15:30-

The Opening

J.Strauss II: Champagne Chorus from the operetta “Die Fledermaus”

Artists: Volunteer members

15:35-

Operetta Study Group—Let’s celebrate!! The Vienna operettas were born from here

Offenbach: “Ah, Je Savais Bien”, “Can-Can” from the operetta “Orphée aux Enfers”

Suppe:

“Leise bebt” from the operetta “Die schöne Galathée”

“Wonnevolle Kunde, neu belebend” from the operetta “Boccaccio”

and more

Production: Shinya Kuroda

Choreography: Kiyohiko Kawanishi

Artists: Mai Akazawa, Harumi Kobayashi, Sachie Kondo, Aya Saito, Hitomi Shiiya, Maiko Souda, Sahori Chinda, Makiko Matsumoto, Mayumi Mogi, Yumico Moriyama, Shinya Kuroda

Piano: Satoko Yamanaka

15:55-

Russian and Eastern European Opera Study Group

Celebration arias from Russian and Eastern European Operas

Rimsky-Korsakov: Aria of the Swan-Princess from the opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan Swan Aria”

Prokoviev: Kutuzov’s Aria from the opera “War and Peace”

Glinka: Vanja’s aria from the opera “Ivan Susanin”

Tchaikovsky: Gremin’s aria from the opera “Eugene Onegin”

Tchaikovsky: Interlude duet of Prilepa and Milovzor from the opera “The queen of spades”

Artists: Maiko Makino, Yuki Sakai, Mayumi Ishii, Tomoya Watanabe

Piano: Sadamune Ogasawara

16:15-

Italian Songs Study Group

Celebrating Respighi’s 140th birthsday

Respighi:

Invito alla danza

“I fauni”, “Musica in horto” from “Deità Silvane”

“Quando nasceste voi” from “Quattro rispetti toscani”

and more

MC: Taro Kamogawa

Artists: Yuriko Ishihara, Kazuko Omachi, Teruko Satomura, Yoko Suzuki, Yukiko Murata, Saeko Nakno (guest), Oribe Muramatsu, Eiko Muroi (guest), Taro Kamogawa, Takashi Sakai (guest)

Piano: Taro Sue

16:50-

German Lied Study Group

Invitation to the late Romanticism songs

R.Strauss: “Zueignung” (song for celebration)

R.Strauss: “Kornblumen”, “Wasserrose” and more

Marx: “Nocturne”, “Hat Dich die Liebe beruhrt” and more

Artists: Yuko Ito, Etsuko Kondo

Piano: Mari Nakayama

17:10-

French Songs Study Group

Festive music—the lineage of melodies in France

Rameau: “Aux langueurs d’Apollon” from the opera “Platée”

Poulenc: “Sanglots” from “Banalités”

Beydts: “L’oiseau bleu” from “Chansons pour les oiseaux”

Messiaen: “Resurrection” from “Chants de terre et de ciel” and more

Artists: Emi Arai, Akiko Okamura, Michiko Mikami, Satomi Miyaji

Piano: Taro Sue

17:45-

Japanese Songs Study Group

Songs written in the Heisei period

Makiko Asaoka: “Kitto Haru wa Kuru” from Suite “Haru ni Akogare”

Makiko Kinoshita: “Gekko (Moonlight)” from “Kofu na Tsuki (Archaic Moons)”

Takatomi Nobunaga: “Fukei” from “Toki ni Hito ga Toru”

Yoshinao Nakada: “Uta wo kudasai (Take a song)” and more

Artists: Kyoko Saito, Kyoko Niwa, Fumi Yamamoto, Kuniko Shimizu

Piano: Yuka Takagi

18:05-

Russian Songs Study Group

Selection of the Russian songs for celebration

Rimsky-Korsakov:

The Lark Sings Louder, Op.43-1

The Octave, Op.45-3

Tchaikovsky:

The Sun Has Set, Op.73-4

Nature and Love (Trio)

I Bless You, Forests Op.47-5

Artists: Kimiko Fukunari, Chikako Shimizu, Satoko Kakehi, Chikara Kishimoto

Piano: Sadamune Ogasawara

18:40-

Bach Baroque Study Group

Pleasure of Baroque music

Vivaldi: I”Gloria” from “Gloria”

J.S.Bach:

Excerpts from Wedding Cantata, BWV202

Cantata, BWV78-No.2

Cantata, BWV140-No.6

Cantata, BWV147-No.10 and more

Artists: Rie Iuchi, Mikiko Ohkawara, Mimi Ota, Kazuki Ohara, Reiko Takakusagi, Akiko Tajima, Yumi Nozaki, Mieko Matsudo, Yukari Mizuno, Mariko Hashizume, Miki Maeda, Michio Tatara, and more

Piano: Mariko Suzuki

19:00-

Italian Opera Study Group

The world of fascinating Italian Operas

Mascagni: “Tu qui, Santuzza”, “Viva il vino spumeggiante” from the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana”

Puccini:

Flower duet from the opera “Madama Butterfly”

“Vissi d’arte” from the opera “Tosca”

Artists: Minako Goto, Yoshiko Ishibashi, Jun Ito

Piano: Miki Onodera

19:20-

The closing part

Verdi: “Libiam ne’lieti calici” from the opera “La Traviata”

Artists: Volunteer members

General Admission 4,000yen Students 2,000yen

Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation