Performing Arts Creation Project The 400-year-old Castrato
There is a limit to our life span. How would your life be different if you could live forever? This story is about a man who lived for 400 years.
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Sat, Feb 15, 2020 16:00 (Open 15:30) |
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| Venue | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall |
| Genre | TBK productions Opera Concert |
Original concept, music selection |
Daichi Fujiki |
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Script, direction, and set design |
Jo Taira |
Music direction, composition, arrangement |
Masanori Kato |
Artists |
Countertenor: Daichi Fujiki Piano: Masanori Kato Reading: Baku Owada, Miho Owada Violin: Tatsuki Narita *1st prize and Audience Award of String Section at the 5th Tokyo Music Competition Violin: Natsumi Tsuboi *1st prize and Audience Award of String Section at the 12th Tokyo Music Competition Viola: Ayako Tahara *1st prize and Audience Award of String Section at the 11th Tokyo Music Competition Cello: Tatsuki Sasanuma *2nd prize of String Section at the 12th Tokyo Music Competition |
Program |
Act1
Victoria: Jesu dulcis memoria English folk song: Greensleeves Monteverdi: “Ritornello” from the opera “L’incoronazione di Poppea” Vivaldi: “Vedrò con mio diletto” from the opera “Il Giustino” J.S.Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV1048-1st movement Händel: “Fammi combattere” from the opera “Orlando” Haydn: String Quartet No.62 in C major, Op.76 “Emperor”-2nd movement Beethoven: Adelaïde, Op.46 Mozart: Motet “Ave verum corpus”, K618 Mozart: Recitative and aria “Ombra felice! … Io ti lascio”, K255 Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op.44-3rd movement J.Strauss II: “Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein” from the operetta “Die Fledermaus” Dvorak: Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, Op.81, B155-3rd movement Rachmaninov: Vocalise from 14 Songs, Op.34-14
Act2
Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d’Amerique on “Yankee Doodle”, Op.17 Poulenc: La Belle Jeunesse from “Chansons gaillardes”, FP42-7 Masanori Kato: Scene music Barber: Agnus Dei, Op.11 Mahler: Symphony No.6 in A minor-3rd movement Masanori Kato: Inexistant Gardens Makiko Kinoshita: Kamome (Seagull) Händel: “Pena Tiranna” from the opera “Amadigi di Gaula” Hymn: God be with you till we meet again Masanori Kato (Lyrics by Keisuke Takahashi): Taeru Kotonaku Utau Uta-An Eternally Song (World Premiere) |
Creators |
Costume design: Emi Masuda Lighting design: Naoto Inaba Sound engineer: Hisashi Aoki Stage director: Takahiro Sugawara Assistant director: Akiko Inayama |
Daichi Fujiki, Original concept, music selection, and countertenor performance
Jo Taira, Script, direction, and set design
Masanori Kato, Music direction, composition, arrangement, and piano performance
Baku Owada, Reading
Miho Owada, Reading
Tickets
| Prices (tax included) |
S5,500yen A3,850yen B2,200yen Pre-sale sold out Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Membership Subscribers S4,900yen A3,450yen Seniors aged 65 and above S4,900yen Persons with disabilities S4,900yen (same price applied to one companion) Under-26s S3,300yen A2,350yen *Seat B and discount tickets are only available at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office. Valid ID required. [Door tickets] Tickets not available. |
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On Sale Date |
Sat, Oct 19, 2019 Advance sale for Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Membership Subscribers: Sat, Oct 12, 2019 |
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Box Office |
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Other Information
*The program is subject to change under certain circumstances.
*Pre-school children are not allowed to attend this performance.
*Child care service is available. (Reservation and fee required. A limited number of children are accepted.)
Event Child Care Service: Mothers 0120-788-222
Reservation must be made by 17:00 on Fri, Feb 7.
Organizers |
The Tokyo Bunka Kaikan operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture |
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Inquiries |
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Production Section +81-3-3828-2111 |