{"id":864,"date":"2024-03-19T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T04:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kobe-bunka.jp\/hall\/50th\/?p=864"},"modified":"2024-09-25T12:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T03:09:29","slug":"verdi-opera-falstaff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kobe-bunka.jp\/hall\/50th\/en\/event-en\/864\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdi: Opera \u201cFalstaff\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Verdi: Opera \u201cFalstaff\u201d in three acts, performed in Italian with Japanese subtitles)<\/p>\n

Kobe Bunka Hall Opera opens with a new production of Verdi's opera \u201cFalstaff!\u201d Experience the best authentic opera brought to life in this innovative new production!<\/h4>\n

\u201cFalstaff,\u201d the final masterpiece of the great composer Verdi, will be performed in a new production by Kobe-born director Tatsuji Iwata. Hiroshi Kuroda, a leading figure in Japan\u2019s opera scene, will perform the role of Falstaff, accompanied by a spectacular cast of extraordinary talent.
Conducted by music director of the Kobe City Philharmonic Choir and renowned opera conductor, Masahiro Sato, The Kobe City Chamber Orchestra and Kobe City Philharmonic Chorus bring to you an authentic opera experience.<\/p>\n

Synopsis
The setting is Windsor, England. Falstaff \u2013 a knight notorious for his unparalleled love of wine and women, freewheeling lifestyle, and rotund pot belly \u2013 sends love letters to two wealthy and beautiful women, Alice and Meg, in an attempt to seduce them. Alice and Meg are furious when they discover that the letters sent to them at the same time are also completely identical. They decide to punish Falstaff by enlisting the help of their friend, Mistress Quickly, and Alice's daughter, Nannetta. Meanwhile, Alice's husband, Ford, learns that Falstaff has sent his wife a love letter and becomes madly jealous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date & Time<\/th>\nSaturday, December 21, 2024, 2 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venue<\/th>\nKobe Bunka Hall, Main Hall<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ticket Prices<\/th>\n(All seats reserved, tax included)S Seats 10,000 yen
A Seats 8,000 yen
B Seats 6,000 yen
U25 (25 and under) 1,000 yen
Tickets available for purchase starting Friday, August 16 for Kobe Bunka Hall Friendship Society presale tickets \/ Friday, August 23 for general admission tickets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conductor<\/th>\nMasahiro Sato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Direction<\/th>\nTatsuji Iwata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orchestra<\/th>\nKobe City Chamber Orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chorus<\/th>\nKobe City Philharmonic Chorus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cast<\/th>\nFalstaff: Hiroshi Kuroda
Ford: Takeshi Nishio
Fenton: Yusuke Kobori
Dr. Caius: Fumitoshi Taniguchi
Bardolfo: Jin Fukunishi
Pistola: Osamu Matsumori
Alice: Yuko Oita
Mistress Quickly: Sumie Fukuhara
Nannetta: Satomi Naito
Meg: Aiko Yamada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Entry of pre-school-age children (5 and under) is kindly discouraged<\/p>\n

Organizer\uff1aKobe Bunka Hall<\/span>\uff08Kobe Cultural Foundation<\/span>\uff09
Supporter\uff1aKobe Tourism Bureau
<\/span>Grants\uff1aTHE ASAHI SHIMBUN FOUNDATION\/Japan Foundation Regional Art-Activities\/The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Foundation for the Arts\/ Tsutomu Nakauchi Foundation\/<\/span>The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan,Fiscal Year 2023
<\/span><\/span>Sponsorships\uff1aKOBE BUNKA MOTHERPORTCLUB\/Kanden Facilities\/Kobe Residential Management Authority\/Kobe Urban Promotion Service Co.,Ltd.\/Kobe Future City Co.,Ltd.\/COHNAN KENSETSU INC.\/G<\/span>\uff06G Co.,Ltd.<\/span>\/SHINKO SPORTS HYOGO CO.LTD.\/Association of Laborer\u2019s Welfare Fund of Hyogo
<\/span>Cooperative Corporations\uff1aKOBE CITY LAW OFFICE\/SUNTORY PUBLICITY SERVICE LIMITED\/Toyo Foundation\/PAC West Inc.\/FUTUREINN CO.,LTD<\/span><\/p>\n

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