SILENCE

  • 2011/2012 Season
  • [New Production]
    Matsumura Teizo : SILENCE
    Opera in 2 Acts
    Sung in Japanese with Japanese Supertitles
  • PLAYHOUSE

  • PERFORMANCES

    2012
    Feb.1516171819
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    6:30
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Composer Matsumura Teizo worked on the libretto and music for this exquisite opera over a period of 13 years. It is based on the great novel Silence by Endo Shusaku. For any Japanese opera house, the staging of works by Japanese composers is an absolute necessity. The first such work to be performed during Artistic Director Otaka Tadaaki's tenure was Yuzuru. One of Japan's finest operas, Yuzuru has been performed over 700 times in Japan and overseas. In its second year under Otaka, the NNTT Opera will present Silence. Otaka had long expressed an interest in this challenging work, and recognized the possibilities that could be achieved with a new production. The opera premiered at the NNTT in 2000. The new production is the work of Artistic Director (Play) Miyata Keiko. She has spoken passionately about the project, saying, "I feel a deep attachment to the work and enjoyed reading the novel, which deals with tricks of the human mind and a sense of conflict and confrontation with God. As one reads a script, I hope to 'read the sounds.'" This will be Miyata Keiko's first turn at producing an opera. The language of the composer will be conveyed through the baton of acclaimed conductor Shimono Tatsuya, making his debut at the NNTT.

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