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Past Events, from 2003 . . .
- Information in this section first appeared in This Month in Tokyo and Tokyo Opera Calendar.
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- January 2003
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- A quiet beginning to the year. At the New National Theatre there is the premiere of a new science fiction opera called Hikari by ICHIYANAGI Toshi [17, 18, 19 January, NNTT Opera House].
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- Cast: IHARA Hideto/ HOSHINO Jun (Mitsuda), KAMAHORA Yuko / KOHAMA Taemi (Huang), NAKAMURA Takeshi / KURATA Masayuki (Old Man), KUBO Kazunori / KOTETSU Kazuhiro (Ishida), TOMORI Atsuko (Voice), MATSUMOTO Susumu (Director/Voice), SUGA Emiko / SAIDA Masako (Old Woman/Voice), MAEDA Yuka (Woman), AIHARA Michiko (Daughter), SUGA Maromi (Ishida's Wife), KONDO Masanobu / MATSUURA Ken (Doctor), KUMAGAI Takahiko / FUJITA Koji (Mitsuda's Colleagues/Astronauts), first cast 17, 19, second cast 18, New National Theatre Chorus, The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, WAKASUGI Hiroshi (conductor), MATSUMOTO Shigetaka (producer), SHIMAKAWA Toru (sets), NARUSE Kazuhiro (lighting), YAEDA Kimiko / GODA Takehide (costumes)
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- Haydn's opera L'Isola Disabitata (The Deserted Island) is being produced in the New National Theatre's workshop space, the Pit [23, 24, 25, 26 January, NNTT the Pit].
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- Cast: OBATA Akemi /NAKAMURA Harumi (Costanza), MATSUO Kayoko / MORITA Hiroko (Silvia), TAKANO Jiro / OKAMOTO Yasuhiro (Gernando), KANOMATA Tooru / SANO Masakazu (Enrico), first cast 23, 25, second cast 24, 26, The Pit Opera Ensemble, YAMAGAMI Junji (conductor), IHARA Hiroki (director), Yuri Mastromattei (sets), HANDA Etsuko (costumes)
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- At the end of the month, there is a revival of the September 1998 production of Arabella [31 January, 2, 8, 9 February / NNTT Opera House].
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- Cast: Cynthia Makris 31, 2, 9 / OKURA Yukie 8 (Arabella), OSHIMA Ikuo / KOMORI Teruhiko (Mandryka), NAKAJIMA Akiko / AMOU Akie (Zdenka), CHUBACHI Satoshi / IDANE Yasuhiko (Matteo) first cast 31, 8, second cast 2, 9, New National Theatre Chorus, The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, WAKASUGI Hiroshi (conductor), SUZUKI Keisuke (producer)
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- Visitors include the Teatr Wielki Warszawa with Otello [10, 12, January, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 16 January, NHK Hall, Tokyo] and Turandot [11 January, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan], and Stefania Bonfadelli and Renato Bruson [7 January, Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo].
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- January
- 7 Concert Stefania Bonfadelli and Renato Bruson (La Voce/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 10 Otello (Teatr Wielki Warszawa/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 10 Mori wa Ikiteiru by HAYASHI Hikaru (Opera Theater Konnyaku-za/Setagaya Public Theatre)
- 11 Mori wa Ikiteiru by HAYASHI Hikaru (Opera Theater Konnyaku-za/Setagaya Public Theatre)
- 11 Turandot (Teatr Wielki Warszawa/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 12 Otello (Teatr Wielki Warszawa/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 12 Mori wa Ikiteiru by HAYASHI Hikaru (Opera Theater Konnyaku-za/Setagaya Public Theatre)
- 13 Mori wa Ikiteiru by HAYASHI Hikaru (Opera Theater Konnyaku-za/Setagaya Public Theatre)
- 16 Otello (Teatr Wielki Warszawa/NHK Hall, Tokyo)
- 17 Hikari by ICHIYANAGI Toshi (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 18 Hikari by ICHIYANAGI Toshi (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 18 La traviata (Fujiwara Opera/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 19 Hikari by ICHIYANAGI Toshi (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 19 La traviata (Fujiwara Opera/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 20 La traviata (Fujiwara Opera/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 23 L'isola disabitata by Haydn (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
- 24 L'isola disabitata by Haydn (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
- 25 L'isola disabitata by Haydn (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
- 26 L'isola disabitata by Haydn (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
- 31 Arabella (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
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- February 2003
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- The revival of the September 1998 production of Arabella continues at the New National Theatre [31 January, 2, 8, 9 February / NNTT Opera House].
