Takashi Iba

Music critic and stage director. Born in Tokyo. Dropped out of the Doshisha University Theology Department. Started out as a playwright, and founded the Modern Drama Association in 1912 (Taisho 1). In 1941, he formed the Kabuki Drama Association. The following February, he performed his own work, "Women's Army on the War Front," at the Asakusa Tokiwaza Theater, sparking the so-called Asakusa Opera, which remained popular until the Great Kanto Earthquake, and contributed to the development of the Japanese opera world. After the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923), he focused on criticism and writing, leaving behind many books and translations. The Iba Opera Award (10 times, 1948-57) was established to commemorate his achievements in opera.

[Terasaki Hironori]

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音楽評論家、演出家。東京生まれ。同志社大学神学部中退。初めは劇作家としてたち、1912年（大正1）近代劇協会をおこした。16年歌舞劇協会を結成。翌年2月、浅草常盤(ときわ)座で自作の『女軍出征』を上演して、関東大震災まで人気を集めたいわゆる浅草オペラの口火を切り、日本のオペラ界の発展に貢献した。関東大震災（1923）以後は評論、著述活動に中心を置き、多くの著書、訳書などを残した。そのオペラへの業績を記念して「伊庭歌劇賞」（10回、1948～57）が設けられた。

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