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Tokyo Opera Days 2024
■Period
Friday, October 18 - Sunday, October 27, 2024
■Venues
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and other nearby locations
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Access MAP
1 min. walk from the Park Gate of JR Ueno Station
5 min. walk from Exit 7 of Tokyo Metro "Ueno Station" (Ginza Line and Hibiya Line)
12 min. walk from Exit A5 of Toei Oedo Line "Ueno-okachimachi"
7 min. walk from Ueno Koen Yamashita Stop (Toei Bus)
7 min. walk from the main entrance of Keisei Ueno Station
■Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation presents
■Cooperation
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau
Tokyo Metro
Ueno Noren Kai
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| Leaflet(PDF) |
■Events
＜Current as of October 24＞
★...Paid event ○...Admission Free
| ★ Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre "DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN" composed by R.Strauss |
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[World Premiere] Coproduction with Theater Bonn Thu.24. 6:00p.m., Fri.25. 2:00p.m., Sat.26. 2:00p.m., Sun.27. 2:00p.m. October Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall Conductor:Alejo Pérez / Stage Director:Peter Konwitschny Chorus:Nikikai Chorus Group Orchestra:Tokyo Symphony Orchestra →Details and Booking  |
| ○ Opera Costume Exhibition by International Japanese Fashion Designers - Hanae Mori, Junko Koshino and Kenzo Takada - |
| [Fri.18. - Sun.20. Oct.] 10:00a.m.-9:00p.m. [Mon.21. Oct.] 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m. [Tue.22. & Wed.23. Oct.] 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m. [Thu.24. - Sun.27. Oct.] Exclusive for the opera ticket holders Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall Foyer  |
| photo:Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre "Madama Butterfly" / Costume Designer:Kenzo Takada |
| ○ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan presents : Classical Music in Town "Machinaka Concerts" |
| Fri.18. Oct. 10:30a.m.-11:00a.m. / 11:15a.m.-11:45a.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Canopy (The entrance facing National Museum of Western Art) Miki Imai(Sop.), Eriko Hanafusa(Mez.), Kensho Maekawa(Ten.), Naoka Furuno(Pf)  →Details |
| ★ Visit the permanent collection and Yui Nanasawa(Sop.), Sunsuke Imai(Bar.) Special Dinner Concert |
| Fri.18. Oct. Permanent collection : 9:30a.m.-8:00p.m. *Admission ends 30mins. before closing time Dinner : 6:00p.m.- Concert : 7:00p.m.- The National Museum of Western Art, Café Suiren Yui Nanasawa(Sop.), Shunsuke Imai(Bar.), Shiho Misawa(Pf)  15,000JPY Co-presented by The National Museum of Western Art Booking ⇒Gettii |
| ★ NIKIKIKAI New Singers Concert (Shinshin Seigakuka) |
| Sat.19. Oct. 2:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall →Details and Booking  3,000JPY Non-reserved seat |
| ○ JIKUKAN EMAKI(R) "Carmen" |
| Sat.19.Oct. 5:00p.m., Sun.20.Oct. 5:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Canopy Special Stage (The entrance facing National Museum of Western Art) Makiko Yamashita(Carmen), Megumi Tanihara(Micaëla), Takumi Yogi(Don José), Yoshiki Kobayashi(Escamillo)  |
| ★ Asian Opera Day : Collaboration of Japanese and Korean Opera Singers |
| Sat.19.Oct. 7:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall →Details and Booking Miharu Kawakoshi(Sop.), Kiup Lee(Ten.), Maria Abe(Pf)  4,000JPY Non-reserved seat |
| ○ National Noh Theatre Special Stage |
| Sun.20.Oct. 1:30p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Canopy Special Stage (The entrance facing National Museum of Western Art) Isa Takeda (Noh performer)  |
| ★ Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre: Screening of Beethoven's "Fidelio" in 2020 |
| Sun.20.Oct. 2:30p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall  1,000JPY Non-reserved seat *Sung in the original language (German) with Japanese and English supertitles Booking ⇒Gettii |
| ★ Kenta Fukasaku Talk & Concert |
| Sun.20.Oct. 7:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall Kenta Fukasaku(Stage Director, Movie Director), Mayuko Nakae(Sop.), Kenji Saiki(Bas.), Shizuko Kinoshita(Pf), naco(navigator)  4,000JPY Non-reserved seat *With the ticket, you can also see a screening of the "Fidelio" at the same day. Booking ⇒Gettii |
| ★Workshop on Noh attire and movements |
| You can take pictures with wearing Noh attire and Noh mask. Mon.21.Oct. 3:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall Foyer Instructor: Isa Takeda(Noh performer)  5,000JPY Limited to 20 persons Booking ⇒Gettii |
| ○ Special Concert at Forecourt, The National Museum of Western Art |
