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Eine florentinische Tragödie / Gianni Schicchi

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Eine florentinische Tragödie / Gianni Schicchi

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  • Sun, 2 February 2025, 14:00
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  • Tue, 4 February 2025, 14:00
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  • Thu, 6 February 2025, 18:30
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  • Sat, 8 February 2025, 14:00
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2024/2025 SEASON

  • Eine florentinische Tragödie
    Music by Alexander Zemlinsky
    Opera in 1 Act
    Sung in German with English and Japanese surtitles
  • Gianni Schicchi
    Music by Giacomo Puccini
    Opera in 1 Act
    Sung in Italian with English and Japanese surtitles

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2 Feb - 8 Feb, 2025 ( 4 Performances )

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Running time is approx. 2 hours and 20 mins including an interval.

Booking Opens: Sat, 7 Dec 2024, 10:00am

DETAILS

Eine florentinische Tragödie is Zemlinsky's famous masterpiece known for its aesthetic and rich music. Based on the standard bearer of decadent literature Oscar Wilde's play, this work depicts the strange tragedy of a love story unfolding between a couple and the wife's lover. Discovered by Mahler, Zemlinsky was a composer working in Vienna at the turn of the century. The rich prelude and final sensual duet let the audience enjoy the distinctly rich colours of late Romanticism. Meanwhile, Gianni Schicchi revolves around an inheritance dispute between greedy members of an affluent family and a young couple in love, portrayed at a good tempo by this one-act opera written by Puccini in his final years. A comedy makes a great finish with Il trittico. Lauretta's aria, "O mio babbino caro", is a popular song that is often sung in concerts as a piece for soprano, and has been featured in television commercials.

Eine florentinische Tragödie brings together a phenomenal cast including Thomas Johannes Mayer, a wildly popular star baritone known for his lustrous voice and depth of expression, David Pomeroy, a tenor renowned for his powerful and brilliant voice, and Nancy Weissbach, a soprano notable for the role of Brünnhilde with a brilliant, strong voice and powerful expression. Talented Italian baritone Pietro Spagnoli shines in the title role of Gianni Schicchi. On the podium will be Numajiri Ryusuke who also conducted the premiere.

SYNOPSIS

"Eine florentinische Tragödie"
When wealthy cloth merchant Simone arrives home early from a business trip, he finds his wife Bianca in the company of Guido Bardi, a Florentine prince. Simone pretends to believe that Guido has come to buy his merchandise and offers him the most expensive cloths, but Guido then asks to buy Bianca. Despite the provocation, Simone hosts a dinner but he strongly suspects the relationship between Bianca and the prince and leaves the room. Guido gives Bianca a long kiss and she declares her love. As Guido takes his leave, Simone challenges him to a duel and in the struggle he strangles Guido to death. Discovering how strong her husband really is, Bianca finds renewed love and they embrace over Guido's dead body.

"Gianni Schicchi"
The wealthy aristocrat Buoso Donati has just died and his relatives have gathered in mourning - but in fact they are only concerned about his will. Rinuccio finds it, but will not hand it over until his Aunt Zita agrees that he may marry Lauretta, the daughter of Gianni Schicchi. When the relatives read the will, they discover that the deceased has left his fortune to the monastery. Hoping to forge a will, they turn to the shrewd Gianni Schicchi for help. At first he refuses but is persuaded by Lauretta who wants to marry Rinuccio ("O mio babbino caro"). He devises a plan to impersonate the dead man and dictate a new will. But when the notary comes, he leaves the greater part of the fortune to himself. The relatives are furious but helpless. At the end he addresses the audience, begging them not to judge him too harshly.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: NUMAJIRI Ryusuke
Production: AGUNI Jun
Set Design: YOKOTA Atsumi
Costume Design: MASUDA Emi
Lighting Design: OSHIMA Masao

CAST

  • Eine florentinische Tragödie

Guido Bardi: David POMEROY
Simone: Thomas Johannes MAYER
Bianca: Nancy WEISSBACH

  • Gianni Schicchi

Gianni Schicchi: Pietro SPAGNOLI
Lauretta: SUNADA Airi
Zita: YODA Asako
Rinuccio: MURAKAMI Kota
Gherardo: AOCHI Hideyuki
 (On Feburary 2 and 4, TAKABATAKE Shingo takes on this role.)
Nella: HARIU Michiko
 (On Feburary 2 and 4, SUNAMI Yuki takes on this role.)
Gherardino: AMINAGA Yuri
Betto di Signa: SHIMURA Fumihiko
Simone: KONO Teppei
Marco: YOSHIKAWA Kenichi
 (On Feburary 2 and 4, KOBAYASHI Hiromichi takes on this role.)
La Ciesca: NAKAJIMA Ikuko
Maestro Spinelloccio: HATAKEYAMA Shigeru
Ser Amantio di Nicolao: SHIMIZU Hiroki
Pinellino: OKUBO Atsushi
Guccio: MIZUNO Yu

Orchestra: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • NUMAJIRI Ryusuke
    Conductor
    NUMAJIRI Ryusuke
    AGUNI Jun
    Productio
    AGUNI Jun
  • David POMEROY
    Guido Bardi
    David POMEROY
    Thomas Johannes MAYER
    Simone
    Thomas Johannes MAYER
    Nancy WEISSBACH
    Bianca
    Nancy WEISSBACH
    Pietro SPAGNOLI
    Gianni Schicchi
    Pietro SPAGNOLI
    SUNADA Airi
    Lauretta
    SUNADA Airi
    YODA Asako
    Zita
    YODA Asako
    MURAKAMI Kota
    Rinuccio
    MURAKAMI Kota

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Booking Opens: Sat, 7 Dec 2024, 10:00am

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