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Educational Programme for High School Students

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Educational Programme for High School Students "Madama Butterfly"

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  • Mon, 7 July 2025, 13:00
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  • Tue, 8 July 2025, 13:00
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  • Wed, 9 July 2025, 13:00
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  • Thu, 10 July 2025, 13:00
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  • Fri, 11 July 2025, 13:00
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  • Sat, 12 July 2025, 13:00
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Presented by New National Theatre Foundation

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

Music by Giacomo PUCCINI
Opera in 2 Acts
Sung in Italian with English and Japanese surtitles
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7 Jul - 12 Jul, 2025 ( 6 Performances )

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Running time is approx. 2 hours and 40 mins including intervals.

DETAILS

The Educational Programme for High School Students started in 1998 and has been held every year, especially 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 2025, we will present the highly popular opera "Madama Butterfly", which has been most frequently performed as part of the Educational Programme.
"Madama Butterfly" set in Meiji period Nagasaki and punctuated with vibrant melodies such as the well-known aria "Un bel dì, vedremo", Puccini's Madama Butterfly is known and loved around the world.

Director Tamiya Kuriyama(former Artistic Director of Drama) presents the relationship between the East and West as a clear global contrast, focusing on the drama that captures the polarity, drawing out the concept. This is represented symbolically by the American flag fluttering on stage; the simple device further complements the story.

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Please send email to opera09@nntt.jac.go.jp

SYNOPSIS

Set in Meiji-period Nagasaki. US naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, who is about to take a young Japanese bride, is inspecting a house he is leasing from Goro, a marriage broker. He boasts that he can terminate the lease and marriage any time, but the American consul Sharpless, who knows that the bride is serious about the marriage, is worried about his frivolous attitude. The procession of the bride and her friends arrives. Cio-Cio-San, who sings that she is the happiest girl in the world, admits that she is fifteen. Her family was once wealthy but her father was forced to commit suicide, and she now earns her living as a geisha. The ceremony is interrupted by her uncle Bonzo, a Buddhist priest, who denounces her for abandoning her faith. Festivities over, the couple retreat and enjoy the wedding night.

Three years have passed since Pinkerton has left for America. Cio-Cio-San awaits his return, believing his promise that he would come again 'when the robins build their nests'. Sharpless and Goro advise her to remarry, but she declines, as she has had a son by Pinkerton in his absence. Sharpless, who knows that Pinkerton has wed an American wife, leaves in shock. Eventually, Pinkerton's ship arrives in Nagasaki harbor. Cio-Cio-San and Suzuki, her loyal maid, decorate the house with flowers and await his arrival but he doesn't appear. As Cio-Cio-San rests, Sharpless brings Pinkerton and Kate, Pinkerton's new wife, and Suzuki receives them. Pinkerton is full of remorse and runs from the scene. Cio-Cio-San sees Kate instead of Pinkerton and she agrees to give up her child so he could be brought up in America. She takes a final farewell of her child and stabs herself with her father's dagger, choosing "to die with honor rather than live in shame". Pinkerton is heard desperately calling her name.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: JOYA Masahiro
Production: KURIYAMA Tamiya
Set Design: SHIMA Jiro
Costume Design: MAEDA Ayako
Lighting Design: KATSUSHIBA Jiro

CAST

Madama Butterfly: ITO Hare (7, 9, 11 July) / SUZUKI Mariko (8, 10, 12 July)

Pinkerton: MURAKAMI Kota (7, 9, 11 July) / JO Hironori (8, 10, 12 July)

Sharpless: KONDO Kei (7, 9, 11 July) / ONUMA Toru (8, 10, 12 July)

Suzuki: HANAFUSA Eriko (7, 9, 11 July) / TAJIMA Yuka (8, 10, 12 July)

Goro: ITOGA Shuhei (7, 9, 11 July) / UCHIYAMA Shingo (8, 10, 12 July)

Lo zio Bonzo: SANNOHE Hirohisa (7, 9, 11 July) / SAIKI Kenji (8, 10, 12 July)

Il principe Yamadori: YOSHIKAWA Kenichi (7, 9, 11 July) / HATAKEYAMA Shigeru (8, 10, 12 July)

Kate Pinkerton: SATO Michiko (7, 9, 11 July) / SUGIYAMA Yuki (8, 10, 12 July)

Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

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  • ¥2,750 (Under 18s [Below High School Student Age] )
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  • ¥6,600 (Adults)*
SEATING PLAN

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

10:00 - 18:00

Booking Opens: Sun, 8 Jun 2025, 10:00am

*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.

Booking for adults (over age of 19) Opens: Sun, 22 Jun 2025, 10:00am

*Limited to one ticket per person.
*Adults may purchase a maximum of 4 tickets at the Box Office or by telephone from June 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. when accompanied by at least 1 person of high school age and below.


*Tickets will be sold only for the performances with available seats.
*There are no discounts for this performance including the discount for Atre members.
*Tickets may not be changed or refunded except in the case of a cancelled performance.
*There may be occasions when we ask for an ID card to verify your age upon entry.

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  • 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.
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