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Tokyo Music Competition

MORITA Mao

MORITA Mao

Soprano
Born in: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
2nd place, Voice Section, The 12th Tokyo Music Competition 2014

Musical Study Experiences

2006 Graduated from the Department of Vocal Music of the Faculty of Music Studies, Kunitachi College of Music
2008 Completed master's studies in French Music at the Graduate School of Music, Kunitachi College of Music
2009 Completed study at the Nikikai Opera Institute, the 52nd class; won Excellence Award and Encouragement Award
2010 Graduated top of class from Diplôme Supérieur d’Exécution at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris
2011 Completed Masters Course at Conservatoire national supérieur de musique (Paris, France)

Teachers

Studied under Takagi Nihoko, Nakayama Sachie, Hisaoka Noboru, Koizumi Keiko and Peggy Bouveret

Musical Careers

2011 3rd Place, the 8th Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Vocalists
Performed in Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" as Zerlina organized by the Tokyo Nikikai (Led by Numajiri Ryusuke, directed by Karoline Gruber, Tokyo Mozart Players)
2012 1st Place and Takemura Award, the 17th Concours de Melodies Françaises et Japonaises
Finalist, the 81st Music Competition of Japan
2013 Performed in Thomas’ "Hamlet" as Ophélie organized by the Japan Metropolitan Opera (Led by Iwamura Chikara, directed by Sato Miharu, the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra)
2014 Performed Beethoven’s 9th soprano solo (Led by Mitsuhashi Keiko, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)
2nd Place, the 33rd Music Contest in Iizuka
2nd Place, Voice Section, the 12th Tokyo Music Competition

Repertoire

As to vocal music, a strength of mine is French pieces and in particular I have a reputation for French pronunciation. As a soloist, my repertoire includes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Mozart’s Spatzenmesse, Mass in C minor & Krönungsmesse, etc.
My opera repertoire includes the above listed in Music Career and Puccini’s "La Bohème" as Mimi, Mozart’s "Die Zauberflöte" as Pamina, Puccini’s "Gianni Schicchi" as Lauretta, Humperdinck’s "Hänsel und Gretel" as Gretel, Mozart’s "Le nozze di Figaro" as Susanna, and more.

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