FULL Crying Red Demon (Kazuhiko Matsui) Tokyo 2021 Daisuke Yamada, Kazuhiro Ito, Yoshihito Oshima

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Crying Red Demon (Oni) / 泣いた赤鬼 (Naita Arf Oni)  
• Composer: Kazuhiko Matsui  
• Libretto: Kazuhiko Matsui    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Rune Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan  
• Recorded: February 11, 2021
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Daisuke Yamada, Kazuhiro Ito, Yoshihito Oshima, Hirona Takahashi, Takao Asahara, Kaoru Takebe, Yuka Yamashita
• Conductor: Norio Fujiwara  
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director: Daisuke Yamada, Shigeaki Watanabe  
• Stage Designer: Masayuki Minami  
• Costume Designer: Noriko Shimizu  
• Lighting Designer: Yasutaka Nakayama  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: ARTS COMPANY  
• Date Published: 2023  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

A masterpiece of Japanese fairy tale opera depicting unconditional love.

Synopsis
A red demon living deep in the mountains wanted to make friends with humans. So he put up a sign in front of his house saying “Kokoronoyasashiioninouchidesu”, but no one came. When I consulted his best friend Ao Oni, he suggested, “I have a good idea.” Ao Oni’s plan was a great success. Thanks to that, humans came to visit Akaoni’s house every day.
However, the red demon was worried about the blue demon, and when he visited the house, the blue demon was away. Instead, there was a letter addressed to Akaoni.
“…I’ll be your friend forever. Ao Oni.”
After reading the letter, the red ogre cried from the bottom of his heart and apologized.