“From the Taisho to Reho.Asakusa Opera, which originated in Asakusa 6-ku, has become an entertainment festival over time! "
Set in the “Old Tokyo Music School Concert Hall (Important Cultural Property)” built in the Meiji Era and the Asakusa Theater “Toyokan”, it was popular as an entertainment that fused “songs, dances, and plays” in the Taisho era. The collected "Asakusa Opera" will appear as a performance at the Rehwa period.We send out the charm from the birthplace of popular performing arts.Please come to the fascinating stage where the audience can participate together!

What is Asakusa Opera?

Operas and operettas that were performed in Asakusa, Tokyo during the Taisho period until the Great Kanto Earthquake, and caused a major movement.Various ideas have been devised to bring the high-status opera to the public.As a result, a gorgeous Western-style stage that includes classical music, jazz, chanson, and girl opera will be completed and prosper as a popular entertainment.Due to the influence of the Great Kanto Earthquake, it has a dramatic history of reaching the end in about six years.Even so, there are still many famous songs that have been spoken about, which influenced many Japanese entertainment.
Held in 2017, the Asakusa Opera 100th Anniversary Performance “A dream city Asakusa! "The stage that uploaded the atmosphere of Taisho romance to the modern version" is also held this year!

The main stage is “Toyokan” in Asakusa, Taito-ku, which retains the features of those days, and it is a stage full of laughter where you can enjoy the atmosphere of “Chindonya” such as piano, clarinet, violin, etc. while playing classical music. .

On the first day, they will perform in the oldest Western-style music hall in Japan, “Old Tokyo Music School Kangakudo,” located in Ueno, Taito-ku, the home of traditional art.

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