Launch of NNTT Stream

New National Theatre Tokyo is delighted to announce that we have launched our new online streaming platform – NNTT Stream. 

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This platform features recordings of our world-class Opera, Ballet, Dance and Drama performances. All audiences can watch the full-length performances without any registration, and for (at present) completely FREE! 

We strongly wish that every theatre lover will enjoy our performances, wherever you are in the world! 

NNTT Stream Website: https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/stream/ 

From 26 November 2021, we are presenting our ground-breaking performance of SUPER ANGEL – New Opera with Children and an Android which was staged in August 2021. 

SHIBUYA Keiichiro’s well-received work brings together an android, children, professional opera singers and the New National Theatre Chorus, ballet dancers, orchestra, video images and design. It invites us into a world of coexistence with technology. 

During the Holiday Season, we are also presenting the enjoyable Opera Buffa’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini staged in February 2020. Internationally renowned Rossinianis including René BARBERA, WAKIZONO Aya, Paolo BORDOGNA, Florian SEMPEY, and Marco SPOTTI make the audiences burst into laughter. Josef E. KÖPPLINGER’s fast-paced and comical production will surely be the best opera to watch during the holidays when you are spending time with those who matter most to you.

Ongoing Programmes at a glance on NNTT Stream

Now Available

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Opera: Carmen 
Viewing Period: 18 Oct 2021 17:00 – 18 Jan 2022 20:00 JST 
Sung in French with English, French and Japanese subtitles 
Conductor: ONO Kazushi  
Production: Àlex OLLÉ 
Cast: Stéphanie D’OUSTRAC, MURAKAMI Toshiaki, Alexandre DUHAMEL, SUNAKAWA Ryoko, and others 

Link to Watch: https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/productions/opera/streaming/streaming21-carmen.html 

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Opera: L’impresario in Angustie (Extracts) 
Viewing Period: 25 Oct. 2021 17:00 – 25 April 2022 JST 
Sung in Italian with English, French, German and Japanese subtitles 
Conductor: TSUJI Hiroyuki / Production: HISATSUNE Hidenori 
Cast: Young Artists of NNT Opera Studio

Link to Watch: https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/news/opera/worldoperaday2021-nntoperastudio.html 

Superangels (Photo by Takashi Shikama)

New Opera with Children and an Android:  
Opera: Super Angels 
Viewing Period: 26 Nov. 2021 15:00 – 31 Jan. 2022 14:00 JST 
Duration: 1 hour and 45 mins 
Sung in Japanese with English and Japanese subtitles 
Recorded on 22 August 2021 
 
General Producer / Conductor: ONO Kazushi 
Libretto: SHIMADA Masahiko 
Music: SHIBUYA Keiichiro 
Cast: Alter3 (Supported by mixi, Inc.), FUJIKI Daichi, MIYAKE Rie, and others 
Chorus: Setagaya Junior Chorus, The White Hands Chorus NIPPON, New National Theatre Chorus 
Dancers from The National Ballet of Japan 
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Photo by Masahiko Terash)

Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia 
Viewing Period: 24 Dec. 2021 15:00 – 14 Jan. 2022 14:00 JST 
 
Duration: 2 hours and 45 mins 
Sung in Italian with English and Japanese subtitles 
Recorded on 11 February 2020 
 
Music: Gioachino ROSSINI 
Conductor: Antonello ALLEMANDI / Production: Josef E. KÖPPLINGER 
Cast: René BARBERA, WAKIZONO Aya, Paolo BORDOGNA, Florian SEMPEY, Marco SPOTTI, and others 
Chorus: New National Theatre Tokyo Chorus 
Orchestra: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 

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Drama: Morning Disappearance 
Viewing Period: 24 Dec. 2021 15:00 – 14 Jan. 2022 14:00 JST
Duration: 1 hour and 55 mins 
Performed in Japanese (No subtitles) 
Recorded on 26 July 2018 
 
Written by HORAI Ryuta 
Directed by MIYATA Keiko 
Cast: SUZUKI Kosuke, YAMANAKA Takashi, TAKANO Shiho, YOSHINO Misa, UMEZAWA Masayo, and TAKAHASHI Choei 
 
This play written by HORAI Ryuta describes the life of a playwright, who returns to his hometown after many years to face his own family whom he was writing a play about. MIYATA Keiko has chosen this work as the final production of her eight-year tenure as Artistic Director of Drama. The production was critically acclaimed.