Opera Commemorating the 150 Year Anniversary of Shiki's Birth 'Isho Rokushaku ni Ikiru'
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Shikian Preservation Society
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY29 Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program] 1st term
Business Overview
Commemorating the 150 year anniversary of the birth of Masaoka Shiki, a poet and poet of the Meiji period, this is a contemporary opera performed by a room orchestra that recites and sings haiku and tanka as arias, tracing Shiki's life and achievements, with a focus on his friendship with his close friend Soseki. The work is a departure from conventional Western operas, expressing the wabi-sabi culture of Japanese literature through heterophony and advocating the creation of a unique Japanese opera culture by fusing the world of haiku and tanka with classical music. Script, composition, direction, and conductor: Sakuzo Sendo Script supervisor: Ichiro Fukumoto (Professor Emeritus, Kanagawa University, scholar of Japanese literature) Performers: Akihiro Oka (Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts, 1st place in the 44 Italian Vocal Concorso, etc.)/Yukei Shida (PhD, Tokyo University of the Arts, 1st place in the Vocal Section of the Japan Music Competition, etc.)/Kei Kondo (Senior Graduate School, Kokuritsu University of Music, member of Nikikai)/Yuji Shida (Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts)/Juri Tanaka (Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts)/etc.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, September 17, 2017 - 18th (Mon)
- Venues
- Taito-ku Lifelong Learning Center Millennium Hall (Taito-ku, Tokyo)
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Profile
General Incorporated Foundation Shikian Preservation Society
This organization is located in Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, and was established in 1928 for the purpose of preserving and exhibiting the former residence, personal effects, and materials of Shiki MASAOKA, a poet of the Meiji period, in honor of Shiki and the study of Shiki's literature. The first president was Ritsu MASAOKA, Shiki's younger sister. It is still open to the public all year round by volunteers, and welcomes many visitors as Shiki's sacred place, while actively trying to transmit culture from Shikian today.
"Sakuzo SENDO"
Composer (born in Akita Prefecture in 1945). He studied music theory and composition under the composer Minamio SHIBATA (musicologist and composer). They have received many awards including the Encouragement Prize of the 3rd Miyazawa Kenji Prize (as a group performing an operetta (restaurant with many orders)). Major Works: Symphonic Poems "Tonegawa 322," Symphonic Poems "Tamagawa 138," Symphonic Poems "Arakawa 173, Sumidagawa 23.5," Opera "Teganuma Sanka," Opera "Chieko Sho," Opera "Gojunoto," Opera "Hakkenden," Opera "Matsuo Basho Oku no Hosomichi," Opera "Kobayashi Issa Nanaban Nikki." In recent years, he has written many songs for haiku by Basho and Issa, and waka and tanka by Ichiyo, Akiko and Bokusui. Adviser of Arakawa Ward, Tokyo.