July 11, 2023
Princess Anio Opera Project Secretariat
Commemora'ng the 50th Anniversary of the Diploma'c Rela'ons between Japan and Vietnam

Premiere of the Opera “Princess Anio” in Japan!
Press Conference Report
We are delighted to announce that the lead singers for the role of Princess Anio have visited Japan and performed a special
duet of ‘Boat of Starlight’ and an ‘Aria on a Single-stringed Zither.’ These performances were in prepara'on for the world
premiere in September and the Japan premiere in November.
Date: July 11, 2023 (Tue), 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Japan Time)
Venue: Trunk Hotel Mori (2nd ﬂoor), 5-31-32 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo, JapanThe Vietnam Na?onal Symphony Orchestra, in collabora?on with the Princess Anio Execu?ve CommiFee (BrainGroup, Yamaha Corpora?on, Associa?on of Interna?onal Exchange NPO), announced the Japan premiere of theoriginal opera 'Princess Anio' in a press conference held in Tokyo on July 11, 2023. It marks the 50th anniversary ofdiploma?c rela?ons between Japan and Vietnam. The event took place at Trunk Hotel Mori in Shibuya, with both inperson and online par?cipa?on.

The Ambassador of Vietnam to Japan, Pham Quang Hieu, and the project representa?ve, Honna Tetsuji, amongothers, gathered with representa?ves from the Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs of Japan, the Japan Founda?on, suppor?ngorganiza?ons, sponsoring companies, and key produc?on staﬀ. They held a press conference to announce andpromote the decision to hold the "Japan Premiere Performance" on November 4, 2023, at Showa Women'sUniversity Hitomi Memorial Hall in Tokyo.
The project started in the autumn of 2020 – an original opera based on a true love story passed down in Vietnam andJapan. It is in honor of the 50th anniversary of diploma?c rela?ons between Japan and Vietnam. The world premiereis already scheduled at the Hanoi Opera House in September 2023, and this press conference announcing thedecision for the Japan Premiere Performance followed suit. Japanese and Vietnamese media gathered at the venue,
resul?ng in a lively press conference with an interview session.

Event Overview
Following the screening of a ﬁve-minute video introducing the project, gree?ngs were conveyed by Pham Quang
Hieu, the Ambassador of Vietnam to Japan, represen?ng the Vietnamese guests. There was also a video message
from Yamada Takio, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten?ary of Japan to Vietnam, represen?ng Japan.
Subsequently, on behalf of the organizers, Honna Tetsuji, the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Vietnam
Na?onal Symphony Orchestra (VNSO), took the stage to express his aspira?ons for producing the original opera.
Acer a ﬁlm introducing the produc?on staﬀ was shown, the Vietnamese singers ﬁnally made their appearance. For
the ﬁrst piece, Dao To Loan, playing Princess Anio, beau?fully dressed in a white ao dai (Vietnamese na?onal dress),gave a special performance of the duet "Boat of Starlight" from Act Two, together with Kobori Yusuke, playing Araki
Sotaro. Then, for the second piece, Bui Thi Trang, in a glamorous red ao dai, performed the "Aria on a Single-Stringed
Zither" from Act Three as a solo. The audience was thrilled by their beau?ful soprano voices and Sotaro's remarkablesinging in Vietnamese, ﬁlling the hall with applause.
Informa?on regarding the ?ckets in Japan was also announced, which will go on sale on the Ticket Pia website from15:30 on July 11 (Tue). The "Princess Anio" manga by popular cartoonist Akiko Higashimura was also introduced as arelated special event. Acerward, there was a Q&A session during which numerous ques?ons were posed by themedia.

Ambassador of Vietnam to Japan
Pham Quang Hieu
Embassy of Vietnam in Japan

Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipoten<ary of Japan to Vietnam
Yamada Takio (via video message)

Project Representa<ve
Honna Tetsuji
Music Director and Principal Conductorof VNSO

Performing "Boat of Starlight" from Act TwoKobori Yusuke and Dao To Loanas Araki Sotaro and Princess Anio,
respec<vely

Performing the "Aria on a Single-Stringed
Zither" from Act Three as Princess Anio
Bui Thi Trang

With Pianist Thai Ha,
Bui Thi Trang
as Princess Anio

Venue (Guests)

Venue (Media)

Q&A sessionPerformance Overview*Informa?on as of July 11, 2023
Title: The Opera "Princess Anio" – Japan Premiere
Date: November 4, 2023 (Sat), Doors open at 13:00, performance starts at 14:00
Venue: Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Hall (1-7-57 Taishido, Setagaya, Tokyo)
Tickets: General sale starts at 15:30 on July 11 (Tue) at Ticket Pia websiteSS seats 15,000 yen, S seats 12,000 yen, A seats 9,000 yen,
B seats 6,000 yen, C seats 4,000 yen, D seats 3,000 yen
Wheelchair seats 5,000 yen, S-seat pair discount 10,000 yen, A-seat pair discount 8,000 yen*Pair prices are for a set of 2 ?ckets
Organizer: Princess Anio Execu?ve CommiFee(Brain Group, Yamaha Corpora?on, Associa?on of Interna?onal Exchange NPO)
Co-organized by: Vietnam Na?onal Symphony Orchestra<Princess Anio Opera Project>
Honorary Advisor: Yamada Takio (Ambassador of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam)
Representa?ve: Honna Tetsuji (Music Director and Principal Conductor of VNSO)
Co-Representa?ves: Trinh Tung Linh (Director of VNSO),
Furukawa Naomasa (Chairman of the Princess Anio Execu?ve CommiFee)
Supported by: Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs of Vietnam, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, Embassy ofVietnam in Japan, Vietnam Musicians' Associa?on, Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs of Japan, Agency for
Cultural Aﬀairs of Japan, Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, The Japan Founda?on, Kyushu EconomicFedera?on, Quang Nam Province, Hoi An City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto PrefecturePla?num Sponsors: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Corpora?on, Hotel Mikazuki GroupGold Sponsors: Tokyu Corpora?on, Sojitz Corpora?on, G.A. Consultants Group, VietJet Air,Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company
In collabora?on with Kajimoto, GMO-Z.com RUNSYSTEM, Sanshusha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Oﬃcial Support Hotel: Hotel Mikazuki Group, Tokyu Resorts & Stay Co., Ltd.
Oﬃcial Airline: VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines

Oﬃcial Website and YouTube Channel► Playbill distributed can be downloaded from the oﬃcial website
hFps://anio-opera.com/download/► Ques?ons about the press conference and this project
Please contact us via the contact form on the oﬃcial website below.
hFps://anio-opera.com

► Oﬃcial YouTube: Princess Anio Opera Channel – Commemora?ng the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment ofDiploma?c Rela?ons between Japan and Vietnam
You can watch the press conference and the project introduc?on video on the oﬃcial YouTube channel below:
hFps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkUxqMmdL0SYbDJKVZClwA

Public Rela?ons Team, Princess Anio Opera Project Secretariat