The Royal Opera, under the direction of Oliver Mears and the baton of Antonio Pappano, is one of the world's leading opera companies. Based in the iconic Covent Garden theatre, it is renowned both for its outstanding performances of traditional opera and for commissioning new works by today's leading opera composers.
Following the glorious performances on their last tour, The Royal Opera will return to Japan for the first time since 2019. The longest-serving Music Director in The Royal Opera's history, Antonio Pappano will be conducting spectacular casts in Oliver Mears's darkly elegant production of Verdi's Rigoletto and Andrei Serban's classic staging of Puccini's Turandot.
In Rigoletto, tenor Javier Camarena sings as Duke of Mantua, baritone Étienne Dupuis takes on the title role and soprano Nadine Sierra as Gilda. In Turandot, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky stars as Princess Turandot, opposite tenor Brian Jagde as Calaf and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha as Liù.
The tour marks Antonio Pappano's final performances in Japan as Music Director of The Royal Opera before he steps down from the position at the end of the 2023/24 Season, after 22 years. The repertoire and casts deliberately curated for the tour will inarguably be a culmination of his musical journey with The Royal Opera, not to be missed.
Rigoletto
Opera in three acts
Music Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Director Oliver Mears
Set Designer Simon Lima Holdsworth
Costume Designer Ilona Karas
Lighting Designer Fabiana Piccioli
Movement Director Anna Morrissey
photo: Ellie Kurttz / ROH
Performance Dates and Venues
Saturday 22 June 2024, 15:00 @Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (Kanagawa)
Tuesday 25 June 2024, 13:00 @Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (Kanagawa)
Friday 28 June 2024, 18:30 @NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday 30 June 2024, 15:00 @NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Running Time About 3 hours including an intermission.
Turandot
Lyric drama in three acts and five scenes
Music Giacomo Puccini (completed by Franco Alfano)
Libretto Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after Carlo Gozzi
Director Andrei Serban
Designer Sally Jacobs
Lighting Designer F. Mitchell Dana
Choreographer Kate Flatt
Choreologist Tatiana Novaes Coelho
photo: Tristram Kenton / ROH
Performance Dates and Venues
Sunday 23 June 2024, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Wednesday 26 June 2024, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Saturday 29 June 2024, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tuesday 2 July 2024, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Running Time About 3 hours including two intermissions.
Conductor
Antonio Pappano
Rigoletto
Turandot
Princess Turandot
Sondra Radvanovsky
The Unknown Prince (Calaf)
Brian Jagde
Prices for all performances excepting June 25 Rigoletto
| Category | |
| S | \72,000 |
| A | \62,000 |
| B | \48,000 |
| C | \38,000 |
| D | \32,000 |
| E | \22,000 |
| "Support Opera" (A seat in Category S plus a donation of \50,000) |
\122,000 |
| 29 and Under (All performances except for June 25 Rigoletto) |
\10,000 |
| 39 and Under for (Only for June 22 Rigoletto and June 26 Turandot) |
\18,000 |
Special Matinée Prices for June 25 Rigoletto at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
| Category | |
| S | \49,000 |
| A | \42,000 |
| B | \35,000 |
| C | \30,000 |
| D | \25,000 |
| E | \20,000 |
| "Support Opera" (A seat in Category S plus a donation of \50,000) |
\99,000 |
| 29 and Under | \8,000 |
| 39 and Under | \16,000 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Programs and casting as of 5 December 2023 are subject to change. Changes in the programs or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
●Please note that we are to present the performances with the utmost caution in line with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection prevention measures, and that the performance dates and details are subject to change depending on circumstances. We will be posting on our website a list of novel coronavirus precautions upon attending the performance. Audience members are kindly asked to read it before attending the performance.
Ticket Sale DatesAll tickets go on sale on Friday 2 February 2024 at 10:00a.m.
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Once a new page in Japanese opens after you click the above "Book now" button, please click the "ENGLISH" button on the top left to get to the ticketing page in English. You can buy without membership registration. Seats can be selected.
Presales at "NBS WEB Ticket"
For two-program tickets (Categories S, A, B and "Support Opera")
Wednesday 24 January 2024 at 21:00--Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 18:00
For single-program tickets (Categories S, A, B, C, D, E and "Support Opera")
Friday 26 January 2024 at 21:00--Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 18:00
Presales at NBS Ticket Center
(by phone: +81-(0)3-3791-8888)
For two-program tickets (Categories S, A, B and "Support Opera")
Friday 26 January 2024 at 10:00--Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 16:00
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
To purchase discount tickets at NBS WEB Ticket, you will need to register for a free membership of Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) from here. (We regret that the form is only in Japanese.)
After registration, click here to buy tickets.
1. Presales for two-program tickets (Categories S, A, B and "Support Opeara")
Get a complimentary souvenir program book worth \3,000 by purchasing the same number of tickets for both programs. You can choose from different seat categories for each performance.
Two-program tickets will be on sale from Wednesday 24 January 2024, 21:00 until Wednesday 31 January 2024, 18:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. Tickets can be reserved also by phone at NBS Ticket Center (+81-(0)3-3791-8888) from Friday 26 January 2024, 10:00 until Wednesday 31 January 2024.
2. Presales for single-program tickets (Categories S, A, B, C, D, E and "Support Opera")
Presale single-program tickets will be on sale from Friday 26 January 2024 at 10:00--Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 16:00 at NBS Web Ticket.
3. 29 and Under Tickets for all performances
Discount tickets for those aged 6 to 29 years go on sale on Thursday 16 May 2024, 21:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
4. 39 and Under Tickets
Discount tickets for those aged 30 to 39 years, for the performances of June 22 and 25 Rigoletto and June 26 Turandot go on sale on Thursday 16 May 2024, 21:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
5. Opera Royal Seat
Patrons are incredibly valuable to Japan Performing Arts Foundation to continue its vital work and the Royal Opera Seat is a membership for people who wish to become patrons. We are accepting Royal Opera Seat membership for the 2024 Japan tour of The Royal Ballet. For further information.
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
主催： 
公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会 ／ 日本経済新聞社
共催： 神奈川県民ホール［ 指定管理者：公益財団法人 神奈川芸術文化財団］（横浜公演）
後援： British Council ／ TOKYO FM
