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Wagner: Tannhäuser
Alejo Pérez; Hans-Peter Lehmann; New National Theatre; Olaf Zombeck; Yuji Tatsuta; Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
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Verdi: Falstaff
Corrado Rovaris; Sir Jonathan Miller; New National Theatre; Isabella Bywater; Peter Petschnig; Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
TokyoLes Contes d'Hoffmann
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Marko Letonja; Philippe Arlaud; New National Theatre; Andrea Uhmann; Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
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TokyoOrfeo ed Euridice
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Masato Suzuki; Saburo Teshigawara; New National Theatre; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sincerity over sexiness in Tokyo's Giulio Cesare
Laurent Pelly's Night in the Museum production of Giulio Cesare is finally staged at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, after its 2020 pandemic cancellation.
Aesthetic unity shines in bold staging of Orfeo ed Euridice in Tokyo
Several notable house debuts, including the renowned director and choreographer Sabuto Teshigawara, enlivened the New National Theatre's first-ever production of Gluck's opera.
Rising star Aya Wakizono commands the stage in La Cenerentola
Jun Aguni’s fast-paced new staging, with brightly coloured sets and costumes by Rome-based Alessandro Ciammarughi, was full of visual delights and fantasy-filled images.
A stunning Carmen by Àlex Ollé opens at New National Theatre
New National Opera sucessfully opened a world premiere production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, directed by Spanish director Àlex Ollé, a production inspired by Amy Winehouse, a diva of today.
Lawrence Brownlee steals the show in Tokyo Lucia di Lammermoor
Jean-Louis Grinda's traditional production is revived for New National Theatre Tokyo's eighth opera production since the house reopened with audiences last autumn.
A stylish Fledermaus lifts spirits in Tokyo
A welcome touch of Austrian end of year festivities in Tokyo as Heinz Zednik's popular production of Die Fledermaus is revived.