Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2026-27 season. First up is Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” under the baton of Alessandro Bonato, with production and costume design by Laurent Pelly. The cast includes Giorgi Manoshvili, Claudia Muschio, Paolo Bordogna, Ruzil Gatin, Bruno Taddia, Yuka Tajima, and Yasuhiro Yamamoto. Performance Dates: Oct. 2–12, 2026 A new production of Britten’s {…}

Nov 7, 2025

New National Theatre Tokyo’s ‘Natasha’ to Stream on OperaVision & NNTT Stream

The New National Theatre Tokyo will stream Toshio Hosokawa’s “Natasha” worldwide following its acclaimed August 2025 premiere. The opera will be available to stream for free on OperaVision and NNTT Stream from Dec. 12, 2025 at 7 p.m. CET through June 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. CET. The recording date was August 17, 2025, with a running time of approximately {…}

Apr 22, 2025

New National Theatre Tokyo Releases Making of Documentary for ‘Guillaume Tell’ Production

The New National Theatre Tokyo has released a new behind-the-scenes documentary focusing on the making of its production of “Guillaume Tell.” The documentary, titled “The Making of an Opera: The Journey of ‘Guillaume Tell,’” was filmed during the 40 days before the opening performance of the production in November 2024. It has a duration of 15 minutes and can be viewed {…}

Mar 18, 2025

New National Theatre Tokyo to Stream ‘Guillaume Tell’ Production

New National Theatre Tokyo is set to stream its recent production of “Guillaume Tell” starting on March 21, 2025. Audiences will be able to catch the opera on either OperaVision or NNTT Stream. The production premiered this fall and featured René Barbera, Olga Peretyatko, and Gezim Myshketa. Yannis Kokkos directed and Kazuki Ono, the Artistic Director of the opera company, {…}

Feb 26, 2025

Carolina Lopez Moreno, Marina Costa-Jackson, Charles Castronovo, Lawrence Brownlee & Francesca Pia Vitale Lead New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2025-26 Season

The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2025-26 season featuring two new productions and eight revivals with a total of 46 performances. Marina Costa-Jackson leads Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Luciano Ganci, Massimo Cavalletti, Hare Ito, Toshiaki Komada, and Andrea Pellegrini. Paolo Olmi conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-11, 2025 Berg’s “Wozzeck” will get a new production by Richard Jones. Kazushi {…}

Nov 25, 2024

New National Theatre Tokyo 2024-25 Review: Guillaume Tell

(Photo by Rikimaru Hotta) The New National Theatre Tokyo is on the rise. Fresh off its announcement earlier this year that the company would be hosting the 2028 World Opera Forum, the organization has committed to expanding its repertory in recent seasons, taking on increasingly ambitious projects, oftentimes in collaboration with the major opera houses around the world. Over the {…}

Jun 11, 2024

New National Theatre Tokyo to Host 2028 World Opera Forum

The New National Theatre Tokyo will be the site off the 2028 World Opera Forum. The event, which inaugurated in Madrid in 2018 before heading to Los Angeles in 2024, will be presented in partnership with Opera Europa, Opera America, and Ópera Latinoamérica. The announcement was made by President Masami Zeniya at the closing ceremony of the 2024 World Opera {…}

Apr 4, 2024

Q & A: Soprano Eri Nakamura on Verdi & Puccini, The Singers She Idolizes, & Singing in Tokyo

Japanese soprano Eri Nakamura is in the prime of her career. The soprano, who has become a go-to interpreter of Cio-Cio San around the world, first came into prominence as a member of Jette Parker Young Artist Program. During that time, she stepped in for Anna Netrebko in “I Capuleti e i Montecchi,” a moment that she describes as one {…}

Feb 21, 2024

Rosa Feola, Olga Peretyatko, Samantha Hankey & Lawrence Brownlee Lead New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2024-25 Season

New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The cast includes Hidekazu Tsumaya, Mutsumi Taniguchi, Rosa Feola, Antonio Siragusa, Hare Ito, and Kei Kondo. Maurizio Benini conducts a production directed by Bárbara Lluch. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-14, 2024 Gezim Myshketa, René Barbera, Yoko Yasui, Hidekazu Tsumaya, Olga Peretyatko, and Junko Saito star in {…}

Jul 28, 2023

Q & A: Artistic Director Kazushi Ōno Opens Up About His Vision for New National Theatre Tokyo

(Photo © Rikimaru Hotta) When he was 10-years-old, Kazushi Ōno went to the opera for the first time. What opera did he witness? “La Traviata.” He was hooked. This led him to study at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music before he headed off to Germany to study as a scholar of the Japanese Ministry of Culture {…}

Jun 16, 2023

New National Theatre Tokyo to Present ‘La Bohème’

In a celebration of its 25th anniversary, The New National Theatre – Tokyo (NNTT) will conclude with Puccini’s “La Bohème,” running from June 28 to July 8, 2023. Alessandra Marianelli and Stephen Costello will take the stage as Mimì and Rodolfo, respectively, in a production directed by Aguni Jun and conducted by NNTT Artistic Director Ono Kazushi. Additionally, making her {…}

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