OPERA

Educational Programme for High School Students

Macbeth

SCHEDULE

  • Thu, 8 July 2027 , 13:00
  • Fri, 9 July 2027 , 13:00
  • Sat, 10 July 2027 , 13:00
  • Tue, 13 July 2027 , 13:00
  • Wed, 14 July 2027 , 13:00
  • Thu, 15 July 2027 , 13:00
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Presented by New National Theatre Foundation

Supported by

Corporate Sponsorship by

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Educational Programme for High School Students is sponsored by the generous gift from Ms. TSUNEMATSU Midoriko.

Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Opera in 4 Acts
Sung in Italian with English and Japanese surtitles
OPERA PALACE

8 Jul - 15 Jul, 2027 ( 6 Performances )

Running time is to be announced.

DETAILS

The Educational Programme for High School Students started in 1998 and has been held every year, in order to give young people the opportunity to experience world-class opera productions. Performances are presented as a full-length opera with live orchestral music just as same as all the other performances at the New National Theatre Tokyo.

In 2027, we will present Giuseppe Verdi's early masterpiece Macbeth , inspired by his deep admiration for Shakespeare. This monumental work marks the dawn of a new era for Verdi, where he ventured into the realm of opera. Aligned with Shakespeare's original play, the score is full of gloom, drama, and thrill. It profoundly portrays the psychological descent of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as they are pushed to the extreme driven by prophecy, ambition, suspicion, conspiracy, and madness. With its powerful choruses and thrilling musical highlights, it is a great opportunity for audience members who are new to opera to appreciate the vigorous nature of opera.

Inquiries about Schools Bookings


Please send email to opera-ed@nntt.jac.go.jp

SYNOPSIS

Set in 11th-century Scotland. Macbeth and Banquo hear a prophecy from witches in the forest that Macbeth will become king but Banquo’s descendants will rule. Spurred on by his ambitious wife, Macbeth stabs and kills the current king. Although he takes the throne just as prophesied, obsessed with the prophecy that Banquo’s descendants will rule, Macbeth then also plots to murder Banquo and his son. Having failed to kill Banquo’s son and driven mad by ghosts of the dead, Macbeth murders the wife and children of Macduff, the King’s Retainer, and grows increasingly tyrannical. Together with the former king’s son, Malcolm, Macduff raises an army against Macbeth and faces off against him in a final battle.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: Kimbo ISHII
Production: Lorenzo MARIANI
Set Design: Maurizio BALÒ
Costume Design: Silvia AYMONINO
Lighting Design: Marco FILIBECK
Choreographer: Cesc GELABERT
Lydia AZZOPARDI

CAST

TBA

Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic

TICKETS

  • ¥3,300 (Under 18s [Below High School Student Age] )
  • ¥8,250 (Adults)*
SEATING PLAN

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

10:00 - 18:00

*Tickets for High School Student Age and Below.
*Limited to one ticket per person on the Web Box Office, and a maximum of 4 tickets per person 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.
  • 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.
  • Users of wheelchairs are requested to contact the Box Office.
  • Please note that cast change may be required depending on the situation.