeonji Hall, Sori Arts Center of Jeonbuk, JeonjuWorld premiereSuiteJeonju City Symphony Orchestra · Kisun Sung
9 September 2024Qingdao People’s Hall, QingdaoSuiteQingdao Symphony Orchestra and Jeonju City Symphony Orchestra · Kisun SungFor the thirtieth anniversary of the Korean Consulate General in Qingdao.
30 September 2025Kim Young-eui Hall, Ewha Womans University, SeoulOvertureEwha Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra · Kisun SungA centenary concert for the Ewha College of Music, founded 1925.
4 October 2025Kanazawa, JapanOvertureEwha Womans University Chamber Orchestra · Kisun SungFor the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Korea.
