Opera for Children
(Opera intended for first-year junior high school students of Nagano Prefecture)
※This is an educational program and is closed to the general public.
| Dates | Sep. 8, 2025 (Mon) 11:00 / 15:00 Sep. 9, 2025 (Tue) 11:00 / 15:00 |
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| Venue | Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan) |
| Program | Verdi: “La traviata” Act 1, Act2-2 |
Conductor: Diego Matheuz (Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Principal Conductor)
Director: David Kneuss
Set & Costume Designer: Robert Perdziola
Lighting Designer: Yi Zhao
Casts
Violetta Valéry: Ikumi Nakagawa
Alfredo Germont: Shuhei Itoga
Giorgio Germont: Naoto Ito
Flora Bervoix: Akiko Muratsubaki
Annina: Misa Yamashita
Gastone: Eijiro Takanashi
Barone Douphol: Hidekazu Machi
Marchese d'Obigny: Shogo Mori
Dottore Grenvil: Masaki Mizushima
Performance
Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra
The orchestra was formed originally for the June 2000 Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project by then-president Kenichiro Sato of ROHM Co., Ltd. and Seiji Ozawa, with the objective of fostering young musicians through opera. Young, talented musicians chosen through auditions in Japan, as well as in other Asian countries including China, Taiwan, and Korea, study under Seiji Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra members, and other professional musicians, and the results are presented in opera and orchestra performances. The superb techniques and vibrant music of the orchestra have earned accolades for its productions thus far. The program has shown steady success, with many members winning high honors at competitions and flourishing as soloists, concert masters and principal instrumentalists in Japan and abroad.
Chorus
Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Chorus
Opera performances intended for first-year secondary school students of Nagano Prefecture. This year we will present Verdi: “La traviata” Act 1, Act2-2. About 3,800 students from 58 secondary schools in the prefecture will join the performance.
This production was originally designed and premiered for the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XXI (March 2025).
Conductor
© Carlos Vargas
Cast
