The key visual for “Kanagawa Kenmin Hall 50th Anniversary Opera Series Vol. 2: “Lohengrin” by Salvatore Sciarrino” to be held at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall on October 5 (Sat.) and 6 (Sun.) has been revealed, along with details on the full program and ticket information.
This is the second in a series of innovative performing arts productions based on various themes as part of the Kanagawa Kenmin Hall’s commemorative events for its 50th anniversary in 2025. The first production of the series, held in 2022, featured a new production of the contemporary opera “Einstein On The Beach” by Robert Wilson, a genius of performing arts, and Philip Glass, a master of minimal music, with translation by Yukiko Konosu, direction and choreography by Shintaro Hirahara, and performances by Yasuko Matsuyuki and Yoji Tanaka.
The upcoming performance of “Lohengrin” is a work by the Sicilian composer Salvatore Sciarrino, which premiered in September 1984 in Catanzaro, Italy (the first version premiered in Milan in 1983). Based on the legend of Lohengrin as told by the Brothers Grimm in their “German Legends,” Wagner created his work in 1850, followed by French poet Jules Laforgue’s parody in the 1880s. Subsequently, inspired by Laforgue’s “Lohengrin,” Sciarrino composed his version.
Sharino’s “Lohengrin” will be performed for the first time in Japan, with Ai Hashimoto playing the lead role of Elsa, Yoichi Sugiyama conducting, Nao Yoshibiraki and Aya Yamazaki directing, and Seika Osaki rhetorically directing. The piece will be performed with violinist Tatsuki Narita as concertmaster.
Also to be performed for the first time in Japan is “Paesaggi con macerie,” also composed by Sharino. The work was created for a music festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and will be premiered in 2022. Tickets are available at the door.
Tickets will go on pre-sale for KAme (Kanagawa Members) on Saturday, June 8, and will go on general sale on Sunday, July 7.
Salvatore Sciarrino
Born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy in 1947.
He began composing music at the age of 12, teaching himself without attending music school, and gave his first public concert in 1962. He then moved to Rome in 1969, to Milan in 1977, and has resided in Città di Castello in Umbria since 1983. His music, with its unique elements that encourage different ways of listening and emotional recognition, has undergone tremendous creative development over the past 40 years.
He has been commissioned by numerous theaters, orchestras, and music festivals, including La Scala, and his works have been published by Ricordi and RAI Trade, with over 100 CD releases.
He is also the author of opera libretti and articles in various genres, an active educator, and has served as artistic director of the Opera di Bologna. He has received many recognitions for his achievements, including the Salzburg Music Prize (2006) and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the Venice Biennale (2016).
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall’s 50th Anniversary Opera Series Vol.2: Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Lohengrin”
October 5, 2024 (Sat) 17:00 Concert begins (doors open at 16:30)
October 6, 2024 (Sun) 14:00 (doors open at 13:30)
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Main Hall (3-1 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City)
Program
◆”Landscape with Rubble” (2022) [Japan Premiere] <20 min.
Composer: Salvatore Sciarrino
Conductor: Yoichi Sugiyama
– Intermission: 20 min.
Lohengrin” (1982-84) [Japan premiere/Japanese translation *partially in original language] <45 min.
Original story: Jules Laforgue, music and libretto: Salvatore Sciarrino
Conductor: Yoichi Sugiyama, Directors: Nao Yoshibira and Ami Yamazaki, Rhetorician: Kiyonatsu Osaki
Cast: Ai Hashimoto as Elsa
Performances
Lohengrin performance ◆Scene with Rubble performance
Tatsuki Narita ◆(Violin/Concert Master), Takao Momodome ●(Violin)
Toshi Tojo ●◆(Viola), Tatsuki Sasanuma ●◆(Cello), Yuta Kato ●◆(Contrabass)
Shino Saito, flute; Ei Yamamoto, flute; Mieko Takasu, oboe
Kaori Tanaka, clarinet; Marcos Perez Miranda, clarinet
Kazunari Suzuki, bassoon; Kimitaka Okano, bassoon; Nobuyo Fukukawa, horn
Mio Morioka ●(trumpet), Hikaru Koga ●(trombone), Masayuki Niino ◆(percussion)
Seiji Kanazawa ●(Tenor), Kei Matsudaira ●(Baritone), Junpei Niimi ●(Bass)
Takeshi Yamada ◆(Piano), Takateru Fujimoto ◆(Guitar)
Ticket Information
All seats reserved (tax included)
50th Anniversary Discount Ticket 5,000 yen
(S seat area / 1st floor front, available only at Ticket Kanagawa, limited number of tickets)
SS seats: 10,000 yen, S seats: 8,000 yen, A seats: 6,500 yen
Student seats: 4,000 yen (age 24 and under)
On sale
KAme (Kanagawa Members) pre-sale (web only): June 8 (Sat)
General sale: July 7 (Sun.)
Tickets
Ticket Kanagawa TEL. 0570-015-415 (10:00-18:00)
https://www.kanagawa-kenminhall.com/d/Lohengrin
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (10:00~18:00)
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Please note that the performance is subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances.
*Pre-school children are not allowed to enter.
*Please contact Ticket Kanagawa in advance if you are coming with a wheelchair or assistance dog.
*No admission during the performance. If you are late for the performance, please follow the instructions of the information desk.
