HARA MUSEUM ARC Evening Concert Vol.2
Kazue Morinaga concert 2010 in Shibukawa
The Hara Museum ARC is happy to present a concert by the soprano Kazue Morinaga at the museum’s entrance lobby from 6:30 pm on Saturday, August 21. The evening’s program will feature 18th and 19th century antique arias and belle canto opera, which will be accompanied by commentary. We invite you to enjoy the beauty of voice and art on a late-summer evening within the lush environs of the museum grounds. Prior to the concert, guests may enjoy the museum exhibitions Selections from the Hara Museum Collection – Tales of Art in the contemporary art galleries and Scenes of Wind, Scenes of Water at the Kankai Pavilion.
* The entrance lobby is a semi-outdoor venue that is protected by a roof.
Gaetano Donizetti: “Regnava nel silenzio” from the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor”
Giuseppe Verdi: “Canzone del Salice~Ave Maria” from the opera “Otello”
Georg Frederic Handel: “Ombra mai fu”
Benedetto Marcello: “Quella fiamma che m’accende” and others
*Please note that this program is subject to change.
Date: August 21(Sat.), 2010, 6:30 pm starts（door opens at 5:30 pm）
Performers: Kazue Morinaga (soprano), Itoe Shinozaki (piano)
Place: Hara Museum ARC (lobby of the contemporary wing), 2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma Tel: 0279-24-6585
Price: General 5,000 yen, Hara Museum members and Supporters Club members 4,000 yen (includes museum admission and 1 drink). Exhibition viewing period: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (the museum will be closed between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm for preparation).
Reservations are required. Capacity 100 persons. *Sold out
Reservations: Hara Museum ARC Tel: 0279-24-6585 / E-mail: arc@haramuseum.or.jp,
Organized by: Hara Museum ARC and Kazue Morinaga Supporters Club
Under the auspices of: Shibukawa Tourism Association, Jomo Shimbun, Gunma Television Corp., FM Gunma and Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation
Kazue Morinaga (Soprano）
Morinaga graduated with a degree in Japanese literature at the Japan Women’s University and in voice at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. She made her debut in 1984 as the first lady-in-waiting in The Magic Flute by Mozart, and has appeared in a variety of operas afterwards. In 1992, she studied in Milan, Italy. In 1993, she passed the audition for the Milano Concert Association and in 1994 received a work permit. She passed the audition as soloist for La Scala in Milan in 1995, and since then has given recitals at various venues in Japan and Italy, including Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Oji Hall (Tokyo) and the Osaka Club (Osaka). In 1989, the Kazue Morinaga Supporters Club was launched in Shibukawa, Gunma, where she was born, and the “Morinaga Kazue Concert” is held there each year. She is a member of the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation.
Photo: Sadam Saito