Organization

Singer

Tenor

Jun Suzuki

Tamino

Soprano

Ryoko Sunakawa

Pamina

Rie Miyake

Papagena

Bass

Hidekazu Machi

Speaker

Conductor

Oleg Caetani

Lighting designer

Jennifer Tipton

Costume designer

Greta Goiris

Set designer

William Kentridge

Sabine Theunissen

Projection Design

Catherine Meyburgh

Stage director

Teppei Kono

Sarastro

First priest

Second armored man

Naoyuki Akitani

First armored man

Yoko Yasui

The Queen of the Night

Noriko Masuda

First lady

Eiko Koizumi

Second lady

Contralto

Makiko Yamashita

Third lady

Child vocalist

Eriko Hanafusa

Third spirit

Baritone

Kei Kondo

Papageno

Tadahiro Masujima

Monostastos

Yoriko Maekawa

First spirit

Chieko Noda

Second spirit

New National Theatre Tokyo

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Die Zauberflöte -  (The Magic Flute)

Tokyo

Japan

New National Theatre

Opera Palace

Die Zauberflöte Mozart

Public

The Magic Flute

Japanese

Approved

Mozart "The Magic Flute" (new production) From the performance of the New National Theatre, October 3, 2018 Conductor: Laurent Behr Director: William Kentridge Tamino: Steve Davi Slim Queen of the Night: Yoko Yasui Pamina: Masako Hayashi Doji: Yoko Maekawa / Chieko Noda / Eriko Hanafusa Papageno: Andre Shuen Papageno: Kanae Kushima Orchestra

The beloved singspiel "Die Zauberflöte" is a fantasy of love and adventure that has sparked a lifetime of opera appreciation in many children around the world. This work is a veritable treasure trove of sound, with a succession of beautiful musical numbers performed throughout, including the catchy "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" and "Pa- Pa- Pa-", as well as the technically demanding aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" sung by the Königin der Nacht (Queen of the Night). The celebrated production by William KENTRIDGE, master of contemporary art, uses drawings to create a mystical setting. The video projections are in black and white representing the conflict between light and shadows of human nature. The director's profund sensibilities and poesy bring out the essence of genius composer's final opera. At the same time, the production uses the theme of colonialism to illuminate the European Enlightenment ideals encapsulated in "Die Zauberflöte", with insights into the concepts of virtue and power.
Master conductor Oleg CAETANI makes his NNTT debut conducting this production. This also features prominent Japanese talent from around the country and around the world, including the delightful and elegant voice of SUZUKI Jun and the lyrical expression of SUNAKAWA Ryoko

The Magic Flute by Mozart, From (2022/2022), Directed by William Kentridge,, Conductor Oleg Caetani, New National Theatre, Tokyo, Japan

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