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- Cast: Cynthia Makris 2, 9 / OKURA Yukie 8 (Arabella), OSHIMA Ikuo / KOMORI Teruhiko (Mandryka), NAKAJIMA Akiko / AMOU Akie (Zdenka), CHUBACHI Satoshi / IDANE Yasuhiko (Matteo) first cast 8, second cast 2, 9, New National Theatre Chorus, The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, WAKASUGI Hiroshi (conductor), SUZUKI Keisuke (producer)
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- February
- 2 Arabella (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 4 Le nozze di Figaro (Narodoni Divadlo, National Theatre of Prague /Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 5 Le nozze di Figaro (Narodoni Divadlo, National Theatre of Prague /Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 8 Arabella (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 9 Arabella (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 21 Carmen (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 22 Carmen (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 22 L'ajo nell'imbarazzo by Donizetti (Tokyo Opera Produce/Nakano Zero Hall, Tokyo)
- 23 Carmen (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 23 L'ajo nell'imbarazzo by Donizetti (Tokyo Opera Produce/Nakano Zero Hall, Tokyo)
- 24 Carmen (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 25 La traviata (Lirica Italiana Opera/Itabashi Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo)
- 26 La traviata (Lirica Italiana Opera/Itabashi Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo)
- March 2003
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- The Fujiwara opera present Rossini's Il Turco in Italia in association with the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. The production is by Pier Luigi Pizzi and features Mariella Devia as Fiorilla. Maurizio Benini conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic [Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 7, 8, 9 March]. There is a synopsis on this website.
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- Cast: Mariella Devia / Mieko Sato (Fiorilla), Marco Vinco / Kazuhiro Yatabe (Selim), Raúl Giménez / Toshiro Gorobe (Don Narciso), Jose Julián Frontal / Masumi Kubota (Don Geronio), Lorenzo Regazzo (the poet), Kyoko Moriyama / Hiromi Ushizaka (Zaida), Kazuhiko Ichikawa (Albazar) first cast 7, 9, second cast 8, Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Maurizio Benini (conductor), Pier Luigi Pizzi (producer)
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- At the National Theatre, Siegfried, the third part of Keith Warner's production of Wagner's Ring, is conducted by Jun Märkl, with Christian Franz , alternating with John Treleaven, as the young hero. This project was advised by Wolfgang Wagner. [NNTT Opera House, 27, 30 March, 1, 3, 5, 6 April].
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- Cast: Christian Franz / John Treleaven (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel / Uwe Eikötter (Mime), Jukka Rasilainen / Donnie Ray Albert (Der Wanderer), Oskar Hillebrandt / SHIMAMURA Takeo (Alberich), HASEGAWA Akira / SATO Yasuhiro (Fafner), Hanna Schwarz / KUROKI Kaori (Erda), Susan Bullock / MIDORIKAWA Mari (Brünnhilde), KIKUCHI Mina (woodbird), first cast 27, 30 March, 3, 6 April, second cast 1, 5 April, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl (conductor), Keith Warner (producer), David Fielding (designer), Wolfgang Göbbel (lighting) Wolfgang Wagner (adviser)
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- March
- 1 Norma (Tokyo Citizen Opera Society/Shinjuku Bunka Center)
- 2 Norma (Tokyo Citizen Opera Society/Shinjuku Bunka Center)
- 7 Il Turco in Italia (Fujiwara Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 8 Il Turco in Italia (Fujiwara Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 9 Il Turco in Italia (Fujiwara Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 15 Suor Angelica / Il tabarro by Puccini (Lirica Italiana Opera/Nippori Sunny Hall, Tokyo)
- 16 Suor Angelica / Il tabarro by Puccini (Lirica Italiana Opera/Nippori Sunny Hall, Tokyo)
- 27 Siegfried (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 29 Kanatsubo Oyaji Koino Tatsuhiki by Kazuo YOSHIKAWA (after L'Avare by Moliere) /The medium by Menotti (Tokyo Chamber Opera Theatre/Theater Apple)
- 30 Siegfried (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 30 Kanatsubo Oyaji Koino Tatsuhiki by Kazuo YOSHIKAWA (after L'Avare by Moliere) /The medium by Menotti (Tokyo Chamber Opera Theatre/Theater Apple)
- April 2003
- Performances of Siegfried continue at the New National Theatre. This is the third part of Keith Warner's production of Wagner's Ring, conducted by Jun Märkl, with Christian Franz , alternating with John Treleaven, as the young hero. This project was advised by Wolfgang Wagner. [NNTT Opera House, 1, 3, 5, 6 April].
