On Oct.6, the "Blazing Autumn People's Concert," a free concert was held by the Tokyo Art Foundation (TAF) in cooperation with the International Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC).
Dr.Haruhisa Handa, the chairman of IFAC, has also been well known for a baritone singer. That day, he invited fellow opera singers to the New National Theatre, Tokyo, to entertain audiences of about 900.They were selected by lottery from about 5,800 applicants.
Besides, the program was also distributed for free on Ustream, viewed by 7,947.
The purpose of the program is to give people an opportunity to enjoy well-known songs, not only of operas but also of Japanese nursery songs and folk songs.
International Foundation for Arts and Culture Chairman Haruhisa Handa and soprano Hiroko Onuki sing together at the Blazing Autumn People's Concert in Tokyo on Saturday. IFAC
(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, Oct.11, 2014)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/10/10/music/singers-enchant-audience-opera-folk-songs/#.VGtLX_0cRMs
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