{"id":796,"date":"2011-09-27T06:05:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/min-on.matthewbyrt.com\/zh-hans\/blog\/2011\/09\/27\/independent-productions\/"},"modified":"2011-09-27T06:05:17","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:05:17","slug":"independent-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.min-on.org\/zh-hans\/796\/independent-productions\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cGreat art is created only through diligent and painstaking effort to perfect and polish oneself.\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u2014 Daisaku Ikeda<\/em><\/p>\n

Min-On\u2019s mission is not limited to enhancing worldwide cultural exchange and providing a wide range of the finest performing arts; the organization also hosts a variety of independent productions throughout Japan every year to encourage the flourishing of music and the arts. These productions have included a number of operas independently produced by Min-On, as well as original musicals and plays. Most recently in 2008, Min-On created its own production of Odyssey\u2014Brass Angels 2008<\/em>, featuring an all-female cast with brass, percussion and color guard performers from the United States. This unique production was named Music Motion Theater, which could be categorized as a new musical genre\u2014a fusion of two different American performing arts traditions: marching bands and Broadway style musical theater.<\/p>\n

Min-On Opera Productions<\/h2>\n
\n
\"Min-OnMin-On Opera Production \u201cLes contes d’Hoffmann\u201d in 1984 \"OriginalOriginal Opera La Traviata in 1990<\/div>\n
    \n
  • 1983 – \u201cLe Nozze di Figaro\u201d<\/span>Produced by Yasuhiko Aguni; Conducted by Yukinori Tezuka; Soloists: Tadahiko Hirano, Hiroshi Kudo, Mitsumasa Sato, Yukie Okura, Yukiko Iwasaki, Masako Saito, Yasuko Kozaki and Kimiko Nagahama<\/li>\n
  • 1984 – \u201cLes contes d’Hoffmann\u201d <\/span>Produced by Keisuke Suzuki; Conducted by Seiji Ozawa; Soloists: Makoto Hayashi, Kiyomi Toyota, Yukie Okura, Yoshie Tanaka and Takao Okamura<\/li>\n
  • 1985 – \u201cMadama Butterfly\u201d<\/span>Produced by Yasuhiko Aguni; Conducted by Tadaaki Odaka and Makoto Kokubu; Soloists: Iiran Chu, Yukiko Iwasaki, Yuko Ofuji, Kazuko Nagai, Shinya Kuroda, Kazuko Kobayashi and Makoto Hayashi<\/li>\n
  • 1987 – \u201cLa Cenerentola\u201d<\/span>Produced by Yasuhiko Aguni; Conducted by Jerome Kaltenbach and Naohiro Totsuka; Soloists: Yoshihisa Yamaji, Eiichi Taira, Kiyoshi Oda, Hiroyuki Okayama, Kiyotaka Kaga, Taichi Uchiyama, Kazuko Nagai and Keiko Omi<\/li>\n
  • 1989 – \u201cThe Queen of Spades\u201d<\/span>Produced by Yasuhiko Aguni; Conducted by Seiji Ozawa; Soloists: Hiroshi Kawakami, Makoto Hayashi, Shinobu Sato, Masako Saida, Akemi Nishi, Aiko Kori, Michio Tatara and Susumu Matsumoto<\/li>\n
  • 1990 – \u201cLa Traviata\u201d<\/span>Produced by Yasuhiko Aguni and Shigetaka Matsumoto; Conducted by Jacques Delacote; Soloists: Shinobu Sato, Robert Alagna, Robert Flontali, Michiko Aoki, Yukimi Akiyama and Ikuo Obo<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n

    Original Dramas
    among twenty-four different productions<\/h2>\n
    \n
    \"OriginalOriginal Drama Rentaro Taki’s Story,\u201dKojyo no Tsuki in 1990 \"Mi-OnMi-On Popular Song Theater \u201cBokyo no Uta\u201d<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    1974<\/th>\n\u201cBroken Drum,\u201d starring Isamu Nagato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1976<\/th>\nMin-On Romantic Theater: \u201cHachiro Sato\u2019s Song of Balloon,\u201d starring Teruhiko Aoi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1978<\/th>\nMin-On Romantic Theater: \u201cHakushu Kitahara\u2019s Path I Had Walked Once Before\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1981<\/th>\nOriginal Play: \u201cAoki Okami,\u201d starring Tomisaburo Wakayama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1984<\/th>\nMin-On Popular Song Theater: \u201cBokyo no Uta,\u201d starring Makoto Fujita<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1987<\/th>\nMin-On Original Theater: \u201cOmitsu,\u201d starring Pinko Izumi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1990<\/th>\n\u201cBoy and Cherry Trees\u201d by Tsunobue Theater Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1990<\/th>\n\u201cThe Rentaro Taki Story,\u201d starring Noboru Matsuhashi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2004<\/th>\nChoral Theater: \u201cBlue Sky,\u201d starring Mai Kitajima and Singers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

    Original Musicals
    among twenty-three different productions<\/h2>\n
    \n
    \"OriginalOriginal Musical \u201cSwingin\u2019 at Backstage\u201d in 1995 \"Min-OnMin-On Production Odyssey<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    1973<\/th>\n\u201cGenius Drifter,\u201d starring Gannosuke Ashiya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1975<\/th>\n\u201cOctober Is the Land of Twilight,\u201d starring the Tokyo Kid Brothers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1975<\/th>\n\u201cChaplin and Me,\u201d starring Ichiro Arishima<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1976<\/th>\n\u201cOne Same Door,\u201d starring the Tokyo Kid Brothers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1985<\/th>\n\u201cLe Pettit Prince,\u201d starring Hideko Yoshida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1995<\/th>\n\u201cSwingin\u2019 at Backstage,\u201d starring Izumi Yukimura and Kaho Shimada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1995<\/th>\n\u201cThe Broadway Story,\u201d starring Yoshinori Monta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2008<\/th>\nMusic Motion Theater: \u201cOdyssey\u2014Brass Angels 2008\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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