Soprano
Born in: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, Voice Section, The 20th Tokyo Music Competition 2022

Musical Study Experiences

March 2015 Graduated from the Department of Vocal Music, Faculty of Music, Aichi University of the Arts
March 2018 Completed the master's course at the Graduate School of Music, Aichi University of the Arts
March 2022 Completed the masterclass course at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Institute

Teachers

Studied under NAKASUKA Etsuko, Marcella REALE, Adriana MALIPONTE, and OKAZAKI Chieko.

Musical Careers

2018	1st Place, Excellence Award, Intellectual Special Award, and Gifu Mayor's Award, General Public Division I, the 9th GIFU International Music Festival International Competition Finalist, the 48th Concorso di Lirica Italiana (Italian Vocal Music Competition, Japan)
2021	2nd Place, General Public Division A, the 23rd Japan Player's Competition
2022	3rd Place, Voice Section, the 20th Tokyo Music Competition
2023	1st Place, the 42nd Music Contest in Iizuka (Fukuoka) 1st Place and the Best Singing Award, the 59th Concorso Musicale Vocale dell’Istituto Musicale Italo-Giapponese (Japan-Italy Vocal Music Competition, Japan) 2nd Place and Giuditta Pasta Commemoration Special Opera Award, 2o Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico Ricostruzione di KUMAMOTO Anniversario “Giuditta Pasta” (the 2nd International Lyric Competition for Kumamoto Reconstruction Commemorating “Giuditta Pasta” [Kumamoto])

Further Activities

In 2020, after passing the audition for the young musicians training project “Orchestra Series” held by the Japan Federation of Musicians, Kawakoshi performed with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2023, she successfully performed Yasu in the opera “Princess Anio” at the Hanoi Opera House and the Hitomi Memorial Hall in Japan, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Japan-Vietnam diplomatic relations. She participated as the understudy for Eurydice in the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre “Orphée aux Enfers” in 2022 and was the cover for Marie in the NISSAY OPERA 2024 “La fille du régiment.”

Repertoire

Opera
MOZART:
　“Die Zauberflöte” as the Queen of the Night, Papagena
　“La clemenza di Tito” as Vitellia
　“Le nozze di Figaro” as Susanna
DONIZETTI:
　“L'elisir d'amore” as Adina
　“Lucia di Lammermoor” as Lucia
　“La fille du régiment” as Marie
MASSENET: “Manon” as the title role
OFFENBACH:
　“Les Contes d'Hoffmann” as Olympia
　“Orphée aux Enfers” as Eurydice
HUMPERDINCK: “Hänsel und Gretel” as Gretel, the Dew Fairy
MENOTTI: “The Telephone” as Lucy

Kawakoshi's repertoire also includes vocal pieces by French composers, such as Debussy, Poulenc, and Boulanger. Recently, she has put her efforts into modern songs as well.

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