Mar 03, 2018
NJFO 2017-2018 season
Puccini MADAME BUTTERFLY
New Jersey Festival Orchestra 2017 - 2018 Season
NJFO CLASSICAL SERIES
Voices of Distinction
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
The Joseph DeAlessandro Memorial Opera Concert
Saturday March 3, 2018 at 7pm and March 4, 2018 at 2pm
The Presbyterian Church, Westfield, NJ
David Wroe Conductor
Maria Todaro Artistic Director
Asako Tamura Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Noah Stewart B.F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy
Kyle Albertson Sharpless, U.S. Consul at Nagasaki
Sabina Kim Susuki, maid of Cio-Cio-San
Andrew Koshman Prince Yamadori
Daniel Ambe High Commisioner
John Easterlin Goro, a matchmaker
Xuefang Wan The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San's uncle
Michaela Aldrige Kate Pinkerton
Marina Tamura Materasso Dolore, Cio-Cio-San's child
Puccini's irresistible lyric genius has long made Madama Butterflyone of opera's most enduring tales of unrequited passion. A cast of internationally acclaimed guest performers assembled from Maestro Wroe's extensive contacts in European and American opera houses joins NJFO to present, acted and in costume, this most heart-rending of stories, breathtakingly beautiful from first love to love child to tragic end.
Concert presented through the generous support of
RAY CATENA OF UNION and MARTY JEIVEN
TICKETS $76 | $60 | $48 | $28
Under 18 $15 with purchase of adult ticket
College students with ID $20
or call 908-232-9400
Apr 02, 2018
Monday, 7pm
Asako Tamura Magical Recital
Opera is the magic world ~full of tricks~!?!?
Asako Tamura will sing many variety songs revealing some tricks about the opera world.
Venue: Living Room Cafe
Piano accompanist: Takayuki Ezawa
Magician (Guest): Tanji
--Programme--
Vocaliese by Rachmaninoff
Deh, Vieni non tardar from opera "Le Nozze di Figaro" by Mozart
Quando m'en vo from opera "La Boheme" by Puccini
Memory from "Cats" by Lloyd webber
Tickets: 4500JPY
Plus live works/tickets office 03-6452-5650
April 7 Saturday & 8 Sunday, 2018
Madame Butterfly and Suzuki
~Operatic Play based on the Opera Madame Butterfly by Puccini
Soprano Asako Tamura (Cio-cio-san) and Actress Michi Yamamura (Suzuki) are challenging to create the new art form which is not opera, neither play, concert....
Please come and join us to be a witness the moment to be created something very special....!!
Madame Butterfly and Suzuki
April 7, 2pm and 6:30pm
April 8, 4pm
@Asador el cielo, Ropponghi Tokyo
Piano accompanist: Miki Onodera
Costume: Eiko Kobayashi
Venue: Asador El Cielo
http://asador.jp/el-cielo/
Jul 06, 2018
Friday, 7pm
Asako Tamura presents Operatic Night
~Enchanted recital encountering 10 different operatic divas~
This summer, Ms.Tamura will return to perform the great hit concert at the prestigious Kioi Hall.
Last year, she challenged to write the whole stage script and direct by herself as well as singing 10 heroines
supported by young, talented performer Keishi Hashimoto.
The piano accompanist is Eri Nakagawa.
You shouldn't miss this unique and inspirational recital!!!
Soprano: Asako Tamura
Master of the ceremony: Keishi Hashimoto
Pianist: Eri Nakagawa
Venue: Kioi Hall, Tokyo
Tickets: 6000JPY
Kioi tickets center 03-3237-0061
NY Power House: info@nypowerhouse.com
Sep 28, 2018
Friday, 7pm
Asako Tamura presents Operatic Concert
~ 10 Great Heroines from different 10 operas~
This fall, Ms.Tamura will return to perform the great hit concert at her native place Kyoto.
At the first production of last year, she challenged to write this whole stage script and directed by herself as well as singing 10 heroines supported by young, talented performer Keishi Hashimoto and ended up big success.
At this Kyoto production, she got a strong local pianist Saeko Okabe.
You shouldn't miss this unique and inspirational recital!!!
Soprano: Asako Tamura
Master of the ceremony: Keishi Hashimoto
Pianist: Saeko Okabe
Venue Kyoto Concert Hall, Ensemble Hall Murata
Tickets 4800JPY
Kioi tickets center 075-711-3231 (10-17)
Hosted by Chrystal Arts 03-6434-7997
Oct 01, 2018
Love and Prayer of the virgin mother
Joint Recital Asako Tamura and Eri Kohzaki
You will hear the most beautiful music in this world at the first half.
Asako Tamura, who published "Jewel of Ave Marias" (Naxos Japan, 2015) collected 16 Ave Marias all over the world, is going to show 7 of them from her albums accompanied by magnificent Eri Kohzaki.
And the second half, they will bravely challenging to improvising impromptu with sight seeing poem on that day.
It will be very special and must-try concert of this fall!!!!!!
Soprano: Asako Tamura
Piano accompanist: Eri Kohzaki
Oct, 1, 2018
Ongaku-no-Tomo Hall, Tokyo
Ticket:6000JPY
http://tisegconcert.strikingly.com or
contact@jaques-musictree.com
Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday 8pm
Ten Great Heroines of Opera: Operatic Recital
Renowned soprano Asako Tamura brings her hit Tokyo show to New York for one night only.
She portrays ten great heroines of the operatic stage in stories spanning the globe, exploring the range of female desires and emotions through representative arias.
Accompanied by piano and narrator. An unmissable evening.
Venue: Carnegie Hall, Weil Recital Hall
Tickets: $40, $35(students/senior)
Carnegie hall tickets office 212-247-7800 (10-18)
Dec 03, 2018
Tuesday 6:30pm
Opera Singer Kohaku Uta Gassen
Collection of top opera singers in Japan accompanied by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Romely Pfund and Ryusuke Numajiri.
Venue: Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Tickets: 8,500 yen, 6,700 yen, 3,500 yen
Tiempo primo 03-3524-1221