[Cultural scene] Go Kyung-il, bassist, Korean star of the Danish Royal Opera

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The Royal Danish Opera Theater is one of Europe's major opera houses.

Bass Go Kyung-il, who became the first Asian tenured member in the theater's 270-year history, will be performing on the stage in his home country for the first time in a long time. 

This is the cultural scene, reporter Kim Soo-hyun.

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Royal Danish Opera House, which was closed for a year and a half after Corona, reopened in October last year with Faust of Gounod. I did.

The most noteworthy performer in this performance, which was also seen by the Queen of Denmark, was bassist Koh Kyung-il who played the role of Mephistopheles.

The Danish Royal Opera Company's 270-year history is the first Asian lead and tenured member.

In the 20th year of his life in Europe, which started as a study abroad in France, he suffered a major crisis due to sudden hearing loss while performing at the Hamburg Opera, Germany, but he returned to the stage after surgery and rehabilitation.

[Kyung-Il Go / Bass (Appearing in the SBS Newsroom Curtain Call): At that time, I couldn’t come to SBS like this right now if I just said, ‘Oh, I can’t hear this, so I’m done.

So, I always do not give up and try again and again, and that is my way of life.]

After passing through France and Germany, he joined the Royal Danish Opera in 2017, and received good reviews for each work he appears in, making him a tenured member in 2019. It has become

Koh Kyung-il will present his music to Korean audiences for the first time in 20 years of living in Europe with Mozart's 'Requiem' with Seoul City Hall.