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FULL THE鍵KEY (Francesca Le Lohé) London 2019 Hiroshi Amako, Akane Kudo, Akari Mochizuki
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: THE鍵KEY
- Composer: Le Lohé Francesca
- Libretto: Francesca Le Lohé with excerpts from Junichiro Tanizaki’s ‘The Key’ in the original Japanese. Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: 10 Tollgate Drive, London, UK
- Recorded: August 3, 2019
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Hiroshi Amako, Akane Kudo, Akari Mochizuki
- Conductor: Francesca Le Lohé
- Orchestra:
- Choreographer: Kae Ishimoto
- Stage Director: Francesca Le Lohé
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Tête à Tête
- Date Published: 2019
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
‘20 years of marriage yet I can’t speak with my wife’
But the husband is desperate to communicate with his wife about one subject in particular – their mutually unfulfilling sex life.Inspired by the novella of the same name by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki, “THE鍵KEY” peers in on a secretive family and newcomer Kimura, as their lives take a dramatic turn following the husband’s new year resolution.
Fresh from its sell-out Tokyo run, this site-specific, Anglo-Japanese work invites audiences to become voyeurs as they move freely around a private residence to eavesdrop on small ensembles of singers, a dancer, and Japanese and Western instruments as this intimate drama unfolds…
Performers
The Husband Trio
The husband: Hiroshi Amako (tenor)
Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute): Clive Bell
Double Bass: Mark Lipski (Southbank Sinfonia alumni)
The Wife Trio
The wife: Akane Kudo (soprano)
Sho (Japanese mouth organ): Naomi Sato
Cello: Idlir Shyti (Southbank Sinfonia alumni)
The Daughter Trio
The daughter: Akari Mochizuki (mezzo-soprano)
Kimura: Shouzo Ayaka (dancer)
Shimedaiko (Japanese percussion): Akinori Fujimoto
Violin: Joana Ly (Southbank Sinfonia alumni)
Kimura: Shozo Ayaka (Dancer)