NHK New Year Opera Concert

The 62nd NHK New Year Opera Concert celebrating the opening of the New Year with vast selection of wonderful opera arias. Leading Japanese singers who are active in the world's opera house will be in the NHK hall. Moderator is Kato Takahashi, a familiar actor even in "Lala ♪ Classic". We will send concerts that beginners can also enjoy enthusiastic fans such as the name Aria that everyone has heard once, heavy orchestral sounds, and powerful choruses.

Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble is a Japan's first public hall vocal group, established in March 1998.
Japan's first public hall exclusive vocal group composed of vocalists selected through a tough audition across the country. In addition to the high level of ability as a soloist, they has attracted attention by various vocals creating a perfect chorus.

The main activities of Biwako are voluntary performances, operas, regular performances throughout the country and requested performances. They was honored at The 26th Otsu Cultural Award in 2013, the 42nd Shiga Prefectural Cultural Award in 2017.

Onuma, Inc. (Onuma) is a Japanese department store headquartered in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, is a long-established. It is a member of the Japan Department Stores Association.

1700 years (1700 years) into primary Hachiemon Onuma is opening that was founded the Aramonoya in Nanukamachi of Yamagata (Nanukamachi).

1611 years as the roots of the company that runs a department store (1611 years) Matsuzakaya, but is an old established company in the third next to Mitsukoshi of 1673 (enpō first year), was launched in the management of the department store is the first 1950 after world War II, including the sales in the store of the (1950) July established a Corporation Onuma department store in steel mortar concrete two-story, total even at the stage of the extension in 1952 (1952) is the scale of the store below the provisions of the area 950m2 and department stores Act, 1956 (1956) had opened the current store of underground first floor above ground 4-storey 5,500m2 on November 20, as a full-fledged department store which is the beginning.

This practice is, in Yamagata City was not a conventional department store four days before the 1956 (1956), but the oldest along with the Marukyu Co., Ltd. department store, which opened on November 16, is not a long-established as a department store if you look across the country.

1965 (1965) and 1971 (1971) in addition to expanding to the current scale carried out increasing the floor of the head office, Sakata shop Sakata Station of Sakata City in 1967 (1967) (Sakata Naka store after the opening becomes Sakata Station store, it closed in 1973 (1973)), 1970 (1970) in November Yonezawa Yonezawa shop, representative of Sakata City in 1971 (1971) has grown into a department store chain that cover from the northern part of Yamagata Sakata Yonezawa Metropolitan Yamagata Prefecture to the south opened a specific Nakamachi in Sakata Naka store is downtown.

Stores in 1976 (1976) Sakata conflagration that occurred on October 29, the evening 17 hour 40 minutes around the burnt down together with the peripheral of the city 22.5ha, Sakata Nakamachi shop was forced to closed.

While continuing the employment transfer the employee to Yamagata and Yonezawa shop, Sakata but aimed at the store resumed in accordance with the reconstruction plan that was advanced led, traditional Sakata Naka store there was 5 city districts of rival since the department store Shimizuya was supposed to advance, initially aiming to resume at, but aimed at the store reconstruction in the vicinity of 27 city blocks abandoned in the opposite of the landowners, then 31 city blocks (Honma Iekyu main residence near the east side) was but failed here also to agree the mounting of the landowners, store reconstruction in Naka district was forced to abandon.

The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (Tōkyō Firuhāmonī Kōkyō Gakudan) is recognized as the oldest classical orchestra in Japan, having been founded in Nagoya in 1911. It moved to Tokyo in 1938 and has some 166 members as of 2005.

The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City, in Shinjuku, Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura (文化村) shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya, and Suntory Hall, in Akasaka, Tokyo.

In 2011, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated its 100th anniversary as Japan’s first symphony orchestra. With about 130 musicians, TPO performs both symphonies and operas regularly. TPO is proud to have appointed Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, who has been conducting TPO since 2001, as Honorary Music Director, Maestro Andrea Battistoni as Chief Conductor and Maestro Mikhail Pletnev as Special Guest Conductor.

TPO has established its world-class reputation through its subscription concert series, regular opera and ballet assignments at the New National Theatre, and a full, ever in-demand agenda around Japan and the world, including broadcasting with NHK Broadcasting Corporation, various educational programs, and tours abroad. In March, 2014, TPO became a global sensation in its centennial world tour of six major cities: New York, Madrid, Paris, London, Singapore and Bangkok. In December 2015, TPO held Beethoven’s 9th symphony concerts in Seoul and Tokyo with Mastro Myung-Whun Chung, with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra combined into one orchestra. TPO has partnerships with Bunkamura Orchard Hall, the Bunkyo Ward in Tokyo, Chiba City, Karuizawa Cho in Nagano and Nagaoka City in Niigata.

In conjunction with the opening of the New National Theater in 1997, New National Theatre Chorus began activities as a choir playing the core of numerous opera performances in theaters.
Members who are selected by rigorous judgment among 100 people every year will perform publicly. Individuals have not only a good voices but excellent acting skills, and with the perfect ensemble capability as a choir. They have well-known choruses that gain attention domestic and overseas media.

Toshiaki Murakami (Murakami Toshiaki, 1972 ) is a Japanese tenor singer. In 2004, he got No.1 at the 40th Japan - Italy Concolso, won the 35th Italian Vocal Concord and got Sienna Grand Prize at the 35th Italian Vocal Concord. He is a member of the Fujiwara Opera Group.

