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Meso Soprano: Kasumi Shimizu

Kasumi Shimizu, , mezzo-soprano

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. After graduating from the same graduate school and the New National Theater Opera Training Institute, he went to Italy. While studying abroad, performed in the Wiener-Baden Municipal Theater "The Bat".
In Japan, New National Theater "Otello" Emilia, "Rheingold" Froshilde, Nikikai "Cavalleria Rusticana" Santuzza, "Don Carlo" Princess Eboli, "Il Trovatore" Azucena, "Lohengrin" Ortrud, etc. In recent years, he has co-produced a grand opera with A. Battistoni conducting "Aida" Amneris, New National Theatre, Tokyo "Shion Monogatari" (world premiere) Utsurohime, S. Weigle conducting Nikikai "Salome" Herodias, etc. She has been praised for her outstanding performance.
At concerts, he performed songs such as Verdi's "Requiem", Mahler's "Resurrection", and R. Strauss's "Four Last Songs," which are trusted by famous conductors both in Japan and abroad. In 2018, he held his first recital at Kioi Hall. The pattern was also broadcast on NHK.
2nd prize at the 6th Carlos Gomez International Competition. Nikikai member.