2022 Oct. 12 Ticket

Swan Lake | Cirque Du Soleil: Alegria | Grand Mint Festival | Seopyeonje | Hodong | Mrs. Doubtfire | Love Letters | Crash Landing on You | Dracula: The Musical | Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin | Son Yeol-eum | Sarah Brightman | Ailee |

SWAN LAKESeoul Arts Center, Opera TheaterOct. 12 – 16: The Korean National Ballet presents the timeless ballet classic “Swan Lake.”

Of the many versions of “Swan Lake,” the national ballet company will perform the work of choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, who is known as a living legend in the ballet world.

Grigorovich’s version cuts out some parts that could be seen to be less dynamic and adds more dance sequences such as pas de deux and folk dance to maximize the sheer fun of the performance.

The music of Tchaikovsky is arranged more rhythmically compared to other versions.

Unlike the original story has a tragic ending, this version has a happy ending where the protagonists fight off the main villains.

Dancers Park Seul-ki, Cho Yeon-jae, Han Na-rea and Sim Hyun-hee have been cast to play Odette and Odile while Heo Seo-myeong, Park Jong-suk, Kim Ki-wan and Ha Ji-seok alternate the role of Siegfried.

The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are priced from 5,000 won ($3.50) to 100,000 won.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: ALEGRIA Jamsil Sports Complex, Big Top Arena Oct. 20 – Jan. 1, 2023:Cirque Du Soleil’s all-time classic Alegria has been reimagined for a new generation. Titled “In A New Light Alegria,” the Canadian live entertainment group said it’s a new interpretation of the original concept, adding more bold creative alterations and more powerful acrobats to newly designed sets.

The show was created in 2019 to mark the anniversary of Alegria’s first performance and will be making a stop to premiere in Seoul next month. The troupe had struggled tremendously to keep its business running during the Covid-19 pandemic. But with the subtitle, “The Intermission is Over,” the group has resumed its performance, and Seoul is its first city.

Alegria has amused people since its premiere in 1994, seen by more than 14 million people in 255 cities around the world. The troupe visited Korea four years ago to showcase “Kooza,” another extravagant show featuring clowns.

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays. There are no shows on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 290,000 won.

Sports Complex Station, line No. 2, exit 6 or 7

GRAND MINT FESTIVAL 2022Olympic ParkOct. 22 and 23:The Grand Mint Festival (GMF) is back and the lineup is out. Amid music festivals and concerts that heavily feature K-pop boy groups or rock bands, GMF stages performances from a diverse range of musicians who are not frequently featured on TV. The event has become a major festival for fans who are thirsty for new music.

The lineup for the event’s first day includes Band Nah, SURL, Urban Zakapa, Soran, Jukjae, Bol4, 10cm, W24, Jung Joon-il and Hynn among many others. The second day lineup includes D82, Touched, Lucy, Jung Seung-hwan, Melomance, Daybreak, Pepertones and Stella Jang. There will be four different stages set up during the two-day festival.

Ticket booths opens at 11 a.m. and the festival begins at noon on both days.

One-day tickets cost 110,000 won and two-day tickets are 176,000 won.

Olympic Park Station, line No. 5 and 9, exit 3

SEOPYEONJE: THE MUSICAL Kwanglim Arts Center, BBCH Hall

“Seopyeonje” tells the lifelong journey of singers of pansori, or Korean traditional narrative singing, in the post-Korean War (1950-53) era. [PAGE1]

Through Oct. 23:Based on celebrated novelist Lee Cheong-jun’s story, “Seopyeonje” tells the lifelong journey of singers of pansori, or Korean traditional narrative singing, in the post-Korean War (1950-53) era.

Pansori singer Lee Jaram, musical actors Cha Ji-yeon and Yuria, singer Hong Ja, Yang Ji-eun and Hong Ji-yun are alternating the main role Song-hwa.

The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. weekdays, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 60,000 won to 130,000 won.

Apgujeong Station, line No. 3, exit 4

HODONGNational Theater of Korea, Haeoreum Grand Theater

Traditional dance performance "Hodong" tells the story of Korean folk tale “Princess Nakrang and Prince Hodong.” The performance will be staged at the National Theater of Korea in central Seoul until Oct. 29. [NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY OF KOREA]

Oct. 27 – 29:“Hodong” is a National Dance Company’s traditional dance performance based on the Korean folk tale “Princess Nakrang and Prince Hodong.” The performance, which features themes of war, love, betrayal and death, is a combination of modern techniques and classical sentiment. The legend of Princess Nakrang and Prince Hodong is a tragic love story from Korea’s Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C. to A.D. 668).

Tickets range from 20,000 won to 70,000 won.

The shows start at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Dongguk University Station, line No. 3, exit 6

MRS. DOUBTFIRECharlotte TheaterThrough Nov. 6:The Korean production of the Broadway musical “Mrs. Doubtfire,” based on the 1993 film of the same name, is currently being staged at the Charlotte Theater in Jamsil, southern Seoul. It’s the first international production of the musical. The show is a comic musical about a middle-aged man named Daniel Hillard who is out of his job and divorced. After he loses custody of his children, Daniel creates an alter ego of a Scottish nanny, Mrs. Doubtfire, to stay in his kids' lives.

The musical was written by American bestselling author John O'Farrell and American screenwriter and director Karey Kirkpatrick. The score and lyrics are by Karey Kirkpatrick and his brother and singer-songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick. The three creatives are also behind the 2015 critically-acclaimed musical "Something Rotten!"