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year's Concert (Germany: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) is a concert of the Matinee (luncheon) performed on January 1st every year at the Great Hall of the Vienna Association of Musicians (Golden Hall) Concert). Music of the Strauss family mainly composed by Johann Strauss II is mainly played. Images are live and relayed to over 90 countries around the world, people all over the world enjoy this concert. The broadcast of live broadcasting in Japan corresponds to the prime time (golden time) of the former day and night.
1938 Concert of Johann Strauss' Waltz and Polka was held for the first time by command of Clemens Krauss on December 31, 1939, in order to avoid complaints of Austrians by the consolidation of Austria of Nazis · Germany, the 2nd in 1941 To be held at noon (CET) on January 1, except for the 1951 when the Austrian first president Carl Renner died on December 31, 1950 and was postponed to January 14 became.

Since 1955 Willy Boskowsvski commanded and became popular since it began being relayed to various countries in 1959 and now live to more than 40 countries all over the world. In 2002, Seiji Ozawa became the second conductor following the Zubin meter in Asians.

IL DEVU is a opera Japan music band . They will be a performance at one of the best concert halls, including the first appearances of Across Fukuoka, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, and Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall. Encourage you to join in with your family / friends.IL DEVU is a heavyweight classic vocal group with a total weight of about 500kg. The members are Tenor's Tetsuya Mochizuki and Takashi Otsuchi who are active in the forefront as opera singers, Takashi Aoyama of baritone, Koji Yamashita of bass baritone, and the pianist Kawahara Tadayuki who has attracted a great deal of confidence from the singer. 5 men. Il Dave, who represents Japan's opera and vocal world, is a 2011 concert show. The overwhelming volume of five people singing with Mikeless as an opera singer and dynamic singing expressions overwhelm those who are listening. The large scale and dynamic performance proportional to the body are attractive. Debut album "DEBUT" was released from Nippon Columbia in December 2013, and it appeared on TV "Law counseling office where matrix can be made" and "Non-stop" etc.

Itokin (イトキン ) (3 March 1979—31 January 2018) was a member of the Japanese J-pop group ET-King. He was a MC and a track maker.

Itokin was born in Sanda, Hyōgo. He graduated from Uenodai Junior High School and Arima High School. In 1997, after going to a welfare specialized training college in Osaka, he obtained a bonesetter license.

Katsunori Takahashi (高橋 克典 , Takahashi Katsunori, born December 15, 1964, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, K-Dash.

Maki Mori, a famous Japanese soprano singer, has won many awards in international operas, hilarious operas, art songs and other fields. It is the charming female voice that the world's three major tenors admire.

She graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts vocal solo division and obtained a master's degree. He studied under Professor Gao Zhangji. After receiving training at the Opera Training Institute of the Japanese Government Cultural Office, he was sent to the Verdi National Music Academy in Milan, Italy as a cultural student, and was awarded the “Five Island Memorial Cultural Foundation Opera Newcomer Award”. She studied at the National University of Music, Munich, Germany.

She has won several international vocal competitions: the third place in the Domingo World Opera Competition (Hamburg) in 1998 and the international singing competition Orpheus 2000 (Hanover), the Belvedere International Singing Competition, etc

Hiromi Omura (Hiromi Omura, is a Japanese vocalist and opera singer (soprano) born in Tokyo.
After completing the graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, she will graduate in Milan, Italy. Later, he lives in Paris near France and performs in various countries around the world. Two-term conference member.
Studied under Miura Chiyosuko at Denencho Foundation Secondary School · High School. After graduating from Vocal Music Department of Tokyo University of the Arts, he graduated from the graduate school. Studied in Italy in 1996. He won numerous international competitions including the Marseille Opera Competition No. 1 in the International Opera Competition.

France lives near Paris, not only in Europe, but also in many countries around the world and perform abroad more often than in Japan.

Activities in France, Italy, Spain, Austria, UK, Germany, Spain, Poland, Finland, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Israel, Malaysia.

Graduated from Toho Gakuen University. After graduating from the Graduate School of the same university, after completing the Master Class of the Opinion Training Institute, she studied in Vienna as a foreign trainee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and completed the research course at the Vienna State College of Music. While living in Austria, he debuted in Europe at the Klagenfurt Municipal Theater in Haçze "Young Nobility" Ida. After that, he played "Queen of the Magic Flute" at night at the Vorarlberg Music Theater, Offenbach "Blue Beard" Rosalinde at the Bregenz Music Festival and St. Petten Music Festival, and gained a high reputation in local newspaper reviews. After returning home in 2008, the full-term domestic debut at the biennial party "Ariadne of Naxos Island" Zellbinetta. In particular, the Queen of the "Magical Flute" night got high acclaim on various stages including the New National Theater, Nikko Theater and the Second Championship. Two-term conference member.

The Onishi Universe (Otaki Takioki, October 16, 1985 -) is a Japanese baritone singer. Completion of the Artistic Diploma at the Juilliard School of Music in 2014. I belong to Chicago, Lyric · Opera since 2015 and live in the USA, but I hold a recital every year in Japan.
As high baritone, he operates in Mozart, Rossini, Verdi and so on, and has a wide repertory from France to Germany. Russian songs that started when Elena Oblastsoir receives tales and it is also an important repertoire. I also specialize in British and American songs and German REIT. So far, he has studied with Hideki Kikuchi, Elena Obastsova, M. Reale, Shuji Yokoyama, Dr. Robert C. White Jr. and others.

From Richard Bonning "He is the owner of a promise for the future" and is also introduced as one of the "Opera News" of the American magazine "15 next-generation expected opera singers".

From 2017 he belongs to Japan Arts.

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