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[NEWS] Sato Ryuji has been Cast as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the "Ongaku Geki 'Nigero!' ~Mozart's Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte~"

SUMMARY

Clergyman Da Ponte (Hashimoto Ryousuke), who is also a womanizer and gambler, is driven from Venice and flees to Vienna. But, the shrewd Da Ponte had managed to get a letter of introduction from the Austrian imperial composer, Salieri (Sasai Eisuke). At the time, Salieri was a person who was deeply trusted by the Emperor Joseph II (Murai Kunio) and the most influential person in Vienna in the opera world. Da Ponte had thought that he would be able to curry favour with Salieri and be under the patronage of Joseph II as Joseph II liked Italian opera and Salieri was also an Italian.

As Da Ponte had intended, Salieri, personally, took care of Da Ponte, and Da Ponte finally won the favour of Joseph II. He would also go on to write the libretto for Mozart's (Sato Ryuji) opera. When Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" became a success, Da Ponte's reputation was cemented, and he too thought of himself as a genius.

But, when working with the real "genius" that was Mozart, it made Da Ponte realise how ordinary he really was. They were two people who were a complete contrast to each other, but despite being noisy in their conflict with each other, Da Ponte, who was riding on the momentum, completed Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "Così fan tutte", and he enjoyed the spring of his life.

However, pride comes before a fall. With the passing of Joseph II, winds of change come to Da Ponte's life.

Come, Da Ponte, "let's escape"!

CAST

Hashimoto Ryousuke (A.B.C-Z) as Lorenzo Da Ponte

Sato Ryuji as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Watanabe Miho as Coco

Yamato Yumiki as Barella

Uchikawa Keisuke as Lazarus

Hosomi Daisuke as Casanova

Sasai Eisuke as Salieri

Murai Kunio as Joseph II

NOTE: Sato Ryuji has appeared as a guest on Hashitomo Ryousuke's radio show, A.B.C-Z's "Konya wa J's Club", where he and Ryousuke did a radio drama amongst other things. 

To listen to Ryuji's guest appearance on the radio show, please refer to this link: HERE

STAFF

Director and Scriptwriter: Suzuki Katsuhide

Composer: Oshima Goro

NOTE: Suzuki Katsuhide and Oshima Goro have both worked with Sato Ryuji before on the "Rock Opera 'R&J'", which Ryuji starred in as Romeo.

To purchase the DVD for the "Rock Opera 'R&J'", please refer to this link: HERE

To watch the "Rock Opera 'R&J'" online, please refer to this link: HERE

VENUES AND DATES

Fukuoka Performances

Dates: February 10, 2023 to February 12, 2022

Venue: Canal City Theater

Capacity: 1,144 people

Osaka Performances

Dates: February 17, 2023 to February 19, 2022

Venue: Umeda Arts Theater Drama City

Capacity: 898 people

Tokyo Performances

Dates: February 21, 2023 to March 01, 2022

Venue: New National Theatre

Capacity: 1,038 people

GENERAL TICKETING INFORMATION

Sales Start Date: January 15, 2023

Sales Start Time: 10.00 (Japan time)

Price: 10,000 yen

"Nigero!" Official Twitter Account: HERE

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