Der Rosenkavalier

OPERA

Der Rosenkavalier

SCHEDULE

  • Fri, 2 April 2027, 16:00
  • Sun, 4 April 2027, 14:00
  • Thu, 8 April 2027, 14:00
  • Sun, 11 April 2027, 14:00
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2026/2027 SEASON

Music by Richard Strauss
Opera in 3 Acts
Sung in German with English and Japanese surtitles

OPERA PALACE

2 Apr - 11 Apr, 2027 ( 4 Performances )

Running time is approx. 4 hours and 10 mins including intervals.

Booking Opens: Sat, 9 Jan 2027, 10:00am

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DETAILS

This masterpiece is set in high society Vienna, and portrays in elegant and exquisite music about memories of times gone by and of young, new love. Master director Jonathan Miller excels at detailed character portrayal, and in moving the action from that pinnacle of aristocratic culture, 18th century Vienna, to 1912, which is one year after the first staging of "Der Rosenkavalier", he has the work impart a sense of the vicissitudes of time that audiences at the time would have experienced. Those who appeared on stage then, as well as the famous duo of composer (Richard Strauss) and librettist (Hugo von Hofmannsthal) all lived in an age over which the darkening clouds of strife were gathering, on the brink of war. The wise Marschallin sings that "she wants to stop the clock", and in doing so feels not only the relentless encroachment of age and resignation at having parted from her young lover, but a sense, too, of a generational shift.

Patrick Hahn conducts in his first performance with the New National Theatre Tokyo since Die Fledermaus, and the cast features Kiandra Howarth as Die Feldmarschallin, Guido Jentjens as Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau and Aya Wakizono as "Der Rosenkavalier" Octavian.

SYNOPSIS

The Marschallin (field marshal's wife) is dallying with her lover, the young count Octavian, while the field marshal is away. It comes about that Octavian is asked to deliver a silver rose to the Sophie, the fiancée of Baron Ochs (the Marschallin's cousin) as a token of the Baron's engagement-but the young couple fall in love at first sight. Ochs challenges Octavian to a duel, but ends up making an immense fuss when he is barely scratched; meanwhile, he is duped by a phony love letter delivered to him by Octavian in women's clothing, and in the end his engagement to Sophie is broken off. The Marschallin sees the love of the young couple and as she makes her exit, gives them her blessing.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: Patrick HAHN
Production: Jonathan MILLER
Scenery & Costume Design: Isabella BYWATER
Lighting Design: ISONO Mutsumi

CAST

Die Feldmarschallin: Kiandra HOWARTH
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau: Guido JENTJENS
Octavian: WAKIZONO Aya
Herr von Faninal: YONASHIRO Kei
Sophie: TANETANI Noriko
Marianne: WATANABE Hitomi
Valzacchi: ITO Tatsundo
Annina: FUJII Asami
Ein Polizeikommissar: KONO Teppei
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin: USHIRODA Shohei
Der Haushofmeister bei Faninal: SHINDO Yoshiaki
Ein Notar: HARE Masahiko
Ein Wirt: AOCHI Hideyuki
Ein Sänger: HAMAMATSU Takayuki
Eine Modistin: NAKAHATA Yumiko
Ein Tierhändler: TAKANASHI Eijiro

Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • Patrick HAHN
    Conductor
    Patrick HAHN
    Jonathan MILLER
    Production
    Jonathan MILLER
  • Kiandra HOWARTH
    Die Feldmarschallin
    Kiandra HOWARTH
    Guido JENTJENS
    Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
    Guido JENTJENS
    WAKIZONO Aya
    Octavian
    WAKIZONO Aya
    YONASHIRO Kei
    Herr von Faninal
    YONASHIRO Kei
    TANETANI Noriko
    Sophie
    TANETANI Noriko
    WATANABE Hitomi
    Marianne
    WATANABE Hitomi
    ITO Tatsundo
    Valzacchi
    ITO Tatsundo
    FUJII Asami
    Annina
    FUJII Asami
    KONO Teppei
    Ein Polizeikommissar
    KONO Teppei
    HARE Masahiko
    Ein Notar
    HARE Masahiko
    AOCHI Hideyuki
    Ein Wirt
    AOCHI Hideyuki
    HAMAMATSU Takayuki
    Ein Sänger
    HAMAMATSU Takayuki

TICKETS

  • S
    ¥34,100
  • A
    ¥28,600
  • B
    ¥20,900
  • C
    ¥14,300
  • D
    ¥8,250
  • Z
    ¥1,980
SEATING PLAN

Box Office: +81-(0)3-5352-9999

10:00 - 18:00

Booking Opens: Sat, 9 Jan 2027, 10:00am

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,980 yen

  • You are able to purchase Z seat tickets online from 10:00 am. Click "BUY TICKETS" next to "Z" under each performance information.
  • There is a handling charge of ¥330 (incl. tax).
  • Only when seats allocated as Z seats are still available at 11:00 am, you are able to purchase these tickets at the Box Office of the theatre.
  • Note that all Z seats are on a first come, first served basis and will come with restricted views.

Concession Prices

Under 15s discounts and Z seats (Day Tickets) are available online. Other types of discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone.

Please Note

  • Latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium unless there is a suitable break or interval.
  • For Seat D of Opera performances, maximum of 2 tickets per person on the first day of ticket sale.
  • No admittance to pre-school children. Each child older than this age requires a ticket for entry, even when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Tickets may not be changed or refunded except in the case of a cancelled performance.
  • A special discount price is available for disabled guests. Please inquire at the Box Office for details.
  • Users of wheelchairs are requested to contact the Box Office.
  • Please note that cast or programme change may be required depending on the situation.