- Cast: Christian Franz / John Treleaven (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel / Uwe Eikötter (Mime), Jukka Rasilainen / Donnie Ray Albert (Der Wanderer), Oskar Hillebrandt / SHIMAMURA Takeo (Alberich), HASEGAWA Akira / SATO Yasuhiro (Fafner), Hanna Schwarz / KUROKI Kaori (Erda), Susan Bullock / MIDORIKAWA Mari (Brünnhilde), KIKUCHI Mina (woodbird), first cast 3, 6 April, second cast 1, 5 April, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl (conductor), Keith Warner (producer), David Fielding (designer), Wolfgang Göbbel (lighting) Wolfgang Wagner (adviser)
- The New National Theatre also has a new production of La bohème. Fiorenza Cedolins and Octavio Arevalo leads the first cast, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Antonio Pirolli. The producer is AGUNI Jun [19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 29 April, NNTT Opera House].
- The NNTT explain: 'Struggling young artists with lofty aspirations find it hard to earn their daily bread though dedicated devoutly to art . . . captivating arias . . . drawing the audience to the work regardless of any negative preconceptions they may have had. The story follows the pattern of "introduction, development, twist and conclusion," with the ending underscoring the ephemerality of the heroine's life . . . '
- Cast: Fiorenza Cedolins 19, 23, 26, 29 / OIWA Chiho 20, 27 (Mimi), Octavio Arevalo 23, 27 / Alfred Portilla 19, 20, 26, 29 (Rodolfo), HORIUCHI Yasuo / MAKINO Masato (Marcello), NAKAJIMA Akiko 19. 23. 26 / Sai Yan-Guang 20, 27, 29 (Musetta), Alessandro Battiato 19, 23, 27, 29 / TANI Tomohiro 20, 26 (Schaunard), KUBOTA Masumi / YATABE Kazuhiro (Colline), TSUKIJI Fumio / NAKAMURA Yasushi (Benoit), YAMADA Sachio / MIURA Katsuji (Alcindoro), CHUBACHI Satoshi (Parpignol), first cast 19, 23, 27 second cast 20, 26, 29 except where otherwise noted, New National Theatre Chorus, Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group, Suginami Children's Chorus , Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonio Pirolli (conductor), AGUNI Jun (producer), Pascuale Grossi (set designer), Alessandro Ciammarughi (costumes)
April
1 Siegfried (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
3 Siegfried (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
5 Siegfried (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
5 Recital Edita Gruberova (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
6 Siegfried (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
9 Recital Edita Gruberova (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
16 Carmen (Suntory Hall Opera Concert Series 2003/Suntory Hall)
19 La bohème (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
20 Carmen (Suntory Hall Opera Concert Series 2003/Suntory Hall)
20 La bohème (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
20 L'heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi (Ozawa Seiji Opera Project/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
21 Norma (NBS Festa 2003/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
22 L'heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi (Ozawa Seiji Opera Project/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
22 Concert Victoria Loukianetz and Taro Ichihara (La Voce/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
23 La bohème (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
23 Recital Vesselina Kasarova and Vincenzo La Scola (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
24 L'heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi (Ozawa Seiji Opera Project/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
25 Norma (NBS Festa 2003/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
26 La bohème (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
27 La bohème (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
27 Recital Vesselina Kasarova and Vincenzo La Scola (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
29 La bohème (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
29 Norma (NBS Festa 2003/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- May 2003
- At the workshop space of the New National Theatre, the 'Pit Opera' present a rarity: Giuseppe Gazzaniga's version of Don Giovanni. This was first performed in 1787, the same year as Mozart's masterpiece.