| Tue.22. Oct. 2:15p.m.- and 4:15p.m.- The National Museum of Western Art - Forecourt Yuki Sugiyama(Mez.), Takamasa Sawahara(Ten.), Takayuki Yoshida(Pf)  Co-presented by The National Museum of Western Art |
| ○ Maestro Alejo Pérez Conducting Masterclass |
| Wed.23.Oct. 10:30a.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall  Piano: Leiki Kose ・No.27 Cavatina, 'Tradito, schernito' from Opera "Così fan tutte" . Student: Ryo Nakajo , Ferrando: Hiroki Kono ・'Barak, mein Mann...Mir anvertraut, dass ich sie hege' from Opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten" . Student: Shotaro Koyama , Barak's wife: Yuko Tsuchiya *Priority for reservations |
| ★ Yuga Yamato Talks about the Charms of Opera |
| Wed.23.Oct. 3:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Conference room  1,000JPY Non-reserved seat Limited to 40 persons Booking ⇒Gettii |
| ★ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Presents : Ueno de Classics Vol.99 |
| Thu.24.Oct. 11:00a.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall Yuki Kuroda(Bar.) →Details  1,100JPY Reserved seat *For tickets, please contact Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Ticket Service. |
| ○ Crosstalk by Managers of East and West Opera Houses |
| Thu.24.Oct. 3:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Conference room Speakers: Bernhard Helmich, General Manager of Theater Bonn (Germany) Danny Chen of General Director, Kuala Lumpur City Opera (Malaysia) Moderator: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation Priority for reservations, Limited to 40 persons |
| ○ After-Talk by Stage Director Peter Konwitschny |
| Fri.25. Oct. Post performance Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall Exclusive for the opera ticket holders on 25th |
| ★ Let's Sing on the Stage Like an Opera Singer |
| Sat.26.Oct. 10:00a.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall  5,000JPY Llimited to 6 persons or 6 groups 'full' Performance time : 10 minutes per group |
| ○ Backstage tour of Opera "DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN" (1) *Only in Japanese |
| Sat.26. Oct. Post performance Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall Exclusive for the opera ticket folders Limited to 20 persons 'full' |
| ★ Masterclass by Opera Director Peter Konwitschny |
| Sat.26.Oct. 7:00p.m. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall  Soprano: Mayuko Nakae, Miki Imai Mezzosoprano: Aoha Ichijo Tenor: Hiroki Kono Baritone: Taiki Murooka, Mitsuhiro Nomura Piano: Naoka Furuno ・from Opera "Così fan tutte" 1,000 JPY Non-reserved seat Booking ⇒Gettii |
| ○ Backstage tour of Opera "DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN" (2) *with English translation |
| Sun.27. Oct. 10:15a.m.(Registration: 15minutes before the tour) Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall Exclusive for the opera ticket folders Limited to 20 persons Reservation → Request form |
■Reservations
●Performances and events with charge ⇒Gettii
●Free performances and events requiring reservations ⇒teket (Only Japanese language)
*For information on "Ueno de Classics" organized by Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, please visit the website of the organizer.
| Tokyo Opera Days 2024 Special Recommendation! Noh, Kyogen and Opera in Tokyo Special Set Ticket for Seeing Noh, Kyogen and Opera |
[Noh, Kyogen] + [Opera] = 21,150 JPY
Booking ⇒Gettii
[Noh, Kyogen] choose 1) or 2) at National Noh Theatre
1) National Noh Theatre Showcase
Fri. 18. Oct. 7:00 p.m.
Kyogen: BONSAN (The Dwarf Tree Thief) / Zenchiku Daijiro (Okura school)
Noh: TATSUTA (The Goddess Tatsuta) / Tsujii Hachiro (Komparu school)
*Audio guide: No audio guide available.
*Subtitles: Available in English and Japanese. Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs
→Details(Japan Arts Council)
2) Discover NOH & KYOGEN Performance for the non-Japanese theatre-goers
Sat. 26. Oct. 1:00 p.m.
Kyogen: YASEMATSU (Skinny Pine) / Yamamoto Rintaro (Okura school)
Noh: KAGETSU (Kagetsu and Father Reunited) / Yamauchi Takao (Hosho school)
*Audio guide: No audio guide available.
*Individual subtitle monitors are available in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French and Japanese.
*Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs.
*Commentary (English)
→Details(Japan Arts Council)
[Opera] Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall
"DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN" [World Premiere]
Music by RICHARD STRAUSS
Thu.24. 6:00p.m., Fri.25. 2:00p.m., Sat.26. 2:00p.m., Sun.27. 2:00p.m. Oct.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall
Conductor:Alejo Pérez / Stage Director:Peter Konwitschny
Chorus:Nikikai Chorus Group
Orchestra:Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
*Sung in the original language (German) with Japanese and English supertitles
→Details