Performance restarts at full orchestra Spectators take seats at intervals Osaka June 20, 18:13

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The Osaka Symphony Orchestra, which had been suspended due to the new coronavirus, resumed the performance after thorough infection control. It means that the full orchestra will be restarted for the first time in Japan.

The performance has resumed at the "Japan Century Symphony Orchestra" in Osaka. About 40 performances were canceled or postponed from the end of February, and the period of emergency declaration was refrained from.

On the 20th, a performance was held with an audience for the first time in 4 months, and about 300 people who entered the hall in Kita Ward, Osaka with about 1700 seats after receiving a temperature measurement, took a seat at intervals. did.

This is the first time for the full orchestra to be restarted in Japan, so first of all, "Aria on the G Line" was performed with sympathy for those who died of the infection and thanks to the medical staff.

On the stage, the performers were sitting at a distance of nearly 2 meters, with an acrylic plate in front of the wind instrument player.

The audience were also asked to refrain from cheering, and when the song was over, they applauded.

A woman in her 40s in Osaka Prefecture said, “I started crying without applause. I was impressed with how hard I played, unlike in the past.”

The chief oboeist woman said, “I felt that the sound was transmitted to the audience very comfortably, and I felt that this was the taste of the live performance. The applause was warm and strong, and I was very happy.” .