- Cast: ONO Mitsuhiko / UEHARA Masatoshi (Don Giovanni), MATSUBARA Yuna / INOUE Yukari (Donna Elvira), SEKI Mariko / YASUI Yoko (Donna Anna & Ximena), HARIU Michiko / KUNIMITSU Tomoko (Maturina), KUROKI Jun / SHIMURA Fumihiko (Pasquariello), HAYAMA Kosei / TSUKADA Hiroyuki (Il Duca Ottavio), Kang-Liang Peng / MAIYA Takehiko (Il Commendatore), OTA Naoki / SAKAI Nobuhiro (Biagio), TOMOKIYO Takashi / ASUKAI Ryo (lanterna), New National Theatre The Pit Opera Ensemble and the New National Theatre Chorus, MATSUOKA Hakaru (conductor), IMAI Nobuaki (producer)
- May
3 Ao-kun to Kiiro-chan by Kyoko Hagi (The Opera Theater Konnyakuza/Kannai Hall, Yokohama)
5 Ao-kun to Kiiro-chan by Kyoko Hagi (The Opera Theater Konnyakuza/Kameria Hall, Tokyo)
15 Don Giovanni by Giuseppe Gazzaniga (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
16 Don Giovanni by Giuseppe Gazzaniga (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
17 Don Giovanni by Giuseppe Gazzaniga (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
18 Don Giovanni by Giuseppe Gazzaniga (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House, The Pit)
31 Lucia di Lammermoor (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste/Biwako Hall, Otsu)
- June 2003
- American companies often complain that it is too expensive to come to Japan, but small German, Italian and central European operas regularly appear in Tokyo. This month it is the turn of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste and the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania. The former present Lucia di Lammermoor with Stefania Bonfadelli and Marcelo Alvarez [Biwako Hall, Otsu 31 May, Bunkamura Orchard Hall 4, 6, 8 June].
- Cast: Stefania Bonfadelli (Lucia), Marcelo Alvarez (Edgardo), Gabriele Viviani (Enrico), Giorgio Surian (Raimondo), Enzo Peroni (Arturo), Angelo Casertano (Normanno), Mina Blum (Alisa), Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Lirico 'Giuseppe Verdi', Daniel oren (conductor), Giulio Ciabatti (director), Pier Paolo Bisleri (design)
- This is followed by Tancredi with Daniela Barcellona [Biwako Hall, Otsu 1 June, Bunkamura Orchard Hall 5, 7 June].
- Cast: Charles Workman (Argirio), Annick Massis (Amenaide), Daniela Barcellona (Tancredi), Nicola Ulivieri (Orbazzano), Sonia Zaramella (Isaura), Daniela Pini (Roggiero), Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Lirico 'Giuseppe Verdi', Paolo Arrivabene (conductor), Massimo Gasparon (producer)
- Catania perform La bohème (and Norma in July). No cast lists are apparently available.
- The New National stages Elijah Moshinsky's production of Otello first seen at the Royal Opera House, Covernt Garden in 1987. KIKUCHI Yoshinori conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the title role is shared between Kristjan Johannsson and Vladimir Bogachov [NNTT Opera House, 10. 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 June].
