The Korea File

North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy


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On episode 107 Cambridge PhD candidate Alexandra Leonzini joins Andre Goulet and co-host Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring how music builds soft power and promotes national prestige, the DPRK opera's greatest hits, cultural diplomacy and the Cold War, how tourists serve as intermediaries in North Korea’s noraebang branding efforts and more.

Watch 'Where Are You, General?' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCGkIwZa2UE

Watch 'Sea of Blood' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quIl4qeEWog

This conversation was recorded on April 10th, 2023.

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