'Princess Anio' recreates the love story of a Nguyen Dynasty princess and a Japanese merchant

After a successful performance in Ho Chi Minh City, the special musical narrative opera Princess Anio continues to come to Hanoi audiences. The performance was attended by Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki and his wife.

Youth Theater presents the play "Princess Anio".

Princess Anio takes the audience back to the 17th century in the context of “the world in the age of discovery”. Princess Ngoc Hoa of Dang Trong and Japanese merchant Araki Sotaro met on a boat drifting on the sea connecting the two countries.

10 years later, guided by fate, they met again. And then, without knowing when, they both fell in love with each other and decided to get married.

Although Lord Nguyen strongly opposed the idea of marrying his daughter to a foreign country, he was moved by their unwavering determination and deep love. Finally, he married the two and sent them off to Nagasaki, Japan.

And since when, the people of Nagasaki called Princess Ngoc Hoa with the intimate name "Anio". They were loved by the people and lived a life full of happiness. However, the "wave of the times" suddenly came and changed the fate of the two people...

The role of Princess Anio is played by Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc, one of the leading singers in Vietnam.

Previously, the opera Princess Anio was initiated by the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam in 2023 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023).

All three performances in Hanoi and one in Tokyo received high praise from audiences and music experts. With a different style from large-scale operas, the musical narrative drama helped the audience feel the story of Princess Anio and Ara.

The role of Princess Anio is played by Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc, one of the leading singers in Vietnam. Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc's beautiful voice captivated audiences in the opera Princess Anio last year as a special guest in the role of the Fortune Teller.

With talent and many years of experience in the profession, Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc successfully played the role of Princess Anio.

Opera lovers are very familiar with the soprano voice of Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc in many plays. She played the role of a girl named Thuong in the musical Nguoi chan dun (composed by Associate Professor Ca Le Thuan), the role of Queen of the night (in the play Queen of the night ) in the opera Cay dun (Magic Flute) (Mozart), the role of Frasquita in the opera Carmen (Bizet), Adele in the play Con bat by Johann Strauss, the role of Gabrielle in the operetta La vie Parisene (Offenbach), the widow Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow ...

She has been invited many times to perform with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) in major concerts as well as to participate in concerts in many countries such as France, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Spain, Japan, Korea, Egypt...

The male lead role of Sotaro Araki was performed by Japanese artist Kobori Yusuke. The two artists performed duets and Arias according to the story of the work. The beautiful melody of the special sextet from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra under the command of Conductor Honna Tetsuji, the emotional storytelling of the leading narrator, and the sophisticated visual effects recreating the stage scenery, all brought the colorful world of the opera Princess Anio to life.

With a different style from the large-scale opera, the musical narrative drama helped the audience feel closer to Princess Anio and Araki Sotaro than ever before.

The stage backdrop is a large LED screen, recreating stage scenery and visual effects, creating a colorful and vivid world view with beautiful scenes of Hoi An and Nagasaki revolving around the two main characters.

The male lead Araki Sotaro is played by Japanese artist Kobori Yusuke.

As for the music, music composer Tran Manh Hung specially arranged the opera into an orchestral work for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Double bass and Piano.

Conductor Honna Tetsuji took the role of General Director and the leading artists of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra brought wonderful melodies. Along with the two main actors, the narrator was Mr. Oyama Daisuke, a leading opera artist and also the play's scriptwriter.

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