Mezzo-soprano
Born in: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
2nd place, and Audience Award, Voice Section, The 8th Tokyo Music Competition 2010

Musical Study Experiences

2000 Graduated from Toin Gakuen High School
2004 Graduated from the Performing Arts course, the department of Letters and Education at Ochanomizu University with a major in Music Expression
2008 Graduated from the Department of Vocal Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
2010 Graduated from the Graduate School of the Department of Vocal Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
2011 Student of the Lied major of the Graduate School at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich

Teachers

Studied under Kawai Hiroko, Josef Loibl, Siegfried Mauser, Pierre Vallet and Christa Ludwig

Musical Careers

2005	Finalist, Vocal Category, General Public Division, the 15th Japan Classical Music Competition
2008	The Tokyo Opera Production 81st Regular Performance Wagner's "Die Feen" as Farzana (a fairy)
2009	Assigned as a cover cast in Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel" as the Mother at the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, and performed at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in the same opera as the same role Performed in Vivaldi's "Orlando furioso" as Alcina at Prinzregententheatr in Munich Semi-finalist, the Wagner International Music Competition 2009 the Richard Wagner Foundation Scholarship Student
2010	Performed in Mahler's "Ruckert-Lieder" with the Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra Performed in Verdi's "Aida" as Amneris with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra at the 25th Music Festa in Tanzawa 2nd Place and Audience Award, Voice Section, the 8th Tokyo Music Competition Continuing from previous year, performed in Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel" as the Mother at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto
2011	Gold Prize at the 41st Concorso di Lirica Italiana 2011 Nomura Foundation Scholarship Student 2nd Place and Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Award, Voice Category, the 30th Music Contest in Iizuka In August, performed in Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel" as the Mother at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto
2012	Debut at the international music festival "Kissinger Sommer" in Germany

Further Activities

Performed in numerous lied and oratorio concerts at concert halls and churches in Germany.

Repertoire

My main repertoire covers pieces of Romantic and late Romantic era, Verismo, modern and contemporary. As to the German music in general including Wagner's works, I have a wide range of repertoire from classical vocal music to modern and contemporary operas.

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