Girl's Opera - Shojokageki

Japanese: 少女歌劇 - しょうじょかげき
Girl's Opera - Shojokageki

This is a type of opera unique to Japan, performed only by women. Although it is called an opera, it is not a full-fledged opera but a type of revue, and many of the performers are not only young girls but also over 30 years old. The first girls' opera is said to have been performed in January 1912 (Meiji 45) at the Shirokiya Kimono Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, to attract customers, and the most representative ones are the Takarazuka opera company founded the following year (Taisho 2), and the Shochiku opera company founded in 1919. Both were supported by young female audiences, so some people rate them low artistically, but their directing methods and stage techniques have had a great impact on the field of show business in Japan, and they can be said to be among the best in the world in terms of splendor. It is also worth noting that former opera companies have produced many outstanding talents in the Japanese entertainment industry.

[Soya Mukai]

[References] | Shochiku Revue Company | Takarazuka Revue Company

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

女性のみで演じられるわが国独特の歌劇。歌劇と称しても本格的なオペラではなくレビューのたぐいで、また少女ばかりではなく30歳以上の団員も少なくない。1912年(明治45)1月東京・日本橋の白木屋呉服店で客寄せのために公演された少女歌劇がその最初とされているが、翌13年(大正2)創設された宝塚、さらに22年に発足した松竹の両歌劇団が代表的な存在である。いずれも若い女性観客層によって支えられてきたため、芸術的に低く評価する向きもあるが、その演出法や舞台技術がわが国のショー・ビジネスの分野に与えた影響は大きく、豪華絢爛(けんらん)という点でも世界のトップクラスにあるといえよう。また、歌劇団出身者から日本芸能界に優れたタレントを送り出していることも見逃せない。

[向井爽也]

[参照項目] | 松竹歌劇団 | 宝塚歌劇団

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