Falstaff in Tokyo with a strong international cast

By Nahoko Gotoh, 15 December 2015

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Reviewed at New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo on 9 December 2015

Verdi, Falstaff

Yves Abel, Conductor

Sir Jonathan Miller, Director

Isabella Bywater, Set Designer, Costume Designer

George Gagnidze, Sir John Falstaff

Aga Mikolaj, Alice Ford

Yoko Yasui, Nannetta

Elena Zaremba, Mistress Quickly

Massimo Cavalletti, Ford

Hiroyuki Yoshida, Fenton

New National Theatre Chorus

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Yasuhiro Miura, Revival Director

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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.