The Phibada Opera Troupe has energetically waged a campaign to recreate the opera "The Dream of the Red Chamber" as required by the new century this year, the "year of DPRK-China friendship," perfecting all elements of representation at a high level and successfully completing its recreation.

After enjoying the opera, Kim Jong Il expressed great satisfaction over the fact that its creators and artistes completed and produced the excellent opera faithfully meeting the requirements of the original work by devoting all their wisdom and enthusiasm and he highly appreciated the successful performance and extended thanks to all the creators and artistes who participated in the recreation of the opera.

The Phibada Opera Troupe, which kicked off the creation of the Sea of Blood-style revolutionary opera, fully demonstrated once again its capability as an able and prestigious art troupe in the course of recreating the opera as befitting an art troupe that protects and carries forward the noble legacy of the five revolutionary operas, he said, adding that this is a clear proof of the validity and vitality of the WPK's Juche-oriented literary and art idea and the great potential of the art creating staff.

It is something to be highly proud of that students of a university or newcomers from it, in particular, have successfully played their main or minor parts of the opera, he noted, stressing that this is a clear indication that the WPK's policy of training art reserves is very just and the tradition of the Juche-oriented art is given steady continuity.

Noting that the achievements made by the Phibada Opera Troupe go to prove that it is possible to bring about an exceptional creative upswing when the innovative view of the 21st century is combined with the mode of creation and work-style displayed in the 1970s, he set forth important tasks which would serve as guidelines for steadily developing the literature and arts in the DPRK.

Among the audience were Secretary of the WPK Central Committee Kim Ki Nam, Department Directors of the WPK Central Committee Kim Kyong Hui, Choe Ik Gyu, Pak Nam Gi and Kim Yang Gon, Secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK Kim Yong Gyu and other leading officials and KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su and other commanding officers of the Korean People's Army, officials in the fields of literature and arts and media and creators and artistes.