Opera with BCJ
From L’incoronazione di Poppea to Orfeo ed Euridice: explore Masato Suzuki’s operas with BCJ through stage photographs, films and performance records.
2017
Monteverdi · L’incoronazione di Poppea →
Masato Suzuki’s BCJ Opera Series began in 2017, marking Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary. Maki Mori, Rachel Nicholls and the ensemble performed in Tokyo and Kanagawa. Explore the introduction, rehearsal photograph and performance records.
2020
Handel · Rinaldo →
The second production in Masato Suzuki’s BCJ Opera Series, staged by Mao Sunakawa in Kanagawa and Tokyo in 2020. Suzuki conducted from the harpsichord, with Daichi Fujiki as Rinaldo, Maki Mori as Almirena and Saki Nakae as Armida. Stage photographs and BCJ’s official performance film.
2023
Handel · Giulio Cesare →
The third production in Masato Suzuki’s BCJ Opera Series, presented in Hyogo, Tokyo and Kanagawa in October 2023. Conducted from the harpsichord by Masato Suzuki, with staging by Miharu Sato.
2025
Mozart · Don Giovanni →
Masato Suzuki conducts Bach Collegium Japan in the 2025 production, directed by Leo Iizuka with sets by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Rehearsal report from Bunkamura.
2026
Gluck · Orfeo ed Euridice 2026 →
Masato Suzuki Presents / BCJ Opera Series Vol. 4. Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice in three acts, presented in concert, sung in Italian with Japanese subtitles.