Minami-za, Kyoto, 1926
Possibly part of a tour with the production in Tokyo a month earlier
Takarazuka Grand Theatre, Hyogo, 1926
Possibly part of a tour with the production in Tokyo a month earlier
Kabuki-za (Kabuki Theatre), Tokyo, 1941
25/11/1941 & 27/11/1941 soirée: Aiko Saita (C), Takako Mikami (M), Eiichi Uchida (E). 26/11/1941: Yoshiko Sato (C), Yoshiko Nakamura (M), Takeshi Tomeda (E). 27/11/1941 matinée: Aiko Saita (C), Sumiko Isomua (M), Tetsu Nakamura (E).
Asahi Kaikan Osaka, Osaka, 1934
This hall (Osaka Asahi Kaikan) no longer exists.
Yuraku-za, Tokyo, 1935
Excerpted version (80 minutes).
Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo, 1937
Excerpted version (2 acts), performed with I Pagliacci and Les contes d’Hoffmann
Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo, 1940
Concert Performance
Kabuki-za (Kabuki Theatre), Osaka, 1940
This theatre no longer exists.
Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, 1919
This was the first performance in Japan
Unknown theatre, Tokyo, 1932
Radio Broadcast.
Kudan Military Hall, Tokyo, 1935
Newly devised spoken dialogue. This Hall (then known as Gunjin Kaikan) is now Kudan Kaikan. It will reopen in 2022.
Kabuki Theatre, Tokyo, 1939
Spoken dialogue by Takashi Iba.
Cover Illustration, ‘The Gypsy Song’ from Carmen, Yumeji Takehisa, 1922
The cover illustration by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) for ‘The Gypsy song’ from Carmen, Senow Sheet Music Series no. 153 (Tokyo: Senow, 1922). Courtesy of Toyama Kazuyuki Memorial Archive of Modern Japanese Music.
Cover Illustration, ‘Habanera’ from Carmen, Yumeji Takehisa, 1917
The cover illustration by the famous Japanese painter, Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) for ‘Habanera’ from Carmen, Senow Sheet Music Series no. 28 (Tokyo: Senow, 1917). Courtesy of Toyama Kazuyuki Memorial Archive of Modern Japanese Music.
Cast Photo of Carmen, Tokyo, 1922
Cast Photograph, Carmen, Negishi Company production, Kinryu kan, 1922. Courtesy of the Taito-ku Shitamachi Museum, Tokyo.