Performance Schedule - Opera <2003 / 2004 season> 13(Thu.) Macbeth OPERA HOUSE thru 28(Fri.) Music by Giuseppe Verdi 6 performances May 2004 Conductor : Miguel Gomez-Martinez Production : Noda Hideki Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus / Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 25(Fri.) June OPERA HOUSE thru 3(Sat.) Music by Giuseppe Verdi 5 performances July 2004 Conductor : Dan Ettinger Production : Jonathan Miller Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 28(Mon.) June Carmen (première in June 2002) OPERA HOUSE thru 11(Sun.) Music by Georges Bizet 5 performances July 2004 Conductor : Numajiri Ryusuke Production : Maurizio Di Mattia Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

<2004 / 2005 season> 9(Thu.) Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci OPERA HOUSE thru 23(Thu.) Music by Pietro Mascagni (Cavalleria Rusticana) 7 performances September 2004 Ruggiero Leoncavallo (I Pagliacci) Conductor : Ban Tetsuro Production : Grischa Asagaroff Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 25(Sat.) La Bohème (première in April 2003) OPERA HOUSE September Music by Giacomo Puccini 5 performances thru 9(Sat.) Conductor : Inoue Michiyoshi October 2004 Production : Aguni Jun Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 11(Thu.) OPERA HOUSE thru 23(Tue.) Music by 5 performances November 2004 Conductor : Ulf Schirmer Production : Hans-Peter Lehmann Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 22(Mon.) La Traviata (première in September 2002) OPERA HOUSE November Music by Giuseppe Verdi 5 performances thru 4(Sat.) Conductor : Wakasugi Hiroshi December 2004 Production : Luca Ronconi Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 17(Mon.) Macbeth (première in May 2004) OPERA HOUSE thru 29(Sat.) Music by Giuseppe Verdi 5 performances January 2005 Conductor : Otaka Tadaaki Production : Noda Hideki Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 8(Tue.) OPERA HOUSE thru 17(Thu.) Music by 4 performances February 2005 Conductor : Stefan Anton Reck Production : David Pountney Orchestra : The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 25(Fri.) Osan, from “ Shinju Ten no Amijima” OPERA HOUSE thru 27(Sun.) Music and Libretto by Kubo Mayako 3 performances February 2005 Conductor : Kanda Keiichi Production : Aguni Jun Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 21(Mon.) Così Fan Tutte OPERA HOUSE thru 31(Thu.) Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 6 performances March 2005 Conductor : Dan Ettinger Production : Kornelia Repschläger Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 7(Thu.) Le Nozze di Figaro (première in October 2003) OPERA HOUSE thru 17(Sun.) Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 5 performances April 2005 Conductor : Hirai Hideaki Production : Andreas Homoki Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 28(Sat.) May Fidelio OPERA HOUSE thru 9(Thu.) Music by Ludwig van Beethoven 6 performances June 2005 Conductor : Michael Boder Production : Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 24(Fri.) June Madama Butterfly OPERA HOUSE thru 9(Sat.) Music by Giacomo Puccini 6 performances July 2005 Conductor : Renato Palumbo Production : Kuriyama Tamiya Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

THE PIT OPERA 10(Thu.) THE PIT OPERA #13 L’ Amico Fritz THE PIT thru 13(Sun.) Music by Pietro Mascagni 4 performances June 2004 Conductor : Watanabe Kazumasa Production : Takagishi Misa Orchestra : New National Theatre The Pit Opera Ensemble 3(Thu.) THE PIT OPERA #14 Zazà THE PIT thru 6(Sun.) Music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo 4 performances March 2005 Orchestra : New National Theatre The Pit Opera Ensemble Performance Schedule - Ballet and Dance ○BALLET <2003 / 2004 season> 16(Fri.) Romeo and Juliet (première in October 2001) OPERA HOUSE thru 25(Sun.) Choreography : Sir Kenneth MacMillan 6 performances April 2004 Music by Conductor : Anthony Twiner Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 4(Fri.) The Sleeping Beauty (première in October 1997) OPERA HOUSE thru 13 (Sun.) Choreography : Marius Petipa 5 performances June 2004 Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Revised by Konstantin Sergeyev Staged by Oleg Vinogradov Conductor : Boris Gruzin Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

