Edoardo Catemario (gt), Yukari Minato & Mayumi Minato (sop) Joint Recital
* April 27

— "Asturias" (I. Albéniz:), "Chaconne" (J.S.Bach), "Vals Venezolano" (A. Lauro), etc. Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. 7 p.m. ¥4,000. JILA Ticket Center (03) 3356-4140

Special Concerts New Japan Philharmonic 40th Anniversary Special Concerts
* May 7

— Conducted by Daniel Harding, Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano). "Le Bougeois Gentilhomme" Suite op. 60 (R. Strauss), Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" (G. Mahler), etc. Sumida Triphony Hall. 7:15 p.m. ¥6,000-¥12,000. NJP Ticket Box (03) 5610-3815

Chika Asamoto World Dub Session
* April 24

— Live by Chika Asamoto World Dub connection. 7 p.m., 9 p.m. ¥2,100, ¥3,600. Motion Blue Yokohama (045) 226-1919

Joe Barbieri
* April 27

— Joe Barbieri (vo, g), Antonio Fresa (p), Giacomo Pedicini (b), Stefano Jorio (cello), Sergio Di Natale (ds). Start times vaty. ¥6,500-¥8,500. Cotton Club (03) 3215-1555

Here we are: Model Production The 46th Performance
* May 12-13

— Students gather to perform drama in English. Directed by Hisashi Yamauchi. Setagaya Kumin Kaikan. Start times vary. ¥500-¥999. Public relations Section: Sakata (070) 6474-0098

Toshiko Iwamoto Mezzosoprano Recital
* April 25

— Hyogo Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. 7 p.m. ¥3,500-¥4,000. HPAC Ticket Office (079) 868-0255

Ron Sexsmith
* April 30

— Singer-Songwriter. 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. ¥6,900, ¥5,400. Billboard Live Osaka (06) 6342-7722

Eric Alexander & Joe Farnsworth Quartet Super Prime Time Tour
* May 2

— Jazz. Special live by Eric Alexander & Joe Farnsworth Quartet. 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. ¥6,300, ¥7,800. Billboard Live Osaka (06) 6342-7722

Ballet "Die Fledermaus"
* May 3

— Ballet performance by Vienna State Ballet. Manuel Legris, Maria Yakovleva, Roman Lazik, etc. Hyogo Performing Arts Center Grand Hall. 3 p.m. ¥3,000-¥12,000. HPAC Office (0798) 68-0255

Cymbeline
* May 4-8

— Based on a play by William Shakespeare, directed Yukio Ninagawa. Starring Hiroshi Abe, Shinobu Otake, etc. Umeda Arts Theater. Start times vary. ¥12,600. Umeda Arts Theater (06) 6377-3888

Adriana Lecouvreur
* May 5, 6

— Opera sung in Italian with Japanese supertitles. Directed by Hiroki Ihara. May Theater. 2 p.m. ¥3,000-¥12,000. Kansai Nikikai Ticket Center (06) 6360-4651