In Japanese with English Superscript
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Doors Open 6pm
Performance 7pm
Aratani Theater
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tickets
$40, $35 and $30 General Admission (Reserved Seats)
$75 including Post-Concert Reception and Gift
$50 for a pair of tickets for a parent and child
JAS Members receive a 10% Discount from General Admission Tickets ($30, $35, or $40 Tickets only). Please mention Japan America Society.
Contact
Phone:310-625-4222 or 310-977-5875
Email: LADaiku@aol.com
About the Opera, “KAGUYA-HIME”
The opera, “Princess from the Moon (KAGUYA-HIME)”, its music and libretto written by Japan’s critically acclaimed
conductor, Maestro Hideaki HIRAI (www.hideaki-hirai.com), is based on the classic Japanese folktale, “Tale of Taketori
(a bamboo-cutter)” or “Kaguya-Hime (Princess Kaguya)”. The story is the Japan's oldest and one of the most
well-known fairytales.
This opera has been performed in Salzburg, Anif, Prague, and Canberra as well as many cities in Japan. It has already become one of the most favorite and frequently performed Japanese operas.
It is the tale of a young princess who descends to Earth. An old bamboo-cutter and his wife find the princess in a piece
of golden shining bamboo and raise her as their daughter. Merely in 3 months, she grows up to be the most beautiful
woman in the country, attracting many marriage proposals from dignitaries, including the Mikado (Emperor of Japan).
The princess rejects these proposals, knowing in her heart that she must one day return to the moon.
HIDEAKI HIRAI, Conductor & Composer
Hideaki Hirai, who has “a talent deeply ingrained in his genes” (The Den), is one of the most gifted young conductors from Japan. In December, 2013, “Maestro Hirai made a remarkable Carnegie Hall debut” (The New York Culture Examiner) with rave reviews such as “especially impressive, dynamic, confident, justly deserving of the standing ovation” (The New York Concert Review), conducting from the memory the Beethoven 9th Symphony with New York Festival Orchestra (NYFO). Upon a great success, NYFO has appointed him Music Director and Conductor, starting from 2014-2015 season. Since 1998, as a Co-founder, he has collaborated with Czech Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra both in the Czech Republic and abroad, now serving as Principal Guest Conductor.
www.hideaki-hirai.com
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