Turandot in Tokyo: A bold reimagining of the ending

Par Nahoko Gotoh, 21 juillet 2019

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“it was Nakamura’s sensational Liù that captivated the audience”

Critique faite à New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo, le 18 juillet 2019

Puccini, Turandot

New National Theatre

Kazushi Ono, Direction

Àlex Ollé, Mise en scène

Alfons Flores, Décors

Lluc Castells, Costumes

Iréne Theorin, Turandot

Teodor Ilincăi, Calaf

Eri Nakamura, Liù

Riccardo Zanellato, Timur

Hiroshi Mochiki, Empereur Altoum

Takashi Masu, Ping

Takumi Yogi, Pang

Toshiaki Murakami, Pong

Yuichi Toyoshima, Mandarin

New National Theatre Chorus

Fujiwara Opera Chorus

Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia

A poignant Rigoletto revival in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 21st February

The New National Theatre in Tokyo revives its traditionalist Rigoletto, featuring Vladimir Stoyanov as the cursed court jester, Eri Nakamura as Gilda and Lawrence Brownlee debuting as the Duke of Mantua.

***11

Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 20th November

Richard Jones directs a new production at Tokyo's New National Theatre which lucidly articulates the structure of Berg’s expressionist music.

****1

Yannis Kokkos stages Guillaume Tell in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 30th November

For his new staging of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, director Yannis Kokkos avoids specific contemporary references, choosing a setting that transcends the times.

****1

Michieletto's “Camping Così” returns to Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 30th May

Damiano Michieletto’s 2011 staging of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, dubbed the "Camping Così", is one of the most enduring and entertaining productions in NNTT’s repertory.

****1

Puccini/Ravel double bill opens the new opera season in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 7th October

The 2023–24 season at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens with straightforward stagings of an unusual double bill of Suor Angelica and L’Enfant et les sortilèges.

***11

A visually spectacular and strongly sung Hoffmann in Tokyo

David Karlin, 15th March

Philippe Arlaud’s production for New National Theatre Tokyo may not be in its first youth, but it delivers on all counts. Leonardo Capalbo, Egils Siliņš and Yuka Kobayashi lead an excellent cast.

****1

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.