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There Is No Sound on That Star – A Clockwork Universe

Theater Opera in 1 act, 8 scenes (2025)

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Music: Kaito Nakahori

Text: Oriza Hirata

Dramatis Personae: Rei/Ame (Soprano), Océane(Mezzo-Soprano), Forest(Tenor), Sara (Actor), Haru (Actor), Ran (Actor), Quena (Actor)

Instrumentation: fl, cl, bsn, pn, vl, vla, vc, 3D-audio (Yamaha AFC + NHK 22.2ch)

Duration: 120 min.

Co-Commission: Toyooka Theater Festival, Setouchi Art Triennale, Mito International Music Festival

World Premiere Japan Tour:Staging by Oriza Hirata, Conducted by Kaito Nakahor

Kinosaki International Arts Center, (12-15/09/2025)

Kagawa Prefectural Arena, (04/10/2025)

Ibaraki Prefectural Culture Center, (11/10/2025)

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Notes: The immersive spatial audio design for the theater opera performance is realized using the Sound xR AFC Series, an advanced three-dimensional sound system provided by Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha Music Japan Co., Ltd., and Yamaha Sound System Co., Ltd.

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Playwright and director Oriza Hirata and composer Kaito Nakahori will work on their second theater opera. With the themes of the universe and imagery, the latest 3D audio technology will be used to create a multidimensional space in which Hirata’s contemporary colloquial theater and Nakahori’s contemporary music arias featuring vocalise (singing technique using vowel sounds or nonsense syllables) alternate. The work is a result of exploration to realize an ultimate art work where elements of contemporary theater, music, and art interact.
It is co-produced by Toyooka Theater Festival, Setouchi Triennale and Mito International Music Festival in 2025.

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1. Introduction: "The Thum of Cosmo"

2. Aria I: "Raison D'être"

3. DramaⅠ"Word, Sound, and Voice"

4. Aria II: "Timepiece Hélix"

5. DramaⅡ"Communication Practice"

6. Aria III: "Adieu Requiem"​

7+8. Theater III+Aria IV: "Song and Poetry"+"Burst Stellaris"

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9a Ending: "Memento Mori (Océane)"

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9b Ending: "Memento Mori (Forest)​"

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