혁명가극 <피바다> 이전의 북한 민족가극 창작 현황과 특성 연구

Abstract

This paper analyzed the present situation and characteristics of North Korean folk opera before the creation of the revolutionary opera <Pibada>. A pre-revolutionary opera <Piada>, is a work of opera and singing, which was performed between 1947 and 1965 under the name of ‘ethnic opera’. During this period, ethnic opera was analyzed into three types. First, it’s an improved folk opera. It is a play or a play that improves a piece that was performed in pansori or folk songs as a plot of a well-known literature such as a folk tale or legend. Second, it’s a creative folk opera. It is a creative folk opera that has newly unearthed and performed traditional contents. Ethnic characteristics have been newly interpreted since the establishment of the socialist regime. From a socialist point of view, some of the valuable works were created and performed in ethnic opera. Third, it is a revolutionary national comedy. Although the drama was called a national anthem, the story is about an anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle. From the perspective of the 1970s and thereafter, it can be called a revolutionary musical. The early folk opera was created with the weight of the “people’s character” emphasizing ethnic color and content. On the other hand, in the 1960s, socialist content and modernity were emphasized rather than the characteristics of national culture. In this regard, it was possible to confirm that the 1970s revolutionary opera took place through the process of combining with the revolutionary culture, starting from the acceptance of ethnic opera after the liberation of Korea.