- Cast: Kristjan Johannsson / Vladimir Bogachov (Otello), Lucia Mazzaria/ DEGUCHI Masako (Desdemona), Juan Pons / NAONO Tasuku (Iago), KUBOTA Masumi / Kang-Liang Peng (Lodovico), MOCHIKI Hiroshi / YOSHIDA Hiroyuki (Cassio), MORIYAMA Kyoko / TESHIMA Masako (Emilia), CHUBACHI Satoshi / ICHIKAWA Kazuhiko (Roderigo), TAJIMA Tatsuya / MINE Shigeki (Montano), Tan Jun Bo (herald), New National Theatre, Fujiwara Opera, and Suginami Children's Choruses, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, KIKUCHI Yoshinori (conductor), Elijah Moshinsky (producer), Timothy O'Brien (set design), Peter J Hall (costumes)
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1 Tancredi (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste/Biwako Hall, Otsu)
4 Lucia di Lammermoor (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste/Bunkamura Orchard Hall)
5 Tancredi (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste/Bunkamura Orchard Hall)
6 Lucia di Lammermoor (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste/Bunkamura Orchard Hall)
7 Tancredi (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste/Bunkamura Orchard Hall)
8 Lucia di Lammermoor (Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Trieste/Bunkamura Orchard Hall)
9 Streetcar Named Desire (Tokyo Chamber Opera House/NNTT Opera House, Playhouse)
10 Streetcar Named Desire (Tokyo Chamber Opera House/NNTT Opera House, Playhouse)
11 Streetcar Named Desire (Tokyo Chamber Opera House/NNTT Opera House, Playhouse)
10 Otello (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
12 Streetcar Named Desire (Tokyo Chamber Opera House/NNTT Opera House, Playhouse)
12 Otello (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
12 Elektra (NHK Symphony Orchestra Opera Concert/NHK Hall,Tokyo)
14 Otello (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
15 Otello (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
17 Otello (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
18 Otello (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
21 Beauty and the Beast by Shuko Mizuno (The Japan Opera Foundation/Shinjuku Bunka Center, Tokyo)
22 Beauty and the Beast by Shuko Mizuno (The Japan Opera Foundation/Shinjuku Bunka Center, Tokyo)
29 La bohème (Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall)
- July 2003
- The Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania continue their tour of Japan with La bohème and Norma. No cast lists are apparently available. They are followed by the National Theatre Brno with Aida.
- La Voce preseent Norma at the New National Theatre, Tokyo with Fiorenza Cedolins, Nidia Paracios and Vincenzo La Scola, with the Tokyo Philharmonic conducted by Bruno Campanella [28, 31 July, 1, 3 August, NNTT Opera House].
- Cast: Fiorenza Cedolins / Chieko Shimohara (Norma), Nidia Paracios / Kyoko Moriyama (Adalgisa), Vincenzo La Scola / Renzo Zulian (Pollione), Giorgio Surian / Masumi Kubota (Oroveso), Yayoi Toriki (Clotilde), Satoshi Chubachi (Flavio), second cast 1 August, Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Campanella (conductor), Hugo De Ana (producer)
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- July
- 1 Norma (Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 2 La bohème (Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 5 La bohème (Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 6 Norma (Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 11 Aida (National Theatre Brno/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 12 Aida (National Theatre Brno/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 15 Die fliegende Holländer (Tokyo City Orchestra/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space)
- 17 Die Zauberflöte (Tokyo Opera Produce/Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo)
- 18 Die Zauberflöte (Tokyo Opera Produce/Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo)
- 18 Die Fledermaus (Seiji Ozawa Ongaku-juku Opera Project ?/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall)
- 20 Der Rosenkavalier (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 21 Der Rosenkavalier (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 26 Der Rosenkavalier (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 27 Der Rosenkavalier (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 28 Norma (La voce/NNTT Opera House)
- 30 Die Fledermaus (Seiji Ozawa Ongaku-juku Opera Project ?/Tokyo International Forum Hall A)
- 31 Norma (La voce/NNTT Opera House)
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- August 2003
- La Voce conclude their performances of Norma at the New National Theatre, Tokyo [1, 3 August, NNTT Opera House].
