Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0900 hourly 1 /release/201902133142 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0900 New National Theatre, Tokyo The New National Theatre, Tokyo (https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/), Japan’s world-class opera hou... New National Theatre, Tokyo
New National Theatre, Tokyo, Announces Lineup for 2019/2020 Season for Opera, Ballet and Dance
The New National Theatre, Tokyo (https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/), Japan’s world-class opera house, is pleased to announce the lineup for the 2019/2020 Opera Season under artistic director Kazushi Ono.

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Of 10 operas that will be presented during October 2019 and June 2020, highlights in particular are four new productions. The first three are aimed to expand the repertoires of Russian, Bel Canto and Baroque Operas, and they are Tchaikovsky’s “EUGENE ONEGIN” (conducted by Andriy Yurkevych / directed by Dmitry Bertman / October 2019), Donizetti’s “DON PASQUALE” (conducted by Corrado Rovaris / directed by Stefano Vizioli / starring Danielle DE Niese / November 2019) and Handel’s “GIULIO CESARE” (conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini / directed by Laurent Pelly / April 2020).

The fourth is a grand-scale new production of Wagner’s “DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG” (conducted by Kazushi Ono / directed by Jens-Daniel Herzog / June 2020) which is a co-production with the Salzburg Easter Festival, Semperoper and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. The production will be part of the “Summer Festival Opera 2019-20 Japan --Tokyo -- World”, an opera project conceived by Ono for ‘Made-in-Japan Opera’ being the host of the world.

Also, while the whole world will be focusing on what’s happening in Japan in August 2020, there will be a special new production of ‘Children’s Opera’ where many children on stage will interact with an AI robot and talk about the future of Japan, while a robot will sing and move in harmony with the voice of singers and music from the orchestra.

The opera house of the New National Theatre, Tokyo, is also a residence of the National Ballet of Japan. Under the artistic direction of Noriko Ohara, six productions, including five full-length narrative ballets, are scheduled to be performed. As the 2019/2020 season will be the final season for Ohara, who has dedicated the past 20 years ever since the company was founded, the season’s lineup sums up this company’s best works thus far.

Video:
2019/2020 Season Opera: https://youtu.be/l6iUbmIoZi8
The National Ballet of Japan: https://youtu.be/qpOcV3fcjPM

Please visit the following URL for the full lineup:
Opera: /prwfile/release/M104851/201902133142/_prw_PA2fl_U6D7sKYp.pdf
Ballet & Dance: /prwfile/release/M104851/201902133142/_prw_PA1fl_aBpbNn9T.pdf

Official website: https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/
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The New National Theatre, Tokyo (http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/), Japan’s one and only opera house celebrating the 20th anniversary season (http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/20th/) this year, is pleased to announce the lineup for the 2018/2019 Season under the new Artistic Director of Opera, Kazushi Ono.

Ono, who was the musical director at Theatre Royal de la Monnaie from 2002 to 2008 and currently the musical director of Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, has an extensive career in conducting opera productions at prominent opera houses including La Scala, Opera National de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper and the Metropolitan Opera.

Photo: Kazushi Ono (courtesy of the New National Theatre, Tokyo)
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Of 10 productions, including four new ones from October 2018 to July 2019, highlights in particular are the two world premieres. One is a new opera titled “ASTERS,” a commissioned new work from Japanese composer Akira Nishimura, with a story described by Ono as “an operatic version of a Japanese Jean-Christophe.” The other is a grand-scale new production of Puccini’s “TURANDOT” directed by Alex Olle, internationally known for his direction of the opening ceremony for the Barcelona Olympics. The production will be part of the “Summer Festival Opera 2019-20 Japan--Tokyo--World,” a two-year opera project conceived by the idea long incubated by Ono of ‘Made in Japan Opera’ being the host of the world.

The Opera House of the New National Theatre, Tokyo, is also a residence of the National Ballet of Japan. Under the artistic direction of Noriko Ohara, seven productions, including five full-length narrative ballets, are scheduled to be performed. Highlight of the 2018/2019 Season is taking on Christopher Wheeldon’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” an acclaimed work first performed by the Royal Ballet in 2011. The new production of this work by the dancers of the National Ballet of Japan is made possible under the co-production with the Australian Ballet.

Video: National Ballet of Japan (World Ballet Day)
https://youtu.be/iVav5URlEEc

Please visit the following URLs for the full lineup
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http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/
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