GET BACK THE RING

GET BACK THE RING!

New National Theatre, Tokyo <KIDS OPERA>

GET BACK THE RING!

<Opera in 1 Act in Japanese language>
After the music drama "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
by Richard Wagner

PLAYHOUSE

STAFF

Arrangement & Conductor	:	Misawa Hirofumi
Libretto & Production	:	Matthias von Stegmann

Scenery Design	:	Horio Yukio
Costume Design	:	Hibino Kozue
Lighting Design	:	Isono Mutsumi

Produced by	:	New National Theatre, Tokyo
Co-sponsored by	:	ASAHI SHIMBUN

CAST

	11:30	3:00
Brünnhilde	Nakamura Eri	Takahashi Tomoko
Siegfried	Idane Yasuhiko	Obara Keiroh
Wotan	Maiya Takehiko	Hohsino Jun
Waldvogel	Naono Yoko	Kushima Kanae
Fafner	Mine Shigeki	Shimura Fumihiko
Die drei Rheintöchter / Drei Walküren	Kurosawa Akiko / Maeda Yuka / Suzuki Ryoko	Oguro Mikayo / Masuda Yumi / Sasaki Masako

PERFORMANCES

July 2008	25	26	27
July 2008	Fri	Sat	Sun
11:30am	X	X	X
3:00pm	X	X	X

Doors will open 30 minutes before the opening of the performance.
Approximate running time: 1 hour

ADVANCE TICKETS
	Available from Sunday 27 April, 2008 at 10:00am. To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm). Internet ticket reservation available through the following Websites.(Japanese only) http://pia.jp/t http://eee.eplus.co.jp/

TICKET PRICES (with tax)

All Seats Reserved: ¥ 2,100

- Kids Opera is a performance of opera for elementary and junior high school students and accompanying adults. Please refrain from taking children aged less than four with you or allowing them to enter the theatre.
- Please buy one ticket per child.
- Tickets may not be available for certain days of performance.
- No discounts apply to these tickets.

handbill [Communications]

Synopsis

The Valkyries, informed by the sound of a siren that Fafner is in battle, rush to the site of fighting. Brünnhilde faces Fafner with Nothung, her father Wotan’s sword, but the sword is broken. Wotan then appears and drives away Fafner. Infuriated at the sight of the sword that has been broken into two pieces, however, he sentences Brünnhilde to a long sleep as punishment. Nothung is a sacred sword that shows its power only in the hands of a dauntless hero. Siegfried, who is traveling aimlessly, is shown a picture of sleeping Brünnhilde by Waldvogel and soon falls in love with her. He makes up his mind to wake her up. And together with a small bird, he heads for the Rhine to obtain the mysterious ring that is possessed by the Rhinemaidens with the aim of dedicating it to Brünnhilde. The ring has been stolen by Fafner, however. Wotan appears in front of the disheartened Siegfried. The ruler of the gods regrets that he has inflicted too harsh a penalty on his daughter. The bird introduces the two to each other. Wotan recognizes immediately that Siegfried is no ordinary young man, and handing the fragments of his sword to Siegfried, he secretly expects something...

Brünnhilde
One of nine Valkyries, daughters of Erda and Wotan. She has Wotan’s important sword Nothung shattered and is put to long sleep as punishment.

Siegfried
A brave young man who wanders various countries. Found by Wotan when he is seeking the Ring, he re-tempers Nothung and leaves for an adventure.

Wotan
Profoundly intelligent father of Brünnhilde. He puts Brünnhilde, who broke her promise, to sleep but firmly believes that Siegfried is just the hero who will awaken his daughter.

Waldvogel
Mysterious creature which brings Siegfried and Brünnhilde together and invites them to adventure.

Fafner
Rough villain. He takes away the Rhine gold and uses the Tarnhelm to transform himself into a huge dragon.

Die drei Rheintöchter
Water nymphs living at the bottom of the Rhine. They protect the Rhine gold.

Drei Walküren
Sisters of Brünnhilde. Their mission is to work for Wotan.