『ランメルモールのルチア』ドニゼッティ Donizetti’s Lucia di LammermoorThe title role of Donizetti’s chilling tragedy based on Sir Walter Scott has become an icon in opera and beyond, an archetype of the constrained woman asserting herself …

『西部の娘』プッチーニ Puccini’s La Fanciulla del WestThough less familiar than Puccini’s greatest hits, this action-packed tribute to the American Wild West, which received its world premiere at the Met in 1910, is every bit as compelling…

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『フレドリック・ブラウンＳＦ短編全集２ すべての善きベムが』フレドリック・ブラウン 東京創元社 『チョンキンマンションのボスは知っている』小川さやか 春秋社 最後近くの著者の体験エピソードが面白い。半年以上の（一年近く？）の滞在のために、細かく…

『ばらの騎士』リヒャルト・シュトラウス Strauss’s Der RosenkavalierAfter scandalizing the opera world with Salome and Elektra—a pair of stark, psychoanalytic portraits of biblical and ancient Greek heroines—Strauss composed this modern draw…

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『ファルスタッフ』ヴェルディ Verdi’s FalstaffVerdi finished his sublime final opera when he was almost 80 years old, capping a fruitful career with a bawdy adaptation of scenes from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV. Hi…

『ロメオとジュリエット』シャルル・グノー Gounod’s Roméo et JulietteEvery bit as heartbreaking and kinetic as the Shakespearean original, Gounod’s ravishing opera features the most famous moments of the play dressed up in unforgettable musi…

『マクベス』ヴェルディ Verdi’s MacbethThe plot may be focused on the eponymous Scottish king, but Verdi’s high-flying take on Shakespeare’s drama boasts three powerhouse arias for Lady Macbeth, making it a signature showpiece for divas at …

『タンホイザー』ワーグナー Wagner’s TannhäuserAs renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well …

『ラ・ボエーム』 Puccini’s La BohèmeAs classic as opera gets: the most-performed work in Met history, in Franco Zeffirelli’s beloved staging (the most-performed production in Met history), documented in a 1982 telecast that stars four Met …

『フィガロの結婚』モーツァルト Mozart’s Le Nozze di FigaroThis immortal opera, based on a scandalous Beaumarchais play banned in the composer’s own time, delivers a parade of brilliant and memorable numbers, and is at once a riotous comedy…

『チェネレントラ』ロッシーニ Rossini’s La CenerentolaA timeless tale told in a florid bel canto style, Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story offers an ideal propellant for a virtuosic mezzo-soprano to rocket from rags to riches. But in th…

METオペラ 『トゥーランドット』プッチーニ Puccini’s TurandotAn ancient Chinese princess presents each new suitor with a series of riddles; success will win her hand, but failure costs his head. One brave warrior prince rises to the challeng…

METオペラ 『椿姫』ヴェルディ Verdi’s La TraviataFew operatic figures are as beloved as Violetta, the dignified, selfless, and sickly heroine of Verdi’s classic tragedy. An elegant courtesan with a heart of gold, she chooses true love over …

『マノン・レスコー』プッチーニ Puccini’s Manon LescautWhen he set out to write a new opera based on the same irresistible heroine that inspired Massenet’s popular Manon, the young Puccini was undaunted by the risk of provoking comparisons.…

METオペラ 『蝶々夫人』プッチーニ Puccini’s Madama ButterflyAnthony Minghella’s exquisite production—an instant classic at the Met since its 2006 premiere—provides an evocative setting for this tragedy about a noble but naive geisha awaitin…

『いのちの山河〜日本の青空II〜』監督：大澤豊、出演：長谷川初範・とよた真帆・加藤剛 映画作品としては、もうちょっと絞れたんじゃないか？ それ以前に、どうもいかにも感覚が古いんだな、2009年作品というのに。まあ（監督）1935年生まれ、作品発表時に7…

『フランチェスカ・ダ・リミニ』ザンドナーイ Zandonai’s Francesca da RiminiThe music of early–20th-century Italian composer Francesco Zandonai has largely been forgotten—with the exception of this expansive 1914 opera based on an episode fro…

『コジ・ファン・トゥッテ』 Mozart’s Così fan tutteThe last of Mozart’s legendary collaborations with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, this exuberant comedy of manners and morals tracks an ill-conceived bet about women’s fidelity and the darkly…

METオペラ 『ボエーム』プッチーニ Puccini’s La BohèmeAs classic as opera gets: the most-performed work in Met history, in Franco Zeffirelli’s beloved staging, the most-performed production in Met history. An archetypal tragedy filled with g…

『湖上の美人』 Rossini’s La Donna del LagoRossini, one of the great masters of glittering Italianate charm and spectacle, would seem an unlikely candidate to create an operatic retelling of Sir Walter Scott’s shadowy epic of clan warfare i…

METオペラ 『ドン・パスクワーレ』 Donizetti’s Don PasqualeDonizetti’s uproarious yet sophisticated comedy pits a clever young widow against a crusty old bachelor, who is no match for her wiles. John Dexter’s lavish production was created as…

METオペラ 『カルメン』 Bizet’s CarmenEven people who have never set foot in an opera house know the music of Carmen, Bizet’s iconic tale of the irresistible and free-spirited Gypsy, whose fatal attraction with the jealous soldier Don José …

METオペラ 『鼻』ショスタコーヴィチ Shostakovich’s The NoseIt all begins with an absurd scenario: A hapless Russian bureaucrat wakes up one morning to discover that his nose has gone missing. He eventually locates his fugitive facial featur…

METオペラ 『ワルキューレ』ワグナー The second installment of Wagner’s four-part Ring cycle, Die Walküre is the most popular and most self-contained episode in the epic tetralogy. It combines the mythical machinations of gods and demigods w…

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