<2004 / 2005 season> 15(Fri.) OPERA HOUSE thru 24(Sun.) Choreography : Marius Petipa 6 performances October 2004 Music by Alexandr Grazunov Revised by Maki Asami Conductor : Ermanno Florio Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 17(Fri.) The Nutcracker (première in December 1997) OPERA HOUSE thru 26(Sun.) Choreography : Marius Petipa / Lev Ivanov 7 performances December 2004 Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Revised by Vassily Vainonen Conductor : Watanabe Kazumasa Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 7(Fri.) (première in May 1998) OPERA HOUSE thru 10(Mon.) Choreography : Marius Petipa / Lev Ivanov 4 performances January 2005 Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Revised by Konstantin Sergeyev Supervised by Conductor : Robin Barker Orchestra : The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 25(Fri.) Carmen by Ishii Jun PLAYHOUSE thru 27(Sun.) ~Emerald Project No.1~ 3 performances March 2005 Choreography : Ishii Jun Music by Georges Bizet Conductor : Robin Barker Orchestra : Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra 29(Fri.) April The Sleeping Beauty (première in October 1997) OPERA HOUSE thru 3(Tue.) Choreography : Marius Petipa 5 performances May 2005 Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Revised by Konstantin Sergeyev Conductor : David Garforth Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 25(Sat.) June Don Quixote (première in March 1999) OPERA HOUSE thru 2 (Sat.) Choreography : Marius Petipa / Alexandr Gorsky 5 performances July 2005 Music by Leon Minks Revised by Alexei Fadeetchev Conductor : Boris Gruzin Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra ○CONTEMPORARY DANCE <2003 / 2004 season> 15(Sat.) Dance Theatron No.11 PLAYHOUSE thru 16(Sun.) “ Close the door, open your mouth” 2 performances May 2004 “ Flower History” Choreography : Itoh Kim

<2004 / 2005 season> 15(Wed.) Dance Planet No.15 THE PIT thru 18(Sat.) “ DANCE EXHIBITION 2004” 4 performances September 2004 Program A (15,16 September) Leigh Warren & Dancers / Kawano Mako / Uchida Kaoru Roussewaltz Program B (17,18 September) Asano Tsukasa Perfect Modern / Moriyama Kaiji / Leigh Warren & Dancers

4(Fri.) Dance Theatron No.12 PLAYHOUSE thru 6(Sun.) “ KAZAHANA” 3 performances February 2005 Production and Choreography : Teshigawara Saburo 18(Fri.) Dance Planet No.16 THE PIT thru 20(Sun.) MIZUTO ABURA “ The rule of transfer” 3 performances February 2005 Choreography : MIZUTO ABURA 3(Fri.) Dance Planet No.17 THE PIT thru 5(Sun.) New Work by Tanaka Min 3 performances June 2005 Choreography : Tanaka Min

