Netflix began streaming the opening title and credits sequence on Tuesday for Thermae Romae Novae, the new anime based on Mari Yamazaki‘s Thermae Romae manga. The video reveals the anime’s opening theme song “Tōgyūshi no Uta ~Onsen Manner no Aria~,” (Toreador Song ~An Aria for Bath House Manners~), an adaptation of Georgez Bizet’s classic aria “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” (popularly known as the “Toreador Song”) from the opera Carmen. Opera actor and singer Paolo Andrea di Pietro sang the aria, and also wrote the lyrics. Composer Ryo Kawasaki supervised and arranged the aria.
The series will premiere on Netflix worldwide on March 28.
Tetsuya Tatamitani (Africa Salaryman) is directing the anime, and Yūichirō Momose (Africa Salaryman, So I’m a Spider, So What?) is writing the scripts….