- Cast: Fiorenza Cedolins / Chieko Shimohara (Norma), Nidia Paracios / Kyoko Moriyama (Adalgisa), Vincenzo La Scola / Renzo Zulian (Pollione), Giorgio Surian / Masumi Kubota (Oroveso), Yayoi Toriki (Clotilde), Satoshi Chubachi (Flavio), second cast 1 August, Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Campanella (conductor), Hugo De Ana (producer)
- The Wiener Operettenorchester bring Die Fledermaus to Tokyo under Artistic director, Siegfried Andraschek. [5 August, Yokohama Minatomirai Hall, Yokohama, 6, 7 August, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space]
- Cast: includes Izabela Labuda, Martina Dorak, John Dickie, Josef Luftensteiner, Josef Forstner, Attilaq Bardoczy, Istvan Kovacshazi
- To celebrate their 35th anniversary, the Tokyo Chamber Opera Theatre present Giovanni Paisiello's version of Il barbiere di Siviglia [30, 31 August, Kioi Hall, Tokyo].
- Cast: GOROBE Toshiro / MOCHIZUKI Tetsuya (Almaviva), SAGA Emiko / SAIDA Masako (Rosina), YABUNISHI Masamichi / YABUUCHI Toshiya (Bartolo), HISAOKA Noboru / MIYAMOTO Masumitsu (Figaro), SHIMURA Fumihiko / OTSUKA Hiroaki (Basilio), first cast 30 August, second cast 31 August, Tokyo Chamber Opera Theatre Orchestra, WAKASUGI Hiroshi (conductor), SUZUKI Keisuke (director)
- La Scala begin another tour of Japan with a performance of Macbeth [31 August, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan].
- August
1 Norma (La voce/NNTT Opera House)
3 Norma (La voce/NNTT Opera House)
5 Die Fledermaus (Wiener Operettenorchester/Yokohama Minatomirai Hall, Yokohama)
6 Die Fledermaus (Wiener Operettenorchester/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space)
7 Die Fledermaus (Wien Operettenorchester/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space)
10 Recital Fiorenza Cossotto (Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall)
30 Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello (The Tokyo Chamber Opera Theatre/Kioi Hall, Tokyo)
31 Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello (The Tokyo Chamber Opera Theatre/Kioi Hall, Tokyo)
31 Macbeth (La Scala/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
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- September 2003
- La Scala continue their visit to Japan with a performance of Macbeth and Otello.
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- September
- 2 Macbeth (La Scala/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 5 Macbeth (La Scala/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 6 La traviata (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama)
- 6 Recital Gina Sanders (Luther Ichigaya Centre)
- 8 La traviata (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Green Hall, Sagamiono)
- 9 Macbeth (La Scala/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 10 La traviata (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Chiba-ken Bunka Kaikan)
- 10 Le nozze di Figaro (The Opera Theater Konnyakuza/Setagaya Public Theatre)
- 10 Otello (La Scala/NHK Hall)
- 12 Otello (La Scala/NHK Hall)
- 13 Macbeth (La Scala/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 13 La Gioconda (Tokyo Metropolitan Opera/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall)
- 13 La traviata, two performances (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 14 La Gioconda (Tokyo Metropolitan Opera/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall)
- 14 Otello (La Scala/NHK Hall)
- 14 Aida (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 15 La traviata (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Omiya Sonic City)
16 Aida (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 17 Otello (La Scala/NHK Hall)
- 18 Aida (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 19 Il trovatore (Voice Factory Opera Concert/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 20 Aida (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 20 Madama Butterfly (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 20 Götterdämmerung (Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Concert/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 21 Aida (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 21 Madama Butterfly (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Saitama Bunka Senta)
- 21 Die Fledermaus (Stadttheater Baden/Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall)
- 22 Aida (Theater der Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 23 Aida (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 23 Hakuboku no wa by Hikaru Hayashi (Kanagawa Kenmin Hall/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama)
- 24 Aida (Theater der Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 27 Madama Butterfly (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 28 Madama Butterfly (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 29 Madama Butterfly (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
- 30 Madama Butterfly (Nikikai Opera/Tokyo)
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- October 2003
- Thomas Novohradsky takes over as Artistic Director at the beginning of the '2003-2004' season at the New National Theatre where there is a new production of Le nozzze di Figaro directed by Andreas Homoki and conducted by Ulf Schirmer [10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21 October NNTT Opera House].