Singer and actor Im Chang-jung alternates the lead role of Daniel with Chung Sung-hwa and Yang Joon-mo.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 150,000 won.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 3

LOVE LETTERSSeoul Arts Center, Jayu Small TheaterThrough Nov. 13:The Korean production of A. R. Gurney’s play “Love Letters” is currently being staged in Korea with veteran actors Oh Young-soo and Jang Hyun-sung alternating the male lead character and Park Jung-ja and Bae Jong-ok alternating the main female character.

The story revolves around the two characters who are childhood friends but become romantically attached as they exchanged letters.

Tickets are selling out fast as fans can see Oh, the 77-year-old “Squid Game” star, up close on a theater stage.

The play begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and on weekends.

Ticket prices range from 44,000 won to 66,000 won.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 6 or 7

CRASH LANDING ON YOUCOEX Shinhan Card ArtiumThrough Nov. 13:The musical version of tvN’s hit drama series “Crash Landing on You” (2019-20) premiered at the COEX Shinhan Card Artium on Sept. 16.

Actors Lee Kyu-hyung, Min Woo-hyuk and Lee Jang-woo alternate the role of Ri Jeong-hyuk, a North Korean military officer. The character was played by Hyun Bin in the TV series. For the female lead, originally played by Son Ye-jin, Lim Hye-young, Kim Ryeo-won and Na Ha-na alternate the role.

The musical follows the same storyline as the drama series, which is about a South Korean chaebol heiress and a North Korean military officer falling in love after the heiress accidentally lands in North Korea while paragliding.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 140,000 won.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends and public holidays.

Samsung Station, line No. 2, exit 5 or 6

DRACULA: THE MUSICALOlympic Park, Woori Art HallNov. 15 – Jan. 15, 2023: Based on the 1897 novel "Dracula" by Irish author Bram Stoker, the musical revolves around Count Dracula who has been living alone for 400 years after losing the love of his life. One day Count Dracula falls in love with Mina Murray, the fiancée of a young lawyer named Jonathan Harker.

The intertwined love story of the three — Count Dracula, Mina and Jonathan — unfolds against the backdrop of a Gothic castle.

The Korean production of the musical premiered locally in 1998. For the upcoming production, actor Ahn Jae-wook and singers Jung Dong-ha, Shin Seong-woo and Tei will alternate the role of Dracula. Tickets range from 80,000 won to 150,000 won.

Tickets will go on sale on Oct. 17.

Olympic Park Station, line No. 5 and 9, exit 3

DANIEL BARENBOIM & STAATSKAPELLE BERLINLotte Concert Hall, Seoul Arts CenterNov. 28 and 30: In this highly anticipated concert for classical music aficionados, eminent conductor Daniel Barenboim will be visiting Korea for a two-day concert. Barenboim scheduling a new concert in Seoul comes as a surprise as the titan in classical music, who turns 80 this October, has been grappling with health issues in recent years and has been withdrawing from scheduled performances.

Though he performed with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Berlin in August, he has canceled Wagner’s “Ring” cycle at the Berlin State Opera, set to take place early next month. Korea’s Mast Media has organized the upcoming Seoul concerts of the maestro. Under Barenboim’s baton, Staatskapelle Berlin, a resident orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, will perform Brahms’ “Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 68,” and “Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73.” With about 450 years of history, Staatskapelle Berlin is one of the oldest orchestras in the world.

The Nov. 28 concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Lotte Concert Hall. The Nov. 30 concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Seoul Arts Center.

Tickets range from 80,000 won to 330,000 won.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 1 or 2 Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

SON YEOL-EUM CURTAIN CALLSeoul Arts Center, Concert Hall

Pianist Son Yeol-eum [CREDIA]

Dec. 1:Pianist Son Yeol-eum presents an end-of-year concert for classical music fans. The program includes Lekeu’s “3 Pieces for Piano,” Stravinsky’s “The Firebird Suite.,” Dvorak’s “Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87,” Mozart’s “Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283,” Korngold’s “’Marietta’s Leid’ from Opera ‘Die Tote Stadt’” and J.Suk’s “4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17.” To perform Dvorak’s piece, violinist Kim Jae-young, violist Hanna Lee and cellist Lee Jeong-ran will join Son on stage.

Son made a name for herself after she won second prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, when she was 25. Tickets range from 40,000 won to 100,000 won.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

SARAH BRIGHTMAN LIVE IN SEOULKBS ARENADec. 3: To celebrate Christmas, English classical crossover soprano singer Sarah Brightman will be visiting Seoul for a concert. The singer is known for the famous song “Time to Say Goodbye” performed with Andrea Bocelli.

Tickets range from 132,000 won to 165,000 won.

The concert begins at 7 p.m.

Balsan Station, line No. 5, exit 5

AILEEKBS ArenaDec. 24:Singer Ailee is kicking off a tour across the country to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut.

Ailee will kick off the tour in Daejeon on Nov. 5 for two days and then travel to Anyang, Daegu and Busan. Her concert in Seoul will be on Dec. 24. She’ll be performing her hits since her debut in 2012, including her debut single “Heaven,” “I Will Show You” (2012) and “I Will Go to You Like the First Snow” (2017).

The concert begins at 6 p.m.

Tickets range from 110,000 won to 132,000 won.

Balsan Station, line No. 5, exit 5

*Most tickets are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]