Tokyo Music Competition
UEDA Junko
Soprano
Born in: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
1st place, Voice Section, The 8th Tokyo Music Competition 2010
Musical Study Experiences
2005 Graduated from the Faculty of Music Studies, Kunitachi College of Music with vocal music major
2007 Completed studies in vocal music major at the Graduate School of Music, Kunitachi College of Music
2011 Completed studies at the New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera Studio, the11th class
Teachers
Studied under Yoda Kimiko, Ogasawara Shigeko, Fukui Kei, Kataoka Keiko, Brian Masuda, Marcella Reale and Sergio Bertocchi
Musical Careers
| 2007 | Special Soprano Prize, the 38th Concorso di Lirica Italiana (Italian Vocal Music Competition, Japan) |
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| 2008 | Performed in a concert at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo Performed in the concert "Gems of French Opera and Modern Vocal Music" hosted by Fondation Franco Japonaise Sasakawa |
| 2009 | Performed in the New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera Studio production "Dialogues des carmélites" as Blanche de la Force Performed in the Mie University Lecture Concert Performed in the Christmas Opera Concert at the National Art Center, Tokyo |
| 2010 | Performed in the New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera Studio production "Falstaff" as Alice Ford 1st Place, Voice Section, the 8th Tokyo Music Competition Performed in the Christmas Opera Concert at the National Art Center, Tokyo |
| 2011 | Performed in the New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera Studio production "Il tabarro" as Giorgetta and in "Gianni Schicchi" as La Ciesca Japanese Representative, Opera Category, the 30th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition Asia Representative, the 14th International Singing Competition "NEUE STIMMEN" New Voice 2011 |
Further Activities
Concerts and recitals organized by the New National Theatre, Tokyo and its Opera Studio, concerts in overseas
Repertoire
Opera
Italian, French and German operas and operettas from Baroque to contemporary.
I have a strong repertoire ranging from lirico to lirico-spinto.
I also sing Czech, Russian and Spanish opera arias.
Vocal Music
Italian, German lied, French and Japanese