Tom Johnson "4-note opera" world premiere in Japanese

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Naya Collective Limited

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2014 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

Photo by Eiji Shinohara

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Business Overview

Can you do an opera with just four notes? A poignant one-act opera by minimal music icon Tom Johnson. It is a simple stage with only four singers and pianists, one for each part, and literally uses only four notes (including piano accompaniment), yet it achieves a very rich and "opera-like" performance. What is noteworthy is the presence of humor that seems unrelated to minimalism. It is also an excellent work as an introduction to modern music, which is often considered to be difficult. The lyrics are about the opera that is being performed right now. The original English is translated into French, Spanish, Galician, Korean and many other languages. For this performance in Tokyo, a Japanese translation was newly made, and the Japanese version will be the world premiere. In the first half, in addition to small works using Johnson's voice (including his latest works), an homage by Tomomi Adachi (a new commissioned work) was performed.

implementation period

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Place of implementation

Suginami Public Hall, Small Hall (Suginami Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

【 Naya Collective 】
Established in 2004. Centered on the planning and production of concerts and other stage productions, he is engaged in various activities such as artist management and record label management. In particular, it focuses on supporting avant-garde and experimental works of art regardless of genre. She received the Keizo SAJI Award from the Suntory Foundation for the Arts for her works (2008), Chieko Hayashi Mezzo-Soprano Recital "labo opera Carpet Theater/Laboratory vol.2" (2011) and Tokyo Genon Keikaku (2013).