Schedule & tickets
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall
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| Friday 12 July, 18:30 |
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8 December 2018 |
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| Saturday 13 July, 14:00 |
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| Sunday 14 July, 14:00 |
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※ Persons with disabilities : Discount available(Seat SS-A). Please contact Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office for further details.
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New National Theatre, Tokyo OPERA PALACE
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| Thursday 18 July, 18:30 |
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2 March 2019 |
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| Saturday 20 July, 14:00 |
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| Sunday 21 July, 14:00 |
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| Monday 22 July, 14:00 |
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※ Concession Prices (students, juniors, seniors, groups)
Under 15s discounts and Z seats (Day Tickets) are available online. Other types of discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone. (+81-(0)3-5352-9999 10:00 – 18:00)
※ The ● marks of the Cast column identify the cast of each performance, corresponding to the same marks on the cast list page.
BIWAKO HALL Main Theatre
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| Saturday 27 July, 14:00 |
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Biwako Hall Membership |
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| Sunday 28 July, 14:00 |
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Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater
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| Saturday 3 August, 14:00 |
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Pre-order Lottery Application period for Sapporo Community Plaza Members SubscribersSaturday December 8-Thursday 20 December, 2018 |
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| Sunday 4 August, 14:00 |
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※ The ● marks of the Cast column identify the cast of each performance, corresponding to the same marks on the cast list page.
Creators
Conductor
Production
- Set Design Alfons FLORES
- Costume Design Lluc CASTELLS
- Lighting Design Urs SCHÖNEBAUM
- Associate Director Susana GÓMEZ
- Stage Manager SUGAHARA Takahiro
- Chorus Master MISAWA Hirofumi
Cast
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L’imperatore Altoum ●●
MOCHIKI Hiroshi -
Ping ●
MASU Takashi -
Ping ●
MORIGUCHI Kenji -
Pang ●
YOGI Takumi -
Pang ●
AKITANI Naoyuki
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Pong ●
MURAKAMI Toshiaki
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Pong ●
ITOGA Shuhei -
Un mandarino ●
TOYOSHIMA Yuichi -
Un mandarino ●
NARITA Makoto
Chorus：New National Theatre Chorus,Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group,BIWAKO HALL Vocal Ensemble
Children Chorus：TOKYO FM Boys Choir,Otsu Children’s Choir,HBC Junior Choir
Orchestra：Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Synopsis
Act I
Ancient Beijing. Old king Timur and his slave Liu have been wandering since their defeat in war. Timur is reunited with his son Calaf and they are happy to know they are well. Everybody prostrates themselves before Princess Turandot who appears silently. Calaf is enthralled by the princess’ beauty. He learns that if he can solve the 3 riddles, she will become his, so he tries to solve them.
Act Ⅱ
The three ministers think back on the foreign princes who havelost their lives because of the princess. People gather in thesquare in front of the palace where Turandot announces that“if he cannot solve the riddles, he will have to pay with his life”.Calaf, however, successfully solves the riddles. Calaf present thefluttered princess with a riddle. He asks her what his name is.
Act Ⅲ
The princess orders the citizens to find out the foreign prince’sname, without sleep. Calaf sings his own determination throughthe aria （Nessun dorma ? Nobody shall sleep）. Timur and Liuare captured. Liu declares “I am the only one who knows theyoung man’s name” and takes her own life. After everyone leaves,Calaf declares his love for the princess and kisses her. Tu
- General Producer :
- ONO Kazushi
- Produced by :
- Tokyo Bunka Kaikan/New National Theatre, Tokyo
- Presented by :
- ［Performances at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan］ Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan（Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture）
［Performances at New National Theatre, Tokyo］ New National Theatre Foundation
［Performances at BIWAKO HALL］ Biwako Arts Foundation
［Performances at Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater］ Sapporo Cultural Arts Foundation - Collaborated by :
- Japan Opera Foundation（Fujiwara Opera）