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Tokyo Music Competition

KOBORI Yusuke

KOBORI Yusuke

Tenor
Born in: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
2nd place, Voice Section, The 16th Tokyo Music Competition 2018

Musical Study Experiences

2009 Graduated at the top of class from the Vocal Course of the Department of Performance, the Faculty of Music Studies, Kunitachi College of Music
2011 Graduated at the top of class from the Opera Course of Vocal Program, the Graduate School of Music, Kunitachi College of Music
2012 Completed master class studies at the Nikikai Opera Institute, the 55th class
2015 Completed studies at the New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera Studio, the 15th class
Studied in Bologna, Italy as a scholarship recipient of the program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists 2015 supported by Agency of Cultural Affairs Government of Japan

Teachers

Studied under Sergio Bertocchi and Fukui Kei

Musical Careers

2014 Finalist and MIURA Tamaki Special Prize, the 7th Mt.Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka
2015 Performed in Rossini's "L'occasione fa il ladro, ossia Il cambio della valigia" as Conte Alberto (The New National Theatre, Tokyo, Play House)
2016 Completed studieds at Accademia Rossiniana 2016 (Pesaro, Italy)
Performed in Rossini's "Il Viaggio A Reims" as Conte di Libenskof (Teatro Rossini, Pesaro, Italy)
Completed studies at Rossini Opera Academy (Lunenburg, Canada)
Performed in Rossini's "L'italiana in Algeri" as Lindoro (Festspielhaus Erl, Tyrol, Austria)
2017 Performed in Donizetti's "La fille du régiment" as Tonio (Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga)
1st Place, the 36th Music Contest in Iizuka (Fukuoka)
Performed in Mozart's "Krönungsmesse" and "Requiem" as a soloist at the International Festival of Sacred Music and Art led by Nishimoto Tomomi (Vatican, Italy)
2018 Performed in Rossini's "La Cenerentola" as Don Ramiro (Festival Hall, Osaka)
2nd Place, Voice Section, the 16th Tokyo Music Competition

Further Activities

2009 Performed at the Toka-Gakudo (concert hall) for the concert with the imperial family attendance hosted by the Imperial Household Agency
2017 Performed in the duo concert at the Medoc Classical Music festival (Bordeaux, France)
2018 Performed in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" as Monostatos (Nissay Theatre, Tokyo)

Repertoire

Mozart:
"Così fan tutte" as Ferrando, "Don Giovanni" as Don Ottavio, "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" as Belmonte, "Die Zauberflöte" as Monostatos
Cimarosa:
"Il Matrimonio Segreto" as Paolino
Rossini:
"La Cenerentola" as Don Ramiro, "Il Viaggio A Reims" as Conte di Libenskof, "Il barbiere di Siviglia" as Conte di Almaviva, "L'occasione fa il ladro, ossia Il cambio della valigia" as Conte Alberto
Donizetti:
"La fille du régiment" as Tonio, "L'elisir d'amore" as Nemorino
R.Strauss:
"Ariadne auf Naxos" as Brighella

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