An opera was performed in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture, where he was born, in order to spread the word about Heikuro Shibusawa, who was adopted by Eiichi Shibusawa, a businessman who was selected as the portrait of the new 10,000-yen note. It was.
Heikuro Shibusawa was a cousin of Eiichi Shibusawa, who is said to be the "father of the modern Japanese economy," and studied with him from an early age. After that, he was adopted when Eiichi traveled to France.
This opera was planned by an executive committee made up of choirs in Saitama prefecture, and was performed in a full orchestra with the participation of professional opera singers. They fought against the new government forces in loyalty to the shogunate, 20 The life of Heikuro, who has finished his short life of more than a year, is depicted.
At the venue, opera singers and others wore masks to perform, and measures were taken to prevent infection, such as reducing the number of visitors to less than half of the capacity.
A man in his fifties who watched the opera said, "I was very impressed to hear such wonderful music because of the corona sickness. I would like to go to the place where the opera was set."