FULL NEW YEAR OPERA CONCERT Tokyo 2026 Ken Nishigori, Hibiki Ikeuchi, Kimika Yamagiwa, Shiori Ogawa

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: NEW YEAR OPERA CONCERT Tokyo 2026  
• Composer: various  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan  
• Recorded: January 3, 2026
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Ken Nishigori, Onishi Yushu, Morino Misaki, Hibiki Ikeuchi, Kimika Yamagiwa, Shiori Ogawa, Uchuu Onishi, Nozomi Kato, Haru Ito, Yuki Kuroda, Hiroaki Fueda, Maki Mori, Yurie Takano, Kazuma Kudo, Kazu Hirano, Yuga Yamashita, Naoki Miyazato, Eri Nakamura, Hidekazu Tsumaya
• Conductor: Tetsuro Saka   
• Orchestra: NHK Symphony Orchestra  
• Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: NHK  
• Date Published: 2026  
• Format: Broadcast
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

This year’s concert, themed “The Forms of the Heart as Depicted by Song,” will feature a selection of the most popular classic arias from operas that portray the various emotions within people, presented to the audience on a magnificent stage.
In addition, excerpts from Puccini’s immortal masterpiece, *Turandot*, will be presented. This opera will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026. Performed by top Japanese musicians, it promises a moving experience

Toast from the opera “La Traviata” “Let’s drink, my friends” (Verdi)
Yurie Takano / Ken Nishikori
Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus

From the opera “Don Giovanni”: “Let’s all drink happily” (Mozart)
by Hibiki Ikeuchi

“What is love?” from the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” (Mozart)
by Kimika Yamagiwa

From the opera “The Magic Flute” “The spirit of vengeance burns in my heart like hell” (Mozart)
by Shiori Ogawa

“I am the town’s jack-of-all-trades” from the opera “The Barber of Seville” (Rossini) –
Uchuu Onishi

Habanera “Love is a Wild Bird” (Bizet) from the opera “Carmen” by
Nozomi Kato
Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus

“The lips are silent” from the comic opera “The Merry Widow” (Lehar)
Haru Ito / Yuki Kuroda

“Put on your costume” from the opera “Pagliacci” (Leoncavallo)
by Hiroaki Fueda

From the opera “Thais” – The Death of Thais “Do you remember that wonderful journey?” (Massenet) –
Maki Mori

Hunter’s Chorus “The Hunter’s Joy” (Weber) from the opera “Der Freischütz”
Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus

Evening Prayer from the opera “Hansel and Gretel” “Fourteen Angels in the Land of Sleep” (Humperdinck)
Yurie Takano / Kimika Yamagiwa

Nemorino and Dulcamara duet from the opera “The Elixir of Love” (Donizetti)
Kazuma Kudo / Kazu Hirano

“Born in Anxiety and Tears” from the opera “Cinderella” (Rossini)
Yuga Yamashita
Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus

“Think of Me,” “The Music of the Night,” and “The Phantom of the Opera” from the musical “The Phantom of the Opera” (Lloyd Webber)
Misaki Morino, Uchuu Onishi, Harumi Fuki (arrangement and piano), and others

Highlights of the opera “Turandot” (Puccini)
Naomi Tasaki (Turandot) / Naoki Miyazato (Calaf) / Eri Nakamura (Liu) / Hidekazu Tsumaya (Timur) / Jun Hagiwara (Ping) / Takumi Yogi (Pang) / Atsushi Kanno (Pong) / Kazu Hirano (Daikan) /
Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus
Eiji Wentz (narration) / Ken Nishikori (script)

“On the burning stream of wine” from the comic opera “Die Fledermaus” (Johann Strauss)
All soloists
and chorus: New National Theatre Chorus, Nikikai Chorus, Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, Fujiwara Opera Chorus

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