BIOGRAPHY - Masako HAYASHI / soprano

Educational Background

1990-1996

• Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Master Degree
• Ataka Award for the best performer

1997

• Member of the Opera Studio of Nikikai Opera Company

Studied with Prof. Shigeo HARADA and Mme. Marcella REALE in Tokyo, Prof. Gilles CACHEMAILLE in Geneva, and Mr. Karl-Heinz VOIGTMANN in Berlin.

Performances

1996

• Toured with "Master Class" / Biographical story of Maria Callas, Written by Terrence Macnally. Sang opening scene of Lady Macbeth

1997

• Recording at the Imperial Theatre / Tokyo

1998

• Brahms "Ein deutasches Requiem" / Switzerland
• Beethoven "Symphony No.9" / Hong Kong
• Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" La Contessa / Tokyo
• Concert in Italy Pesaro / Gustav KUHN
• Verdi "Requiem" / Tiroler Festspiel, Austria
• Orchestra Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli / Gustav KUHN
• Recording for F.M. Radio Concert, Opera Arias
• Wagner "Rienzi" Irene / Tokyo, Fujisawa Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Mr. Hiroshi WAKASUGI

1999

• Wagner "Tannhauser" Venus / The National Theatre, Tokyo, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mr. Cord GARBEN
• Toured with "Master Class"
• Beethoven "Symphony No.9" / Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra conducted by Mr. G. BERTINI

2000

• Mahler "Symphony No.4" / Tokyo
• Fauré "Réquiem", New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
• Puccini "La Bohem" Mimi

2002

• Saegusa "Chushingura" Otsuya / The National Theatre, Tokyo
• Wagner "Meistersinger" Eva / Royal Monet Theatre, Conducted by Klaus Peter Flor

2003

• Bizet "Carmen" Micaela / Tokyo, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven "Messa Solemnis", New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

2004

• Mozart "Exsultate, jubilate" K #165 / Tokyo, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Junichi HIROKAMI
• Haydon "The Creation", Sapporo Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Ken TAKASEKI
• Verdi "La Traviata" Flora (Violetta) / The National Theatre, Tokyo
• Beethoven "Symphony No.9", Gunma Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Ken TAKASEKI

2005

• Wagner "Gotterdammerung" / Tokyo, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerd ALBRECHT
• Zemlinsky "Eine Florentinische Tragodie" / Tokyo, New Japan Philharmonic conducted by Christian ARMING and directed by Karoline GRUBER
• Zemlinsky "Der Traumgorge" / Tokyo, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerd ALBRECHT
• Bizet "Carmen"

2006

• Mahler Symphony No.2 "Resurrection"/ Tokyo, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leif SEGERSTAM
• Beethoven "Egmont", Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerd ALBRECHT
• Mozart "La Clemenza Di Tito" / The National Theatre, Co- starring with Hamburgische Staatsoper. The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hubert SOUDANT, Directed by Peter KONWITSCHNY
• Beethoven "Symphony No.9", Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerd ALBRECHT

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