Michelangelo: The Man Who Would Become God

Takarazuka Flower Troupe 2001 performance. In the sixteenth century, at the Villa Medici in Rome, the nobles, ecclesiastics and artists invited to a banquet congratulate Giovanni de' Medici on his promised accession to the Holy See for the next term. Contessina, Giovanni's younger sister talks to Raphaello eminent for most beautifully portraying women. Knowing that he has come to Rome to see Michelangelo's Pieta`, she admiringly speaks of Michlangelo as a man of eternal burning passion.

Director: Masasumi Tani

Cast: Mire Aika, Rei Otori, Hibiki Takumi, Sakiho Juri, Natori Rei, You Natsumi, Masumi Rika, Ayano Kanami

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.