Cast: Christopher Robertson (Almaviva), Janice Watson (Countess), Peteris Eglitis (Figaro), NAKAJIMA Akiko (Susanna), Elena Zhidkova (Cherubino), KOYAMA Yumi (Marchellina), Xiaoliang Li (Bartolo), ONO Mitsuhiko (Basilio), FUJIKI Daichi (Don Curzio), HARE Masahiko (Antonio), NAKAMURA Eri (Barbarina), New National Theatre Chorus, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Andreas Homoki (producer)
- The Fujiwara Opera present Gounod's Roméo et Juliette with Giuseppe Sabbatini and Stefania Bonfadelli in the title roles [10, 13, 14 October, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan]. There is a synopsis on this website.
- Cast: Giuseppe Sabbatini / Satoshi Chubachi (Roméo), Stefania Bonfadelli / Nobuko Takahashi (Juliette), Jean-François Lapointe / Tomohiro Tani (Mercutio), Kazuhiko Ichikawa / Yojiro Oyama (Tybalt), Felipe Bou / Ken Osawa (Frère Laurent), Hiroko Noda / Saori Adachi (Stéphano), Jose Julián Frontal / Katsuji Miura (Capulet), Kyoko Moriyama / Naomi Nagata (Gertrude), Nobumi Kakinuma / Michael Dean McLain (Pâris), Kan Hasegawa / Ryoichi Shimizu (Grégorio), Tatsuya Tajima (Duc de Vérone), first cast 10, 13, second cast 14 October, Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Boemi (conductor), Nicolas Joël (director), Carlo Tommasi (design)
October
- 1 Tosca (Czech National Theatre/Nerima Bunka Centre, Tokyo)
- 3 Tosca (Czech National Theatre/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 4 Tosca (Czech National Theatre/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 4 The Bartered Bride (J K Tyl Theater in Pilsen/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
- 4 Roméo et Juliette (Fujiwara Opera/Yokosuka Geijutsu Gekijo)
- 7 Recital Stefania Bonfadelli (Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall)
- 8 Recital Kiri Te Kanawa (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
- 10 Roméo et Juliette (Fujiwara Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 10 Le nozze di Figaro (Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music/Sogakudo Concert Hall)
- 10 Le nozze di Figaro (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 11 Le nozze di Figaro (Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music/Sogakudo Concert Hall)
- 12 Le nozze di Figaro (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 13 Roméo et Juliette (Fujiwara Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 14 Roméo et Juliette (Fujiwara Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 14 Le nozze di Figaro (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 15 Gogo no Eikou (Das verrätene Meer) by Henze (Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra/Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
- 17 Le nozze di Figaro (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 19 Le nozze di Figaro (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 21 Le nozze di Figaro (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 21 Concert Giuseppe Sabbatini (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
- 26 Recital José Carreras (Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall)
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- November 2003
- The New National Theatre revive their production of Tosca first seen in September 2000 [9, 11, 14, 16 November, NNTT Opera House].
- Cast: Elizabeth Whitehouse (Tosca), Carl Tanner (Cavaradossi), Sergei Leiferkus (Scarpia), TANI Tomohiro (Angelotti), MATSUNAGA Kunikazu (Spoletta), TOTOSHIMA Yuichi (Sciarrone), TAMADA Sachio (Il Sagrestano), KITAGAWA Tatsuhiko (gaoler), KUSHIMA Kanae (shepherd), New National Theatre Chorus, Setagaya Junior Chorus, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gérard Korsten (conductor), Antonello Madau Diaz (producer)
- The New National Theatre also have a new production of Les contes d'Hoffmann conducted by Ban Tetsuro, and produced by Philippe Arlaud. This is descibed in the NNTT's usual style: "The Cherished Treasure of La Belle Époch, Which Brings the Fragrance of the Fin de Siècle to the Present Day Enjoy a Moment of Fascination with the Fantastic Opera" [28, 30 November, 3, 5, 7, 9, NNTT Opera House].
