NNT Opera Studio
FORMER YOUNG ARTISTS
SOGO Shoko
Mezzosoprano
Has performed Angelina in La Cenerentola at the Guardiagrele Opera Festival in Aruzzo, Italy in 2021.
SUNADA Airi
Soprano
Won the special prize as the Best Voice Performance at the competition "Premio Fausto Ricci" at the Teatro dell'Unione in Viterbo, Italy and chosen as "Prima Donna " to play "Norina" in Don Pasquale in 2021. In the same year, also won the second prize at the Concorso Lirico "Salvatore Licitra" in Milan. Has performed Violetta in La Traviata at the Teatro Sociale "Delia Cajelli" of Busto Arsizio in Italy.
KOBAYASHI Hiromichi
Baritone
Winner at the 89th Music Competition of Japan in 2020. Has performed Eisenstein and Falke in Die Fledermaus and Marco in Gianni Schicchi at Tokyo Nikikai, among others.
TANETANI Noriko
Soprano
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation prize at the 24th International Competition for Young Opera Singers "Riccardo Zandonai" (2017)
KOBORI Yusuke
Tenor
MIURA Tamaki Special Prize at the 7th Shizuoka International Opera Competition in 2014. Winner at the 88th Music Competition of Japan in 2019. Made his European debut singing Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri at Tiroler Festspiele Erl. Has performed at Biwako Hall, Fujiwara Opera and Nissay Theatre, among others.
FUJII Asami
Mezzo soprano
Premio Comune di Trequanda prize at the Benvenuto Franci in 2017. Vincitrice del ruolo di SUZUKI prize at the Concorso Lirico Internazionale Teatro Besostri di Mede in 2017. Has performed the role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly at Teatro Gentile in Italy, among others. In Japan, has performed at Tokyo Nikikai and Nissay Theatre, among others.
HARA Rinako
Soprano
Won the Special Mention at the Concorso Internazionale di Canto "Francesco Paolo Tosti" in 2016. Won the "Salotto Clara Boggian" prize at the Concorso Internazionale Elsa Respighi in 2019. Has performed many times at the Teatro Verdi Trieste since her debut in 2017. Has also performed at Teatro Comunale Di Bologna and Teatro Petruzzelli. First female singer performed at the oficial concert at Riyadh City in Saudi Arabia.
ITO Tatsundo
Tenor
Has performed Le Pêcheur in Le Rossignol and David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the New National Theatre Tokyo. Has appeared at Tokyo Nikikai and Nisssay Theatre, among others.
JO Hironori
Tenor
Winner at the 84th Music Competition of Japan in 2015. The Miura Tamaki Special Prize at the 8th Mt. Fuji International Competition of Shizuoka in 2017. Made his European debut at the European Music Open in Romania in 2018. Has performed Erik in Der fliegende Holländer at the New National Theatre Tokyo and Radames in Aida at the Grand Opera project, among others.
ITOGA Shuhei
Tenor
Won an award in the International Competition Enzo Sordello and the role of Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 2014. Has performed Goro in Madama Butterfly, Le Remendado in Carmen and Pong in Turandot, among others.
KONDO Kei
Baritone
Has performed Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte at the New National Theatre Tokyo. Also appeared at Tokyo Nikikai and Nissay Theatre.
MURAKAMI Kota
Tenor
Got the role of the Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto at the Giuseppe di Stefano International Competition in 2007. Has been ongoing guest performer at the Singapore Lyric Opera. Has performed Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Alméric in Iolanta, Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Fenton in Falstaff, among others.
FUJIKI Daichi
Countertenor
Finalist at the International Sacred Music Competition in Rome in 2011. Finalist in the world competition of the 31st International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition and received Hans Gabor award in 2012. Winner at the 81st Music Competition of Japan in 2012. Made his European debut at the Teatro Communale di Bologna and debuted at the Wiener Staatsoper as Herald in Medea in 2017. Has performed Oberon in A Midbummer Night's Dream and Akira in Super Angels at the New National Theare Tokyo.
YONASHIRO Kei
Baritone
Won 1st prize at the 18th Sougakudo Japanese song Competition and 3rd prize at the 16th Mario Del Monaco Vocal Competition. Has performed Herr von Faninal in Der RosenKavalier and Marchese D'Obigny in La Traviata and Count Kageyama Hisatoshi in Rokumeikan, among others.
NAKAMURA Eri
Soprano
A member of the Royal Opera House ince 2008 and came into the limelight when stepping in to replace Anna Netrebko as Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Finalist of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2009. Resident soloist of the Bayerische Staatsoper in 2010-16. Debuted at Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2011 and Wiener Staatsoper in 2016. Has performed the title roles of Madama Butterfly and La Traviata and Liu in Turandot, among others.
SHIMIZU Kasumi
Mezzosoprano
2nd prize at the 6th Concorso Internazionare Voci per l'Opera e l'operetta "CARLOS GOMES" (2007 Torino). Her roles at the New National Theatre Tokyo include Princess Utsuro in Asters and Flosshilde in Götterdämmerung. Has Perfomed Amneris in Aida in Grand Opera project and also perfomed at Tokyo Nikikai and Nissay Theatre.
KUSHIMA Kanae
Soprano
Has performed Susanna in Nozze di Figaro, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Giannetta in L'elisir d'amore and Norina in Educational Programme's Don Pasquale, among others.
AOYAMA Takashi
Baritone
Winner at the 6th Concorso Internazionare Voci per l'Opera e l'operetta "CARLOS GOMES" (2007 Torino).The Gotoh Memorial Foundation Cultural Award for new singers(2008). Performed at Tokyo Nikikai and Nissay theatre, among others. His roles at the New National Theatre Tokyo include Fritz Kothner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Escamillo in Educational Programme's Carmen and Scarpia in Educattional Programme's Tosca.
ANDO Fumiko
Soprano
Has performed at Nissay Theatre and Biwako Hall, among others. Her roles at the New National Theatre Tokyo include the title role in Madama Butterfly and Gutrune in Götterdämmerung.