Performance Schedule - Drama <2003 / 2004 season> 12(Mon.) series : Scenes of Woman and Man THE PIT thru 28(Wed.) THE OTHER SIDE 15 performances April 2004 Written by Ariel Dorfman Translated by Mizutani Hachiya Directed by Son Jincheku 11(Tue.) series : Scenes of Woman and Man THE PIT thru 27 (Thu.) Tenohira no Kobito 15 performances May 2004 Written by Suzue Toshiro Directed by Matsumoto Yuko 9(Wed.) Broadway Musical PLAYHOUSE thru 26 (Sat.) INTO THE WOODS 20 performances June 2004 Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Translated by Hashimoto Kunihiko Directed by Miyamoto Amon 22(Tue.) June series : Scenes of Woman and Man THE PIT thru 8 (Thu.) The Petition 15 performances July 2004 Written by Brian Clark Translated by Yoshihara Toyoshi Directed by Kimura Koichi <2004 / 2005 season> 4(Mon.) THE LOFT THE PIT thru 17(Sun.) Tainai 19 performances October 2004 Written by Miyoshi Juro Directed by Kuriyama Tamiya 22(Fri.) October THE LOFT THE PIT thru 3(Wed.) Hito no Kakera 16 performances November 2004 Written by Shinohara Kumiko Directed by Miyazaki Masako 8(Mon.) THE LOFT THE PIT thru 21(Sun.) Futari no Onna Heishi no Monogatari 19 performances November 2004 Written and Directed by Sakate Yoji 16(Tue.) November Mourning Becomes Electra PLAYHOUSE thru 5(Sun.) Written by Eugene O’Neill 18 performances December 2004 Translated by Numasawa Koji Directed by Kuriyama Tamiya 14(Fri.) Das Schloss THE PIT thru 30(Sun.) Written by 15 performances January 2005 Directed and Adapted by Matsumoto Osamu 14(Mon.) Series : Laughter THE PIT thru 31(Thu.) Hana saku Minato 20 performances March 2005 Written by Kikuta Kazuo Directed by Uyama Hitoshi April 2005 Series : Laughter THE PIT Communications A collection of short stories by contemporary dramatists Supervised by Betsuyaku Minoru / Nagai Ai Directed and Adapted by Watanabe Eriko Written by Chong Wishing / Keralino Sandrovich / Ito Seiko / Sugiura Hisayuki / Takeuchi Yu, etc. May 2005 Across the River in May -revival- THE PIT Written by Hirata Oriza / Kim Myung Hwa Directed by Lee Byung Hoon / Hirata Oriza May-June 2005 Series : Laughter PLAYHOUSE Hakone Gora Hotel (tentative title) Written by Inoue Hisashi Directed by Kuriyama Tamiya June 2005 Stages by theatrical groups invited from overseas vol.4 PLAYHOUSE Berliner Ensemble Der Aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui Written by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Heiner Müller June-July 2005 Series : Laughter THE PIT Noises Off Written by Michael Frayn Translated by Odashima Koshi Directed by Shirai Akira 2. Performing Arts for the Younger Generation (1) Opera appreciation class for high-school students The purpose of this programme is, by offering the younger generation the opportunity to appreciate excellent modern performing arts, to contribute to the spread and understanding of the arts. In the fiscal 2004, appreciation class for high-school students will be held, as outlined below. Performance Title : Opera “Carmen” (Opera House, 5 performances) Performance Date : Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 July 2004 Target Audience: Senior high school students and their teachers Participants : Approximately 9,000 people. (2) Kids Opera Kids Opera programme was conceived to give children the opportunity to see outstanding live performing arts performances, to contribute to the promotion and understanding of the performing arts. Performance Title : Opera “The Adventures of Siegfried-Get Back The Ring!” (Playhouse, 6 performances) Performance Date : Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August 2004 Target Audience : Elementary and junior high school children and their parents Participants : Approximately 4,000 people 3. Tour Programmes (1) Drama “Konnichi-wa Kasan” 1) Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture Date : Sunday 4 through Tuesday 6 April 2004 (3 performances) Venue : Ryutopia, Niigata City Performing Arts Center Sponsor : Niigata City Arts & Culture Promotion Foundation 2) Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Date: Saturday 10 through Sunday 11 April 2004 (2 performances) Venue : Biwako Hall, Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga Sponsor : Biwako Hall Foundation 3) Nakajima-cho, Kashima-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture Date : Wednesday 14 through Friday 16 April 2004 (3 performances) Venue : Notoengekido Sponsor : Nakajima Foundation for Theater Promotion (2) Contemporary Dance “Close the door, open your mouth / Flower History” ○Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Date : Saturday 22 May 2004 (1 performance) Venue : Biwako Hall, Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga Sponsor : Biwako Hall Foundation (3) Ballet “The Sleeping Beauty” selection ○Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture Date : Wednesday 15 through Friday 18 June 2004 (8 performances) Venue : Nagano Prefectural Cultural Hall Sponsor : Northern Nagano Senior High School Arts Appreciation Liaison Committee (4) Ballet “Cinderella” ○Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture Date: Sunday 21 November 2004 (1 performance) Venue : ACROS Fukuoka Fukuoka Symphony Hall Sponsor : Fukuoka Prefecture / Fukuoka City / ACROS Fukuoka Foundation / Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion (5) Drama “Mourning Becomes Electra” ○Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture Date : Friday 10 through Sunday 12 December 2004 (3 performances) Venue : Matsumoto Performing Arts Center Sponsor : Matsumoto City Education and Culture Promotion Fundation

4. Training Programme The New National Theatre, Tokyo offers a training programme to develop talent in various fields of the performing arts. The young artists training programme was established in April 1998 as a training system for those who aspire to be professional opera singers, and the training programme for ballet dancers was also started in April 2001. (1) Training for opera singers: Young singers are benefiting from the enthusiastic and thoughtful guidance of the international members of the faculty. The system of the NNTT training programme is modeled after the most important and successful international training programs, such as the San Francisco Opera.

