Shunkinsho (opera)

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Shunkinsho is an opera by Miki Minoru, with Japanese libretto by Jun Maeda (まえだ純, Maeda Jun^?).

It premiered in Tokyo on 24 November 1975. It was composed earlier that year. Shunkinsho is based on a short story of the same name by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎潤一郎).

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Set in 19th-century Osaka, the three-act opera tells the story of a love affair between Sasuke and blind koto teacher Shunkin, with the opposition of Sasuke's rich suitor Ritarō.

[edit] Sources

Miki, Minoru by Masakata Kanazawa, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7