Operastar Final (Korea) 16 March 2012

[Dave]

Hi everyone,

I can now confirm that Hayley will be in Korea later this week to perform in the live final of TV show Operastar, it is on tvN. Here is the confirmation, many thanks to Valerie of Bandana, who had to email Korea to get clearance for this release:

Hayley will be appearing on a live TV show, broadcast from Seoul, Korea, on Friday. Called Operastar, it is based on a similar format to the BBC's Popstar To Operastar and Hayley will be performing live as well as presenting the trophy to the winner.

This is excellent news and we can (I hope!) look forward to some kind Korean fans posting Hayley's performance and presentation on Youtube!

Here are a couple of links to watch:

tvN Korea: tvn.lifestyler.co.kr/ENTER/operastar2012/index.asp#

Celtic Woman Korea: celticwoman.kr/159 (thanks Jillian!).

Cheers, Dave

[Jillian]

Hi all!

Celtic Woman Korea have tweeted this link to a Korean newspaper article. (I've put it through google translate!)

translate.google.com/translate?sl=ko&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fstar.mt.co.kr%2Fview%2Fstview.php%3Fno%3D2012031310532450712%26type%3D1%26utm_source%3Dtwitterfeed%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter&act=url

From what I can gather, Hayley will be singing two songs - one of them will be Lascia Ch'io Pianga. I'm not really sure what the second will be. The article seems to say it might be a duet of 'You Raise Me Up' -- but I can't be sure.

I really hope some Korean fans upload these performances! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Cheers,
Jillian

[Bamafan]

Sounds wonderful! Hmmm... I wonder who she would perform the duet with? Any ideas? I'm thinking it might be Tei (the winner from last year).

-Taylor

[Libby]

This new article, which is thankfully in understandable English, says who her duet partners will be:

entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/hallyu/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5989773

Hayley Westenra to appear on tvN’s “Opera Star”



Kiwi soprano Hayley Westenra is slated to appear on the finals of tvN’s “Opera Star 2012.”
According to the cable network on March 13, at the finals, Westenra will perform the song “You Raise Me Up” with Korean singers Son Ho-young and Park Ki-young.

The 24-year old classical music star will also recite the song “Lascia Ch'io Pianga” from the opera “Rinaldo.” In addition, she will hand over the trophy to the winner on the big night. The renowned world-class soprano rose to fame in 2003 with her debut album “Pure,” which sold more than four million copies.

“Opera Star” is the Korean version of the hit British show “Popstar to Operastar.” In the show’s first season last year, singer Tei placed first, a designation that also awarded her the opportunity to produce an album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

The second season of the show began on Feb. 10 and will air its final episode on March 16

[Richard]

Thanks for the article, Libby!

I added the photograph to your quote to create a thumbnail for our Facebook page.

Richard

[Jeff]

Mar 14, 2012 6:19:29 GMT Libby said:

This new article, which is thankfully in understandable English, says who her duet partners will be:

entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/hallyu/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5989773

Hayley Westenra to appear on tvN’s “Opera Star”



Kiwi soprano Hayley Westenra is slated to appear on the finals of tvN’s “Opera Star 2012.”
According to the cable network on March 13, at the finals, Westenra will perform the song “You Raise Me Up” with Korean singers Son Ho-young and Park Ki-young.

The 24-year old classical music star will also recite the song “Lascia Ch'io Pianga” from the opera “Rinaldo.” In addition, she will hand over the trophy to the winner on the big night. The renowned world-class soprano rose to fame in 2003 with her debut album “Pure,” which sold more than four million copies.

“Opera Star” is the Korean version of the hit British show “Popstar to Operastar.” In the show’s first season last year, singer Tei placed first, a designation that also awarded her the opportunity to produce an album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

The second season of the show began on Feb. 10 and will air its final episode on March 16

I do hope Hayley isn't "slated."

[martindn]

I gathered that the singers Hayley will perform with are the finalists in the competition.

Martin D

[Dave]

Hi everyone,

Hayley is now mentioned in the promo video on the Operastar main page:

tvn.lifestyler.co.kr/ENTER/operastar2012/index.asp

It may be slow to load and appears (eventually) in a small box just below the image of a mask on the right of the screen. To just watch the promo video itself click here:

img2.chtvn.com/video/operastar2012.flv

Not all browsers may play it.

Cheers, Dave

[Jillian]

Hi all!

Photos from Hayley's appearance on OperaStar!

www.tvreport.co.kr/cindex.php?c=news&m=newsview&idx=207301











I will see if I can find some more in the morning! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Cheers,
Jillian

[Jillian]

Video of Hayley performing You Raise Me Up!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3V6CrnjQIE

It is not the complete performance, but a nice preview. Hopefully full videos will appear soon.

[Jillian]

A couple more! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Richard]

That was speedy work, Jillian!

Korea is nine hours ahead of the UK, so it's just approaching midnight there now. I was just looking at some more video clips from the series, and the quality of the performances is outstanding!

This is the channel to watch: www.youtube.com/user/tvNOperaStar2011/videos

Don't worry about the username which dates from last year. Unfortunately all this year's clips are only a minute long, so I'm hoping somebody might post some longer videos over the weekend.

Best wishes,

Richard

[Jillian]

Hi Richard!

Seoul is one hour behind Brisbane, which means it's definitely bed time for me!

[grant]

Hi Jillian

Many thanks for the pics and the video i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Hayley looks as though she's really enjoying herself.

I would love Hayley to record "You Raise Me Up" it would become an instant favourite!

Best wishes
Grant

[Richard]

Thanks to Frank Lin for finding this photograph of Hayley presenting the trophy to the winner:



Source: kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=20120316233046589a4&linkid=4&newssetid=1352?articleid=20120316233046589a4&linkid=4&newssetid=1352

Another photograph of Hayley in performance:



Source: kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2012031623063855080&linkid=4&newssetid=1352?articleid=2012031623063855080&linkid=4&newssetid=1352

Richard