A special Christmas Advent collaboration stage by baritone singer Shinnosuke Hata and mezzo-soprano singer Aya Morizono. Shinnosuke HATA was born in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. She received instruction in vocal music from the late Toshio Moriyama, and entered the vocal music department of Sakuyo Junior College. Studied vocal music under Mr. Motomichi Hasui. Later, he transferred to the conducting department of the university’s Faculty of Music, where he studied conducting under Yasutaka Shiga, Akinori Nakai, and Heiichiro Oyama. During his studies, he played the role of Count Almaviva in Mozart’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro,” the title role and role of Leporello in “Don Giovanni,” and the role of Don Alfonso in “Cosi van tutte” in opera performances sponsored by the university. In 2010, she played the role of Giuseppe in the “Opera commemorating the 80th anniversary of Sakuyo Gakuen’s founding and the signing of a friendship agreement between Kurashiki Sakuyo University and the National Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan” and Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” held as a joint performance of Kurashiki Sakuyo University, a joint project of the Kitakyushu International Music Festival. In 2015 and 2016, he was a soloist for Schubert’s Mass No. 4 in C major and No. 2 in G major at the Izumo Catholic Church. She appeared as Bette in Puccini’s opera “Gianniskicki” at the 2016 opera commemorating the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Italy. She often played the same role in a traveling performance at the Trieste Verdi Opera House in February 2017. In 2018, she moved her base to Kitakyushu and plans to strengthen her activities in Kitakyushu in parallel with her activities in Shimane.Aya Morizono graduated from Fukuoka University of Education and completed her graduate studies there. He won many awards, including the 3rd prize at the 42nd Iizuka Newcomer’s Music Competition and the Iizuka City Board of Education Award. He has been a cast alto soloist in many opera oratorios, including Orlovsky’s operetta “Die Fledermaus,” Carmen’s opera “Carmen,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9,” and Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio. He is currently the conductor of the Fukuoka Futaba Junior and Senior High School Chorus Club. Scheduled to perform with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Norichika Iimori) at Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.