Opera School Autumn Song Festival

2023.10.1 Sun 14:00 Concert begins
#Autumn Song Festival @ Seiryo Kaikan

Conductor #Kyosuke Matsushita

Performances
#Mayo Matsumoto #Misa Yamashita #Hiroshi Nishiyama #Hayato Kamie

■Orchestration
#Aoyama Festival Orchestra

■Chorus
#Audience Opera School*Sarasvati

MC/Commentary
#Koichi Nagaya

Part 1: "Four Seasons of Shoka" edited by Akira Miyoshi.
A medley of five songs familiar to those who grew up in Japan.
This time, Mr. Takuya Uchimon specially arranged it as an orchestral accompaniment.
The orchestra was the "Aoyama Festival Orchestra. The orchestra is the "Aoyama Festival Orchestra," a wonderful orchestra with a reputation for its youthful, clear sound and harmony.
We are looking forward to the "Opera School Version," which will be released for the first time in Japan.

Part 2: Opera Double Chorus
Listen to the Gentle Breeze" from "The Wonderful Medicine of Love
From "The Barber of Seville" "It's me, isn't it?
In addition to three fresh young soloists, Ms. Mayo Matsumoto, Ms. Misa Yamashita, and Mr. Kodai Nishiyama, we welcome Mr. Hayato Kamie, who is called "the supreme bel canto singer", to present a gorgeous duet of famous operas.

Part 3: Mozart's "Coronation Mass
The Aoyama Festival Orchestra's specialty, beautiful melodies will resound throughout the concert.
Please enjoy the exquisite interplay between the superbly stable soloist and the Opera School Chorus.

As in the previous performance, the program will be accompanied by an easy-to-understand commentary by Koichi Nagaya, a musicologist and playwright. Even those unfamiliar with classical music will be able to fully enjoy the performance.