1) Director EBISAWA Bin 2) Training period 3 years (Audition will be held annually.) 3) Number of singers 5 persons as a general rule. 4) Curriculum: a) Classes: After selecting a repertoire appropriate for each singer’s voice, arias are given intensive individual coaching, and ensembles that combine various types of voices are rehearsed in musical and dramatic detail. Additionally, experienced instructors give lessons on the basics of acting and vocalization. b) Performances: Two recitals and one opera performance are held during an academic year. The recitals are comprised mainly of ensemble scenes from operas. All the singers perform in the opera production at the end of the academic year. c) Lectures: There are a variety of classes to enrich the singers’ general knowledge of opera. d) Languages: The programme also provides classes in the foreign languages required for understanding and singing the operatic repertoire. 5) Tuition 266,700 Yen (consumption tax inclusive) per annum 6) Scholarship 200,000 Yen per month including additional expense for study There are 5 singers of each year entrants in this programme now. (2) Training for ballet dancers: 1) Director MAKI Asami 2) Training period 2 years (Audition will be held biennially.) 3) Number of dancers 8 persons, men and women, as a general rule 4) Curriculum: a) Lessons: Main focus of the ballet training is the development of the classical ballet technique. At the same time, the contemporary ballet training and dramatic training are also included in the curriculum. b) Performances: Performances and demonstrations will be held during an academic year. Some of the young dancers may have an opportunity to take part in the performances by the New National Theatre Ballet. c) Lecture and Free discussions: Specialists and instructors will teach the history of dance, anatomy, ballet music, make up, etc. 5) Tuition 189,000 Yen (consumption tax inclusive) per annum 6) Scholarship 60,000 Yen per month

There are 8 dancers as second-year entrants in this programme now. (3) Drama Training The programme offered in the 2003 fiscal year will be continued. A drama workshop group has been created within the training programme committee. The group will study various issues for actor education, such as the training philosophy, concepts, scale, specific curriculum and instructors. 5. International Exchange Activities (1) Acceptance of stage staffs from Asia To promote exchanges and technical cooperation in performing arts with Asian countries, NNTT will continue its activities by inviting two stage staffs from Asian countries to visit our country for 30 days. For the period, the training programme will be carried out mainly in the facilities of NNTT. (2) Exchange Activities through Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres (AAPPAC) AAPPAC is an association of prominent performing arts centres (currently 20 members from 13 countries) in the Asia-Pacific region, which aims at promoting the exchange of artistic programmes within the region and establishing and providing an information network, etc. Through AAPPAC, NNTT will carry out exchange activities to promote the performing arts in the region.

6. Theatre Rental The theatre facilities are made available for the use of other arts groups or organizations when the facilities are not used for its own performances.

7. National Arts Festival NNTT gives performances in co-sponsorship with the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ National Arts Festival. (1) Ballet “Raymonda” Date : Friday 15, Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October 2004 Venue : Opera House, NNTT (2) Opera “Elektra” Date : Thursday 11, Sunday 14, Wednesday 17, Saturday 20 and Tuesday 23 November 2004 Venue : Opera House, NNTT 8. TV Broadcast Through the TV broadcasts (mainly NHK) NNTT provides many people with the opportunity to enjoy performances of NNTT.

9. Educational Programmes (1) Talk Events, Lectures To increase and promote the understanding of contemporary performing arts, NNTT will hold performance-related events such as Opera Talk and Theatre Talk, and will organize lectures by performing arts experts from Japan and abroad. Opera Talk is an event at which performers and staff discuss various highlights of works immediately prior to the opening day. Theatre Talk provides opportunities for close exchanges among performers, staff and audience members after performances. (2) Opera House Backstage Tours / Theater Exploratory Tours Opera House backstage tours are normally conducted on two days monthly, for three groups of twenty participants per day. They give the participants an opportunity to look at the stage mechanisms, the backstage area, the trap room and other parts of the Opera House. Since 2002, theater exploratory tours for elementary school children have also been conducted on summer vacation. (3) Arts Shower 2004: Opera City Summer Festival In conjunction with our neighbor, Tokyo Opera City, we hold a summer festival event called Arts Shower 2004, an appropriate title for an event in a cultural area. Besides revitalizing the region and bringing recognition to the entire area, the event helps promote the contemporary performing arts. NNTT also holds “Kids Opera” (previously described) and other events around the theater area.