Certified NPO SOS Children’s Village JAPAN
[Charity event] Bavarian State Opera Feast for young opera singers with Mr. Massimiliano Murali Held on June 17th (Monday) at Toyosu Civic Hall
Piano: Massimiliano Murali, Soprano: Kyoko Hattori, Mezzo-Soprano: Nozomi Kato, Countertenor: Toshiyuki Muramatsu, Baritone: Toru Kayo ……
SOS Children’s Villages JAPAN (head office: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture), which supports local families with the mission of “a loving home for every child,” is a subsidiary of SOS Children’s Villages International, an international NGO headquartered in Austria. It is a corporation. (https://www.sosjapan.org/)
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Junko Manen (residing in Jojima, Kurume City) will be holding an SOS Children’s Village JAPAN support concert at the Toyosu Civic Hall. Bavarian State Opera Massimiliano Murali, soprano: Kyoko Hattori, mezzo-soprano: Nozomi Kato,
countertenor: Toshiyuki Muramatsu, and baritone: Toru Kayo will be featured in a performance centered on opera music. Please join us for this special concert to share the deep emotion.
Thanks to the kindness of the organizers, a portion of the proceeds from this concert will be donated to SOS Children’s Village Japan. We look forward to receiving your applications.
◆Click here to apply
https://pro.form-mailer.jp/fms/2bfbd62b284572
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Performer profile
■Piano: Massimiliano Murali
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Massimiliano Murali
Born in Florence, Italy. Exclusive conductor and assistant conductor of the Bavarian State Opera in Germany. He has served as assistant conductor to many famous conductors such as Zubin Mehta and Kent Nagano, and is highly trusted by them. At the invitation of Mr. Nagano, he has been active as a conductor at major theaters and music festivals around the country, including “The Two Foscari” at the Knowlton Bel Canto Music Festival (Canada) and La Scala in Milan. In Japan, he conducted the Sadako Kiba memorial performance of “Madama Butterfly” (Fukuoka), which was also broadcast on NHK [Art Theater]. He has also performed many world premieres of works by contemporary music composers such as Luciano Berio. In addition to being the accompanist for Sumi Jo’s recital in Korea, he has also performed as a chamber music pianist and accompanist at Carnegie Hall, La Scala, Opera House of Florence, Teatro Royale di Turin, and other venues. ■Soprano: Kyoko Hattori
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After graduating from Kyoto City Horikawa Music High School, she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, Department of Vocal Music. Graduated from the National Conservatory of Parma, Italy. In opera, he performed solos such as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro and Nella in Gianni Schicchi, as well as
Beethoven’s Ninth, Poulenc’s Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem, and Webern’s Four Songs for Chamber Orchestra and Soprano. . Lives in Modena, Italy.
■Mezzo-soprano: Nozomi Kato
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Completed the master’s degree in opera at Tokyo University of the Arts. 1st place in the 43rd Italian Statics Concorso Milan Grand Prize. After studying at the Parma National Conservatory in Italy, in 2016 she became the first Japanese to pass the Young Singers Development Program at the Valencia Opera House in Spain. He has expanded his career mainly in Italy and Spain, including Suzuki in “Madame Butterfly”, Dorabella in “Cosi fan tutte”, and Adalgisa in “Norma”. In Japan, he received favorable reviews for the title role in “Carmen”, Romeo in “The Capuleti Family and the Montecchi Family”, and Epoli in Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theater “Don Carlo”. Lives in Spain.
■Countertenor: Toshiyuki Muramatsu
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Born in Kyoto. Completed the vocal music department of Tokyo University of the Arts and the solo singing department of the same graduate school at the top of his class. Studied at the Department of Early Music Vocal Music at the Novara G. Cantelli Conservatory. He has appeared on TV and radio, and has performed with major orchestras in Japan. He has a wide range of repertoire that goes beyond the traditional countertenor realm, and his jazz arrangement CD of Toru Takemitsu’s “Song Book” was selected as a special selection of “Record Geijutsu”. In 2022, he made his debut at the New National Theater in the role of Nireno in Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” and received rave reviews.