- Cast: Janez Lotric (Hoffmann), Elina Garanca (Nicklausse, La Muse), KODA Hiroko (Olimpia), SATO Shinobu (Giulietta), Annette Dasch (Antonia), Gordon Hawkins (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto, Miracle), TAKAHASHI Jun (Andrès, Conchenile, Pitichinaccio, Frantz). Kang-Liang Peng (Luther), OSAWA Ken (Crespel), AOYAMA Takashi (Hermann), UCHIYAMA Shingo (Nathanael), SHIBAYAMA Masanobu (Spalanzani), AOTO Satoru (Schlèmil), NAKASUGI Tomoko (La voix), New National Theatre Chorus, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, BAN Tetsuro (conductor), Philippe Arlaud (producer)
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- November
- 4 Recital José Carreras (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
- 9 Eugene Onegin (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama)
- 9 Tosca (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 11 Eugene Onegin (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 11 Tosca (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 11 Recital Thomas Hampson (Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
- 12 Eugene Onegin (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 13 Gianni Schicchi (Nissay Opera 2003/Nissay Theatre, Tokyo)
- 14 Madama Butterfly (Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra/Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall)
- 14 Tosca (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 15 War and Peace, two performances (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 16 War and Peace (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 16 Tosca (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 16 Orphée aux enfers (Fujisawa Citizen Opera/Fujisawa Shimin Kaikan)
- 17 Boris Godunov (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 18 Boris Godunov (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 19 Boris Godunov (Mariinsky Theatre, Kirov Opera/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
- 22 Orphée aux enfers (Fujisawa Citizen Opera/Fujisawa Shimin Kaikan)
- 22 Lulu (Nissay Opera 2003/Nissay Theatre)
- 23 Lulu (Nissay Opera 2003/Nissay Theatre)
- 24 Orphée aux enfers (Fujisawa Citizen Opera/Fujisawa Shimin Kaikan)
- 24 Lulu (Nissay Opera 2003/Nissay Theatre)
- 27 La rondine (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra/Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
- 28 Les contes d'Hoffmann (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 29 Alice in Wonderland by Makiko Kinoshita (Mozart Theater/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space)
- 30 Les contes d'Hoffmann (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
- 30 Alice in Wonderland by Makiko Kinoshita (Mozart Theater/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space)
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- December 2003
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- The new production of Les contes d'Hoffmann continues at the New National Theatre. This is conducted by BAN Tetsuro, and produced by Philippe Arlaud [3, 5, 7, 9, NNTT Opera House].
- Cast: Janez Lotric (Hoffmann), Elina Garanca (Nicklausse, La Muse), KODA Hiroko (Olimpia), SATO Shinobu (Giulietta), Annette Dasch (Antonia), Gordon Hawkins (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto, Miracle), TAKAHASHI Jun (Andrès, Conchenile, Pitichinaccio, Frantz). Kang-Liang Peng (Luther), OSAWA Ken (Crespel), AOYAMA Takashi (Hermann), UCHIYAMA Shingo (Nathanael), SHIBAYAMA Masanobu (Spalanzani), AOTO Satoru (Schlèmil), NAKASUGI Tomoko (La voix), New National Theatre Chorus, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, BAN Tetsuro (conductor), Philippe Arlaud (producer)
- December
3 Les contes d'Hoffmann (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
4 Carmen (Leningrad State Opera/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
5 Les contes d'Hoffmann (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
5 Carmen (Leningrad State Opera/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
7 Les contes d'Hoffmann (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
9 Les contes d'Hoffmann (New National Theatre/NNTT Opera House)
14 Carmen (Leningrad State Opera/Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo)
17 Recital Matthias Goerne (Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall)
NOTE: Japanese names are listed exactly as they appear in publicity handouts and programmes, usually in American style (e.g. Seiji Ozawa) rather than the normal, everyday-life, Japanese style (e.g. OZAWA Seiji). When the latter (Japanese) style is used the surname will be given in capital letters. Unfortunately Japanese artists and managements often use both forms, as well as alternative spellings.
© Opera japonica, 1 December 2003
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