Opera Sadayakko Kara Sadayakko no Aria wo Utau

[Machine Translation] Sadayakko Kawakami was Japan's first actress, and her big break came at the 1900 Paris World's Fair, where she was considered one of the world's three greatest actresses. The series of grassroots opera "Opera Sadayakko" was born in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, where the family temple Sadateru-ji, which she built and whose mausoleum is located, is located, in honor of her great involvement in the large-scale hydroelectric power generation projects along the Kiso River, including the Oi Dam and power plant that later created the Ena Gorge. This is a collection of "Sadayakko's Arias" by Junko Kanemitsu, a local soprano singer who is the founder and representative of this series and continues to sing Sadayakko songs. Included is a duet with baritone Keitaro Okabe as Momosuke Fukuzawa, a business partner in the development of the Kiso River power supply.

日本初、そして1900年のパリ万博で大ブレークし、世界三大女優ともいわれた川上貞奴。のちに、恵那峡を作り出した大井ダムと発電所をはじめ、大規模な木曽川の水力発電事業に大きく関わった彼女を顕彰して、自ら建立し、霊廟のある菩提寺・貞照寺が位置する岐阜県各務原市で生まれた草の根オペラ「オペラ貞奴」のシリーズ。その中から、発起人であり、代表をつとめ、貞奴を歌い続ける地元のソプラノ歌手・金光順子による「貞奴のアリア」集。木曽川の電源開発などのビジネスパートナーの福澤桃介役としてバリトン歌手・岡部敬太郎との二重唱も収録。