Opera Theater Konnyakuza Opera “Metamorphosis”

Name of the organization or individual

Opera Theater Konnyakuza

subsidy category

Grant for Accessibility

Grant Type

single year

FY2025 Grant for Accessibility

Opera Theater Konnyakuza Opera “Metamorphosis”,2025 Accessibility support（Support for blind people）© Opera Theater Konnyakuza

Opera Theater Konnyakuza Opera “Metamorphosis”,2025 Accessibility support（Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing）© Opera Theater Konnyakuza

Opera Theater Konnyakuza Opera “Metamorphosis”,2025 © Nagasawa naoko

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Business Overview

Based on Kafka's "transformation," the film presents a multilayered depiction of Kafka's own image as the protagonist K, and the streets of Prague, Czech Republic at the time. It is an opera that incorporates various musical styles such as chanson, blues, march, and scherzo.
Original work by Franz Kafka
Script by Kiyota Yamamoto
Music by Hikaru Hayashi
Direction by Satoshi Uemura
Performance by Opera Theater Konnyaku Theater 11 singers, clarinet, bassoon, violin, piano

Period of Activity / Project

Sunday, September 14, 2025 to 15th (Mon)

Venues

Small Theater, New National Theater (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)

Viewing Support Contents

Subtitle tablet (auditory support), advance commentary (visual support)

Viewing Support Date and Time

Subtitle tablet
Sunday, September 14
Advance (visual support)
Monday, September 15

Profile

[Opera Theater Konnyakuza]
Opera Theater Konnyakuza was founded in 1971 with the aim of [creating and popularizing new Japanese opera]. Composer Lin Guang (1931-2012) has been music director and troupe composer since 1975 and artistic director since 1997. At present, with Hagi Kyoko as its representative and music director, it has about 40 singers and performs about 200 performances a year.