先日、御園座柿葺落四月大歌舞伎（夜の部）を観てきたが客の入りが少ないのに驚いた。三等席はほぼ満員であったが、二等席の三列か四列が、列ごとずらりと空席であった。旧御園座を解体してから五年間経って、やっと名古屋地域の歌舞伎フアン待望の新御園座がで落成したというのに、この入りである。それも二代目松本白鸚と十代目松本幸四郎の襲名披露公演であるのにである。友達に訊いたら初日からすでに空席が目立っていたという。
これは御園座のチケットが高すぎるからではないかと思う。七月公演の大阪松竹座の同襲名披露は一等席2万円、二等席一万円、三等席六千円であるのに対して、御園座はＳ席二万四千円、Ａ席二万円、Ｂ席一万２千円、Ｃ席八千円である。
空席が目立つまま公演するくらいなら、もっと安くするとか、約千三百円で鑑賞できる幕見席を設けるとかしなければ、この地方の歌舞伎フアンを増やすどころか、この先またもや経営が困難になるのではないかと危惧する。
Expensive Misonoza Tickets
I was surprised at the small crowd when I went to see a Kabuki (an evening performance) in Misonoza Theater in April, which newly opened after a long absence. The third-class seats were nearly full, but several rows of the second-class seats were empty.
The old Misonoza was demolished five years ago, and the new one was completed to the delight of kabuki fans in the Chubu area. Moreover, the performances commemorated the succession to the second Matsumoto Hakuho and the 10th Matumoto Koshiro. My friend, a kabuki gidayu chanter, said that he was sad to see so many empty seats even on the first day of the performances.
In my opinion, one of the main reasons of the scarce audience is the expensive tickets. The same performance with the celebration of the new Matsumoto actors to be due in July in Osaka Shochikuza Theater cost 20,000 yen for the first-class, 10,000 yen for the second-class seat, and 6,000 yen for the third-class seat, while Misonoza cost 24,000 yen for the special seat, 20,000 yen for the A-class seat, 12,000 yen for the B-class seat, and 8,000 yen for the C-class seat.
A theater with a third of its seats empty cannot earn enough money. They should reduce the price, or install a system for makumi seats (standing room). Otherwise, the new theater will lose kabuki fans in the area and face the financial difficulties again.
これは御園座のチケットが高すぎるからではないかと思う。七月公演の大阪松竹座の同襲名披露は一等席2万円、二等席一万円、三等席六千円であるのに対して、御園座はＳ席二万四千円、Ａ席二万円、Ｂ席一万２千円、Ｃ席八千円である。
空席が目立つまま公演するくらいなら、もっと安くするとか、約千三百円で鑑賞できる幕見席を設けるとかしなければ、この地方の歌舞伎フアンを増やすどころか、この先またもや経営が困難になるのではないかと危惧する。
Expensive Misonoza Tickets
I was surprised at the small crowd when I went to see a Kabuki (an evening performance) in Misonoza Theater in April, which newly opened after a long absence. The third-class seats were nearly full, but several rows of the second-class seats were empty.
The old Misonoza was demolished five years ago, and the new one was completed to the delight of kabuki fans in the Chubu area. Moreover, the performances commemorated the succession to the second Matsumoto Hakuho and the 10th Matumoto Koshiro. My friend, a kabuki gidayu chanter, said that he was sad to see so many empty seats even on the first day of the performances.
In my opinion, one of the main reasons of the scarce audience is the expensive tickets. The same performance with the celebration of the new Matsumoto actors to be due in July in Osaka Shochikuza Theater cost 20,000 yen for the first-class, 10,000 yen for the second-class seat, and 6,000 yen for the third-class seat, while Misonoza cost 24,000 yen for the special seat, 20,000 yen for the A-class seat, 12,000 yen for the B-class seat, and 8,000 yen for the C-class seat.
A theater with a third of its seats empty cannot earn enough money. They should reduce the price, or install a system for makumi seats (standing room). Otherwise, the new theater will lose kabuki fans in the area and face the financial difficulties again.
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