{"id":751,"date":"2011-09-27T06:02:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/min-on.matthewbyrt.com\/zh-hans\/blog\/2011\/09\/27\/opera\/"},"modified":"2011-09-27T06:02:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:02:31","slug":"opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.min-on.org\/zh-hans\/751\/opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAn opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u2014 Maria Callas<\/em><\/p>\n

Opera is the consummate art of music and theater, combining solo and choral singing, declamation, acting, dancing and performance of an orchestra into the pinnacle of beauty. It requires the essential elements of both spoken theater and live classical music, including directing, acting, sets, costumes, props, and also business and administration, as well as conducting, singing, and music.<\/p>\n

Min-On\u2019s major project to mark the 10th anniversary of its founding was to invite the Bayerische Staatsoper M\u00fcnchen<\/strong> (Munich Opera) to perform in Japan as the first installment of Min-On\u2019s Opera Series in 1974. The 330 members of the Munich Opera company delighted Japanese fans with a program of four operas and four special recitals presented in a total of 22 performances. With limited popular access to opera in Japan at the time, this opera series was acclaimed as pioneering in the way it provided opportunities to a new generation of opera fans and enthusiasts to enjoy this classical art form.<\/p>\n

After Bayerische Staatsoper\u2019s successful Japan tour, Min-On scheduled three large-scale productions by some of the world\u2019s leading opera houses during the 1980s, including the Wiener Staatsoper<\/strong> (The Vienna State Opera) from Austria in 1980, Milan\u2019s Teatro alla Scala<\/strong> (Scala Theater) from Italy in 1981, and the Royal Opera<\/strong> from England in 1986.<\/p>\n

The Japan tour by Milan\u2019s Teatro alla Scala was Min-On\u2019s most ambitious undertaking since its founding. Planning for the tour began in 1965, when an agreement was reached with Antonio Ghiringhelli, then Teatro alla Scala\u2019s general administrator, but it was not until 16 years later that the dream of a Japan tour was finally realized. It was a mammoth undertaking transporting the entire show\u2014sets, props and some 500 cast and crew\u2014from Italy to Japan for a lavish production of a scale rarely seen in Japan. More recently, Oper der Stadt Koln<\/strong> (Cologne City Opera) from Germany won acclaim from Japanese audiences with their contemporary productions in 1992.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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\"The The Bavarian State Opera of Munich in 1974<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Bayerische Staatsoper M\u00fcnchen
(The Bavarian State Opera of M\u00fcnich) in 1974<\/span><\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Die Rosenkavalier<\/li>\n
  2. Don Giovanni<\/li>\n
  3. Walk\u00fcre<\/li>\n
  4. Le Nozze di Figaro<\/li>\n
  5. Special Concert\n
      \n
    • General Administrator:<\/strong> Dr. G\u00fcnter Rennert<\/li>\n
    • Music Director:<\/strong> Prof. Wolfgang Sawalisch<\/li>\n
    • Conductors:<\/strong> Wolfgang Sawalisch, Ferdinand Leitner, Carlos Kleiber<\/li>\n
    • Orchestra:<\/strong> Orchestra of the Barvarian State Opera<\/li>\n
    • Chorus:<\/strong> Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
      <\/p>\n
      \"The The Vienna State Opera in 1980<\/div>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Wiener Staatsoper
      (The Vienna State Opera) in 1980<\/span><\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. Le Nozze de Figaro<\/li>\n
      2. Salome<\/li>\n
      3. Electra<\/li>\n
      4. Ariadne auf Naxos<\/li>\n
      5. Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail\n
          \n
        • Secretary General of the Austrian State Theater:<\/strong> Robert Jungbluth<\/li>\n
        • Director:<\/strong> Prof. Dr. Egon Seefehlner<\/li>\n
        • Conductors:<\/strong> Dr. Karl Bohm, Theodor Guschlbauer, Prof. Heinrich Hollreiser, Horst Stein<\/li>\n
        • Orchestra:<\/strong> The Vienna State Opera Orchestra<\/li>\n
        • Chorus:<\/strong> The Vienna State Opera Choir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
          <\/p>\n
          \"Teatro Teatro alla Scala in 1981<\/div>\n

          <\/p>\n

          Teatro alla Scala
          (Scala Theater) in 1981<\/span><\/h2>\n
            \n
          1. Simon Boccanegra<\/li>\n
          2. Otello<\/li>\n
          3. Il Barbiere di Seviglia<\/li>\n
          4. La B\u00f6h\u00e9me<\/li>\n
          5. Special concert \u201cMessa da Requiem<\/li>\n
          6. Special Concert “Piccola Messa Solenne”\n
              \n
            • General Administrator:<\/strong> Carlo Maria Badini<\/li>\n
            • Artistic Director:<\/strong> Francesco Siciliani<\/li>\n
            • Secretary General:<\/strong> Francesco Ernani<\/li>\n
            • Conductors:<\/strong> Claudio Abbado, Carlos Kleiber<\/li>\n
            • Orchestra:<\/strong> Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala<\/li>\n
            • Chorus:<\/strong> Coro del Teatro alla Scala<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
              <\/p>\n
              \"The The Royal Opera in 1986<\/div>\n

              <\/p>\n

              The Royal Opera
              in 1986<\/span><\/h2>\n
                \n
              1. Turandot<\/li>\n
              2. Carmen<\/li>\n
              3. Samson et Dalila<\/li>\n
              4. Cosi fan Tutte\n
                  \n
                • General Director:<\/strong> Sir John Tooley<\/li>\n
                • Conductors:<\/strong> Jacques Delacote, Mark Ermler, Gabriel Ferro<\/li>\n
                • Orchestra:<\/strong> The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House<\/li>\n
                • Chorus:<\/strong> The Royal Opera Chorus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
                  <\/p>\n
                  \"The The Cologne City Opera in 1992<\/div>\n

                  <\/p>\n

                  Oper der Stadt K\u00f6ln
                  (Cologne City Opera) in 1992<\/span><\/h2>\n
                    \n
                  1. Fliegende Holl\u00e4nder<\/li>\n
                  2. Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail<\/li>\n
                  3. Lady Macbeth von Mzensk\n
                      \n
                    • General Director:<\/strong> Michael Hampe<\/li>\n
                    • Music Director and Conductor:<\/strong> James Conlon<\/li>\n
                    • Orchestra:<\/strong> Das Gurzcnich-Orchcster der Stadt K\u00f6ln<\/li>\n
                    • Chorus:<\/strong> Der Chor der Oper der Stadt K\u00f6ln<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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