MANA YAMAKAWA

Mana Yamakawa was born in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2006 she entered the Tokyo University of the Arts, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music in 2008. She continued her studies at the same institution, graduating in 2013, and is currently completing a specialization program there.

In 2013 she made her operatic debut at the Koutou Opera House as the Musician in Manon Lescaut, followed by Malika in Lakmé. She later appeared as Kate in Madama Butterfly at the Hiroshima Opera House.

Her repertoire also includes Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Sesto in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Leonora in Donizetti’s La Favorita, Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen, the Princesse de Bouillon in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, and Dalila in Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila.

She is also active as a concert artist, performing chamber music, sacred works, and recitals. Her voice is particularly well-suited to the Mozartian and bel canto repertoire.