Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theater "Fidelio"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Tokyo Nikikai Foundation
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 2 (2020) 1st Term Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
For the composer's anniversary year, Japan's top planners gather for a new production from Tokyo. Director Fukasaku Kenta questions the history of humanity's struggle against the wall. Beethoven's 250 year anniversary performance Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theater Fidelio, 2 acts, original language (German) with Japanese subtitles Conductor: Eiji Oue Director: Kenta Fukasaku Equipment: Rumi Matsui Costume: Fumiko Maeda Lighting: Takashi Kitamura Video: Satoyuki Kuriyama Chorus Conductor: Takuya Nemoto Assistant Director: Maiko Ota Stage Director: Kiyoichi Yagi Performance Director: Shuichi Makikawa Main performers (3,5 days/4,6 days) Florestan: Takashi Fukui/Keiro Obara Leonore: Yuko Tsuchiya/Mihoko Kinoshita Chorus: Nikikai Choir, New National Theater Choir, Fujiwara Opera Chorus Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Sponsor: Tokyo Nikikai Co-Sponsor: New National Theater Foundation, Japan Opera Foundation
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, September 3, 2020, 4th (Fri), 5th (Sat), 6th (Sun)
- Venues
- New National Theater Opera Palace (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Tokyo Nikikai]
In 1952, the Nikikai was founded for the purpose of studying and presenting vocal music in general. He established the Nikikai Opera Foundation in 1977 and has played a central role in our country opera world, performing major productions and Japanese premieres of contemporary operas. In 2005, it reorganized and integrated its activities and organization with a vocal group 'Nikikai,' renamed it 'Tokyo Nikikai Foundation,' and became a public interest incorporated foundation in 2010.