The Royal Opera, under the direction of Antonio Pappano, is one of the world's leading opera companies. Based in the iconic Covent Garden theatre, it is renowned both for its outstanding performances of traditional opera and for commissioning new works by today's leading opera composers. Since its foundation, some of the world's most famous singers and conductors have performed with the Company.
The Royal Opera will return to Japan for the first time since 2015. On this occasion, they bring two operas. One is Charles-François Gounod's most popular opera Faust, based on one of the great works of European literature by Goethe, in David MacVicar's stunning 19th-century Parisian production. The other is Giuseppe Verdi's Otello–one of the most outstanding examples of Verdi's life-long engagement with Shakespeare–in Keith Warner's spectacular and intimate production. Both productions have received great acclaim on their Covent Garden stage.
Faust
Opera in five acts
| Music Charles-François Gounod |
| Libretto Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Carré's Faust et Margurite and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part I |
| Conductor Antonio Pappano |
| Director David McVicar |
| Set designer Charles Edwards |
| Costume designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel |
| Lighting designer Paule Constable |
| Revival Choreographer Emmanuel Obeya |
Running Time About 3 hrs 40 mins including an intermission.
Thur. 12 September 2019, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Sun. 15 September 2019, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Wed. 18 September 2019, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Sun. 22 September 2019, 15:00 @Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
Otello
Dramma lirico in four acts
| Music Giuseppe Verdi |
| Libretto Arrigo Boito after the play by William Shakespeare |
| Conductor Antonio Pappano |
| Director Keith Warner |
| Set designer Boris Kudlička |
| Costume designer Kaspar Glarner |
| Lighting designer Bruno Poet |
| Movement Director Michael Barry |
| Fight Director Ran Arthur Braun |
Running Time About 3 hrs 15 mins including an intermission.
Sat. 14 September 2019, 15:00 @Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
Mon. 16 September 2019, 15:00 @Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
Sat. 21 September 2019, 16:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Mon. 23 September 2019, 16:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
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Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
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Conductor
Antonio Pappano
Faust
Vittorio Grigòlo
Méphistophélès
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
Marguerite
Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Otello
Gregory Kunde
Desdemona
Hrachuhi Bassenz
Iago
Gerald Finley
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
*Programs and casting as of 19 February 2019 are subject to change.
| Category | |
| S | \59,000 |
| A | \52,000 |
| B | \45,000 |
| C | \37,000 |
| D | \30,000 |
| E | \23,000 |
| F | \16,000 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
1. Benefit for Two-Program Tickets (Categories S, A, B and C)
(1) Enjoy one of the below benefits (a or b) by purchasing the same number of tickets for both programs, Faust and Otello, in one transaction. The benefit will be offered to all purchases of Two-Program Tickets.
a) a gift of program book per two tickets, or
b) a complimentary drink at the foyer bar per ticket
Presales for Two-Program Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket
Wednesday 13 March 2019, 21:00--Thursday 21 March 2019, 18:00
General sales for Two-Program Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (by phone)
Saturday 23 March 2019, 10:00--
(2) In addition to the above benefit, if you purchase Two-Program Tickets with ticket(s) for performance(s) on 14, 16 and/or 22 September at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, by Friday 12 April 2019, 18:00, you will get a discount of ¥5,000 yen per ticket for a performance at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall.
(3) "Yokohama Otomatsuri" Benefits for Two-Program Tickets for performances at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (Categories A and B)
The Royal Opera's Faust and Otello will be performed as part of "Yokohama Otomatsuri", a music festival held in Yokohama. Enjoy below special benefits by purchasing the same number of tickets for both programs, Faust and Otello, for performances on 14 or 16 September (Otello) and on 22 September (Faust) at NBS WEB Ticket. The number of the tickets will be limited. You can choose from different seat categories between A or B, for the two performances.
The ticket sales begin on Tuesday 23 April 2019, 10:00.
a) A complimentary lunch at Hotel New Grand (in Yokohama) per ticket
b) Discount of ¥2,000 per Category A ticket, ¥1,000 per Category B ticket.
2. Special discount for single tickets for performances at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, on 14, 16 and 22 September (Categories S, A, B, C and D)
Get a discount of ¥2,000 per ticket for the performances at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall on 14, 16 and 22 September, by purchasing at NBS WEB Ticket during the presales period of single tickets.
Presales for Single-Program Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket
Wednesday 27 March 2019, 21:00--Saturday 6 April 2019, 18:00
3. Special Sales for tickets in Categories E and F begin on Sunday 24 March 2019, 10:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You can reserve up to two seats per performance.
4. U-29 Tickets
¥8,000 tickets for young people aged 6 to 29 years go on sale on Friday 2 August 2019, 20:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
Ticket Sale DatesFor more information, please contact us at 03-3791-8888(phone) or english@nbs.or.jp
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