■Baritone: Toru Kayo
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Completed the master’s program at Tokyo University of the Arts at the top of his class. Received the Graduate School Acanthus Award. Completed the Nikikai Opera Training Institute as valedictorian. Received the Grand Prize and Seiko Kawasaki Award. 2nd place at the 20th Friendship German Lied Competition. In addition to being a concert soloist at Bach Collegium Japan, he has appeared in many opera productions, including the title role in Nissay Theater’s “Don Giovanni” and Dr. Schön in Nikikai’s “Lulu.” Released 4th Album [A Time for Us] in 2023. He has appeared in many media such as TV Asahi [Untitled Concert] and NHK-E TV [Sukusuku Parenting]. Part-time lecturer at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.
“A Feast for Young Opera Singers” Details
[Date and time]
Monday, June 17, 2024 Start: 14:00 (Doors open: 13:30~)
【 place 】
Toyosu Civic Hall 5th floor, Toyosu Civic Center, 2-2-18 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 1 minute walk from Exit 7 of Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Directly connected to the ticket gate floor of New Transit Yurikamome “Toyosu” station
[Songs scheduled to be performed]
Rossini: “On Eternal Love” from “Four Songs” Op.43 Brahms: “Philosophy of Love” from “Three Songs” Op.3 Handel: “Ombra My F” from Opera “Serse” Mozart: Opera “What is love like?” from “The Marriage of Figaro” “You won the lawsuit?” Bizet: Habanera “Love is a Wild Bird” from the opera “Carmen” and others
*Programs may change due to circumstances. Please note.
【 Amount of money 】
Advance ticket: 6,000 yen (tax included)
Same-day ticket: 7,000 yen (tax included)
【 method of payment 】
・Cash payment on the day
[Where to purchase tickets] Please apply using the form. URL: https://pro.form-mailer.jp/fms/2bfbd62b284572
*Note* Payment will not be completed if you register using the form mailer. Please note that same-day tickets must be exchanged in cash on-site or paid in advance and then mailed.
[Sponsored/Sponsored/Produced] Sponsored by: Ciao Junko Children’s Village Support Concert
Co-sponsor: Mannen Internal Medicine (Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture) Contact: SOS Children’s Village JAPAN Corporate Secretariat (Weekdays 10:00-18:00 TEL 092-737-8655 Email: event@sosjapan.org)
What is SOS Children’s Village JAPAN?
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We are the Japanese subsidiary of SOS Children’s Villages
International, an international NGO headquartered in Austria and active in over 130 countries and regions. Based on the global slogan of “a loving home for every child,” we promote the raising of children who are unable to live with their families in foster homes, with a focus on Fukuoka. We are working on community development to prevent people from becoming isolated.
Social issues addressed by SOS Children’s Village JAPAN
We address a variety of issues that arise when children and families are isolated from their communities.
・Increase in the number of parents who feel tired from raising children ・Parents who have no relatives or acquaintances to leave their children with (1 in 4)
・High “child poverty” rate (1 in 7 children)
・“Number of abuse consultations” continues to increase (200,000 cases per year) ・Emergence of “young carers” (1 in 17 people)
■Click here for details: https://www.sosjapan.org/supporterpage/ Organization overview
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We are the Japanese subsidiary of SOS Children’s Villages
International, an international NGO headquartered in Austria and active in over 130 countries and regions. In order to resolve the various issues that arise when children and their families are isolated from the local community, our organization is developing “local family support” initiatives throughout Fukuoka City using the foster parent system.
Certified NPO SOS Children’s Village JAPAN
Established: December 21, 2006
Chairman: Junichiro Fukushige
Address: Blanche Akasaka 3F, 1-3-14 Akasaka, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0042 Phone: 092-737-8655
URL: http://www.sosjapan.org/
Special site: https://www.sosjapan.org/supporterpage/
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