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The New National Theatre Tokyo The Pit Opera #4
Britten: THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Operas in 2 Acts (Sung in English with Japanese Supertitles)
THE PIT
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| Stage Director |
: Rikiya Hirao |
| Conductor |
: Hakaru Matsuoka |
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Artistic Director
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: Kiyoshi Igarashi |
| Libretto by |
: Myfanwy Piper |
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(based on the novel by Henry James) |
| Music by |
: Benjamin Britten |
| Scenery |
: Yujin Kobayashi |
| Costume Designer |
: Sonoko Watanabe |
| Lighting Designer |
: Yasutaka Nakayama |
| Stage Manager |
: Hiroshi Osawa |
| Orchestra |
: New National Theatre The Pit Opera Ensemble |
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| <CAST> |
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| April 2001 |
Thursday
19
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Friday
20 |
Saturday
21 |
Sunday
22 |
| The Governess |
Kumiko Endo |
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| Miki Yamamoto |
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Mrs. Groce,
the housekeeper |
Mari Iwabuchi |
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| Tomoko Oshimi |
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| Flora |
Eri Unoki |
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| Hiroko Morita |
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| Miles |
Miki Sugita |
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| Makiko Maeda |
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Miss Jessel,
the former governess |
Yukari Inoue |
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| Hiroko Etsuda |
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The Prologue /
Quint, the former manservant |
Jiro Takano |
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| Iwao Onuki |
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| <PERFORMANCES> |
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| April 2001 |
Thursday 19
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Friday 20 |
Saturday 21 |
Sunday 22 |
| 3:00pm |
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| 7:00pm |
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| <ADVANCE TICKETS> |
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Available from Sunday 11 March, 2001 at 10:00am.
To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm).
Internet ticket reservation available through the following Website.(Japanese only)
http://t.pia.co.jp/ |
| <TICKET PRICES> |
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All Seats Reserved: ¥4,200
Seat Z(¥1,500) is sold only on the performance day at the Box Office and a part of Ticket Pia Offices.
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 Explanatory
Notes
The New National Theatre Tokyo (NNTT) will present The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of his death. This is a small-scale chamber opera, with a rather suggestive title, which consists of six characters who appear on stage, 13 members in the orchestra, and a conductor, for a total of only 20 persons. It is comprised of 16 scenes in two acts and the music that connects the scenes is written in the elaborate style of a theme and variations. Once a screw begins to turn it can only turn in one direction, and like the "turn of a screw" once the troubles of this production's extremely egoistic adults-who are attempting to control the feelings of two children-begin to unfold around their unusual human relationships, events head toward a tragic end.
Synopsis
The governess, who is engaged by the guardian of two children-Miles and his younger sister Flora-to assume complete responsibility for them in return for extraordinary treatment, arrives at their house with a deep sense of anxiety. Greeted by Mrs. Grose, the housekeeper,and the well-disciplined Miles and Flora, the governess feels that things will turn out all right but the situation soon changes with the appearance of a ghost, the former manservant Quint.
Quint, who doted upon Miles and also had a relationship with the previous governess, Miss Jessel, died from a sudden accident. It is discovered that Miss Jessel committed suicide immediately after Quint's death. Before long, the ghost of Miss Jessel also appears, and the four adults-the two who live in this world and the other two from the other world-start to fight over the children. The ghosts entice Miles and Flora whereas the two living adults are strict with the children, prompting their hearts to lean toward the ghosts.
In the last scene, the governess presses Miles hard with solicitous questions, desperately trying to awaken him. Finally, Miles screams, "Quint, you devil!" and collapses into the arms of the governess. At the same time, however, his heart has ceased to beat.
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