A N N A E T S U K O T S U R I
Opera Director / Lighting Designer
Career highlights
Anna Etsuko Tsuri is an internationally experienced opera stage director. Anna has directed numerous opera projects, including Cenerentola and Erwartung in Vienna, La finta Giardiniera in Tokyo, Song Books in Riga, and Le Nozze di Figaro in Berlin. Her US debut was Noli Me Tangere at Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Other credits include 80 productions at opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, The Vienna State Opera, Die Komische Opera Berlin, Théâtre du Soleil à Paris, She has been broadcasted on NHK, Japan's national TV network, World Flowers Network JFN, a Japanese radio station, and interviewed in Diana, Latvia's largest newspaper, Opera Magazin, Opera Now in UK and Hanna in Japan, among others. She is General Director of Opera Pomme Rouge and runs the Young Artist Program. Since 2019, she works at the Bavarian Opera House in Munich, Germany.
Languages
German
French
English
Italian
Austrian German
Japanese
My Productions
DIRECTOR
Director Opera The Diary of Anne Frank Producer's Club Theater (NYC) / ACFNY 2018/19
Director Interactive opera Meistersinger at the Queens Library / Blue Building (NYC) 2017
Director The Mountain and the Valley (World premiere) at the St. Mary’s E. C. / T. L. C. (NYC) 2016
Director Hansel and Gretel (Interactive version) at J.F. Kennedy Ctr (DC) / Queens Museum (NY) 2016
Director/Choreographer Frolicking with the Birds at Director’s Club (NY) / Smile’15 (NJ) 2015
Director Der Schauspieldirektor at The Shetler Studios & Theaters (NY) 2015
Director Noli Me Tangere by F.P. De Leon at Eisenhower Theater in J.F.Kennedy Center (DC) 2014
Director Requiem by Gabriel Fauré at Labyrinth Choir in St.John’s (MA) 2013
Director Corn Mother (World premiere) at Orfeo Duo Neighborhood Project (NY) 2013
Director Song books by John Cage at Spikeru Concert Hall / WGP Hall (Latvia) 2012
Director La Finta Giardiniera (Opera-Rakugo style) at New National Theatre Tokyo 2009
Director La Cenerentola at The Max. Reinhardt Seminar (Vienna) 2009
Director Erwartung at New Studio Theatre (Vienna) 2008
Director Hänsel und Gretel at National Tour in Austria 2007
Director Die Bergknappen at St.Pölten Theatre im Hof (Austria) 2007
Director The Telephone at National Tour in Austria 2006 to 2008
Director Kleine Hänsel und Gretel at School Tour in Vienna 2006 to 2007
Director Seiji Ozawa 70thh Anniversary concert at Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto (Japan) 2005
Director Le Nozze di Figaro (excerpts) at 301 Theatre in HfM (Berlin) 2004
For the detailed information, please visit the page "Productions"
LIGHTING DESIGN / PRODUCTION DESIGN / SET DESIGN
Lighting Design Hansel and Gretel (Interactive version) Kennedy Ctr (DC)/Queens Museum (NY) 2016
Lighting/Production design The Mountain and the Valley (World premiere) St. Mary’s E.C (NY) 2016
Lighting/Production design Frolicking with the Birds Director’s Club(NY) / Smile’15(NJ) 2015
Lighting Design Samurai Shakespeare “R&J” at Ida K. Lang Theatre Hunter College (NY) 2014
Lighting Design The Dwarf at Vertical Player Repertory / Blue Building (NY) 2013
Lighting/Production Design Song Books Spikeru Concert Hall / WGP Hall (Latvia) 2012
Lighting/Production Design La Cenerentola The Max. Reinhardt Seminar (Vienna) 2009
Lighting/Production Design Erwartung New Studio Theatre (Vienna) 2008
Lighting/Production Design Hänsel und Gretel National Tour in Austria 2007
Lighting/Production Design Die Bergknappen St. Pölten Theatre im Hof (Austria) 2007
Lighting/Production Design The Telephone National Tour in Austria 2006 to 2008
Lighting/Set Design Kleine Hänsel und Gretel School Tour in Vienna 2006 to 2007
For the detailed information, please visit the page "Productions"
Skills : Music
Piano
Flute
Conducting
Score Reading (Full & Vocal)
Music Analysis
Skills : Dance
International Ballroom Dance Waltz
Tango
Viennese waltz
Quickstep
Samba
Cha-cha
Rumba
Paso Doble
Skills : Acting
Drama
Clowning
Stage Fencing (Firenze style)
Pantomime (Basic)
Skills : Others
Stage Manager
Child Directing
Budgeting
Rehearsal Scheduling
Excellent Organization
Costume making
Hobbies
Singing
Skating
Swimming
Horseback riding
Baking cookies
Anna's favorite phrase
Boys (and girls), be ambitious!
Where has Anna lived?
Tokyo 1977 to 2002
Berlin 2002 - 2004
Dortmund 2004
Vienna 2005 - 2009
Paris 2009 - 2010
New York 2011 - Present !!
