What we do

New Japanese opera “The long end"

  • Organization : nezumi
  • Section : Artistic and creative activity in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Music

Outline

“One day it will end, like music, like life.”
A new opera that explores the possibilities of new Japanese expressions based on the above sentence.
In addition to operatic singing, the singers sing and narrate in various singing methods such as poetry reading and rapping.

[Music/Libretto/Artistic Director] Koji Takahashi
[Direction] Makoto Uemura
[Conductor] Yuki Urabe

[Watashi] Saki Nakae (Soprano)
[Voice] Noriko Yakushiji (Soprano)

[Violin I] Maiko Matsuoka
[Violin II] Reika Shimizu
[Viola] Fumiko Kai
[Cello] Soshi Hara
[Percussion] Misa Makino
[Piano] Yuko Hironaka

[Sound Director] Yoshiki Masuda
[Sound assistant] Mayu Nitta
[Assistant director] Megumi Mori
[Lighting Assistant] Go Ogoma
[Stage Director] Hirotaka Hattori
[Recording] Kazunari Motoki
[Video recording] Ten Goto
[Dramaturg] Hitoshi Taguchi
[Producer] Ayane Shindo

Profile

nezumi
“Nezumi” is an organization created by graduates of Tokyo University of the Arts that aims to create a new artistic environment by organically linking music, film, photography, and words. We plan and manage concerts, video production, photography, etc.

Contact

Koji Takahashi
Art director
nezumi
info.nezumi@gmail.com

Venues

Sumida Triphony Hall, Sumida City, Tokyo