This is PUCCINI's third opera, and which made him famous overnight. It is a story about a free willed and beautiful maiden, Manon, and how the Chevalier des Grieux's pure love for her ruins his life. Flowing throughout the whole opera is a music of sweetness and beauty.
This production was cancelled in March 2011 due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, and after four years we are finally able to present it. The main soloists remain unchanged, and include the Bulgarian soprano, Svetla VASSILEVA, as Manon. Pier Giorgio MORANDI, active with various prominent opera houses in Europe, will conduct. The staging is by Gilbert DEFLO, who will also be presenting the new production of Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci in May 2014.
Interview to Svetla VASSILEVA
Message from Gustavo PORTA and Dalibor JENIS
Staff
Conductor Pier Giorgio MORANDI 1
Production Gilbert DEFLO 2
Set & Costume Design William ORLANDI
Lighting Design Roberto VENTURI
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Cast
Manon Lescaut Svetla VASSILEVA 3
Des Grieux Gustavo PORTA 4
Lescaut Dalibor JENIS 5
Geronte TSUMAYA Hidekazu 6
Edmondo MOCHIZUKI Tetsuya 7
L'oste SHIKANO Yoshiyuki
Il maestro di ballo HAYAMA Kosei
Un musico ISAKA Megumi
Sergente degli arcieri OTSUKA Hiroaki
Un lampionaio MATSUURA Ken
Un comandante di marina MORIGUCHI Kenji
Chorus New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
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Schedule
March 2015
MON
TUE
WED
THU
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7:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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Booking Opens
Saturday, 25th October 2014
Tickets
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A
B
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D
¥27,000
¥21,600
¥15,120
¥8,640
¥5,400
Tax included
The New National Theatre, Tokyo Box Office:
+81-(0)3-5352-9999
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Ticket are sold via the website of PIA Corporation.
Discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone. (+81-(0)3-5352-9999 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Booking Z seats (1,620 yen)
Z seats are available at the Box Office from 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance. One ticket is available per person. Telephone bookings are not accepted.