US Permanent Resident
2010 - present
2010 - present
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Tashkent Opera House / Theater 11 (Zurich) "Rasputin" Tour with Sergei Polunin Technikal Director2019
Carnegie Hall Junko Ichikawa Piano Concert Artistic Director 2015
Carnegie Hall Saito Kinen Orchestra with Seiji Ozawa Chorus Manager 2010
Vienna State Opera 30 productions from 2005 to 2010 Electrician and dresser
Aida / Arabella / Un Ballo in Maschera / La Bohème / Carmen /
Cavalleria Rusticana / Don Giovanni / Eugene Onegin / Falstaff /
Die Fledermaus / L’italiana in Algeri / Jenufa / Lohengrin /
Lucia di Lammermoor / Manon / Manon Lescaut / Moses und Aron /
Otello / Pagliacci / Parsifal / Pique Dame / Rigoletto / Roméo et Juliette /
Der Rosenkavalier / La Sonnambula / Tannhäuser / Tosca / Die Tote Stadt /
La Traviata / Die Walküre / Werther
Vienna State Opera Faust Assistant Set Designer 2008
Bregenz Festival (Austria) Death in Venice directed by Yoshi Oida Title Manager / Electrician 2007
Tokyo Opera Nomori Festival Otello Assistant Orchestra Manager 2006
Saito Kinen Festival (Japan) Le Nozze di Figaro for Youth Assistant Producer 2005
For the detailed information, please visit the page "Training"
TRAINING
Washington National Opera Production of Candide Stage direction observer 2018
The Metropolitan Opera 18 productions in 2010 - 2011 season
Stage Directing / Lighting / Technical / Media & Radio / Special Event Observer
Anna Bolena / The Enchanted Island / Faust / Don Giovanni / Siegfried / Capriccio /
Le Comte Ory / Iphigénie en Tauride / Nixon in China / Rigoletto / Trovatore / Die Walküre /
Wozzeck / Simon Boccanegra / The Queen of Spades
Le Théâtre du Soleil (Paris) Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir Direction Intern 2009 to 2010
Vienna State Opera 3 new productions of 2007 - 2008 season Technical Intern 2007 to 2008
Capriccio / La Forza Del Destino / Die Walküre
Vienna State Opera Werther / Otello Stage Direction Intern 2005 & 2008
Die Komische Oper Berlin L’ Enfant et les Sortilèges Stage Direction Intern 2007
Festival Young Artist Bayreuth Rote Brief Tasche / Grettir Assistant stage director 2003 & 2004
Theater Dortmund (Germany) 3 new productions of 2004 Assistant Stage Director 2004
Zwei Krawatten / Der Wildschütz / Madame Butterfly
For the detailed information, please visit the page "Training"
STAGE MANAGER / Lighting Q-Man
Lighting Q-Man Season 2019-2020 Bavarian State Opera 2019/2020
Lighting Q-Man A Jour Bavarian State Opera 2019
Lighting Q-Man Turandot Immling Festival (Germany) 2019
Stage Manager Concert for Japan Earthquake Relief The Great Hall at CCNY (NY) 2011
Stage Manager Die Fledermaus Schönbrunner Palace Theatre (Vienna) 2007
Stage Manager Viva la Mamma Schönbrunner Palace Theatre (Vienna) 2005
Assistant Director Il Matrimonio Segreto New Studio Theatre (Vienna) 2005
Assistant Director Albert Herring Musikhochschule Hanns Eisler Berlin 2002
For the detailed information, please visit the page "Training"
Education
University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Opera Stage Directing Master of Arts 2011
Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler Berlin”
Opera Stage Directing 2002-2005
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Tokyo (2001)
Flute / Conducting Bachelor of Music 2001
Music Education for youth, age 13-18 Certification 2001
Features and Awards
TV appearance, DVD & Book
Hour documentary “First Japanese” on NHK (JP’s main TV network)
TV appearance
“Back Stage Tour with Seiji Ozawa at the Vienna State Opera” on NHK
Radio appearance
Interview at the program “World Flowers Network” on JFN /on Latvian Radio's Internet TV
Newspaper appearance
Interview at the Latvian main newspaper “Diena” / New York Shukan Seikatsu
Magazine appearance
Featured at "A Passion of Opera" on the international Opera magazine printed in London, Opera Now
Featured at "Life of Opera Stage Director" on the japanese Opera Magazin Hanna
Member
International network of successful Japanese women working abroad “HWW”
Conducting Competition
“Silver” at the Brass Band Orchestra H.S. competition as Conductor, Japan
Fellowship
Rohm Music Foundation, Japan
Scholarship
ÖH Stipendium (Austria College Foundation)
Training
Vienna State Opera / Metropolitan Opera / Komische Oper Berlin / Théâter de Soleil, Paris
Dortmund Opera House / Bregenz Youth Summer Festival / Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
Founded
Opera Pomme Rouge (NY)
Critical Acclaim
- Maestro Seiji Ozawa : NHK TV interview -
Ms.Tsuri is great! She knows everything about the day-to-day operations of opera. I'm certain that she'll become a key figure in the Japanese Opera world. I work on the music side and Anna creates opera on the stage side. She is an expert not only in directing but also in lighting, scenery, etc. She does magnificent work at the Vienna State Opera. I feel positively about her career."
– The Schoenberg family :
private message after the performance of “Erwartung” in Vienna -
"My father (the composer, Arnold Schönberg) would have wished for this exact direction. It was very musical and the scenes are exactly according to the text, despite its very complicated content."
- Magazin “Stadt Leben”, Austria, Deutsch-Wagram, monthly journal :
Reviewing the youth opera production, “Kleine Hänsel und Gretel” -
“Lovingly stage directed by Anna Etsuko Tsuri. The singers did not merely perform on stage. Moreover, they walked among the audience and shared the play face to face…the performance was filled with excitement….”