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IHARA, Naoko  Professor - Vocal Music, Department of Vocal Music 22 June, 2010
 
1945Born in Tokyo
1967B.M., Voice, Tokyo University of the Arts
1969M.M., Voice, Tokyo University of the Arts
1971-74Awarded D.A.A.D. Scholarship to study in Munich
1975-80Exclusive contract with Opera du Rhin, Strasbourg, France
1982Part-time Lecturer, Tokyo University of the Arts
1995Associate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
2000-Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Research Activities (Performances and Awards)
[Opera]
Carmen (Carmen), Ottone (L'Incoronazione di Poppea), Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice), Orga (Eugeny Onegin), Dalila (Samson et Dalila), Cornelia (Jurius Caesar), Azucena (Il Trovatore), Genevieve (Pelleas et Melisande), Amneris (Aida), Annina (Der Rosenkavalier), Erda Fricka Waltra (Der Ring des Niebelungen), Dame III (Die Zauberfloete), Maddalena (Rigoletto), Suzuki (Madame Butterfly), Feodor (Boris Godunov), Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
[Oratorio and Orchestral music as a soloist (alto)]
《St. Mttehew Passion》, 《St. John Passion》, 《H-minor Mass》, 《Christmas-Oratorio》, 《Messiah, Elias》, 《Joshua》, 《Missa Solemnis》, 《The 9th Symphony》, 《Stabat Mater》 by Vivaldi, Dovorak, 《Requiem》 by Mozart, Verdi, 《Das Lied von der Erde》, 《Kindertotenlieder》, 《Knabenwunderhorn》, 《Gurrelieder》, 《Alt Rhapsodie》, 《Oedipus rex》, 《Alexander Nevsky》, and other works.
Theaters, Conductors, Festivals
Opera du Lyon, Strasbourg, Bruxelles, Karlsruhe, Zagreb, Bern, Luxembourg, NIKIKAI, The Fujiwara Opera, Boston Symphony, Bayern Radio Symphony, France Radio Symphony, Hungarian Symphony, Gewandhaus Symphony, Moscow Symphony, Staatskapele Berlin, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra,, New Japan Philharmonic, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Nagoya Phiharmonic Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and other halls.
Sawarisch, Mazel, Kubelik, Mazur, Suitner, Kosler, Neumann, Schtein, Inbal, Berdini, Corboz, Salonen, Guschlbauer, Lombard, and other conductors.
Asahina Takashi; Yamaguchi Kazuo; Ozawa Seiji; Wakasugi Hiroshi; Kobayashi Ken-ichiro; Ono Kazushi and other Japanese conductors
Festivals in Salzburg, Luzern, Savonrinna, Taipei, Kusatu, Kiyosato and others
CD and other Recordings
《Stabat Mater》 Vivaldi, 《Cantatas》 Bach, 《Lobgesang》 Mendelsshon, 《Das Lied von der Erde》 《Symphony No.2 No.3》 Mahler, 《Die Zauberfloete》, 《Haensel und Gretel》
Awards
1967Ataka-Prize
1970Mister of Education New Artist Award, M.B.C.A.J. Prize
1980Wienner World Opera Grand Prize
Educational Activities
Voice Instructions : Courses in Undergraduate and Graduate schools. Special courses (Bekka)/Doctoral Examination Committee Member
Social Activities
Trustee, NIKIKAI Opera Foundation / Jury, Japan Vocalists Forum / Executive director, Japan Federation of musicians / Member of Japan Vocalists Forum directors / Jury, Taki Rentaro musical contest / Jury, Miyanichi musical contest / Jury, Iizuka musical contest