A special Christmas Advent collaboration stage by soprano Fumiko Nakai and tenor Naoto Matsuo. Fumiko Nakai (soprano) Born in Fukuoka City. She graduated from Fukuoka Jogakuin High School with a degree in music and Kunitachi College of Music with a degree in vocal music. Completed the preparatory course at the Nikikai Opera Training Institute. Performed at the completion concert of the Wiener Musik Seminar Master Class at the Vienna State University of Music. Selected for the western japan international music competition and KOBE international music Competition. He won the Excellence Award at the 31st Japan Classical Competition. Studied under Asako Motoshima, Fukayuki Shirakawa, and others. Naoto matsuo born in fukuoka City. Graduated from fukuoka university of Education, graduate school of Education, department of education Science, department of education Creation, music Education. She studied vocal music under Takako Yoshiga, Naoshi Hara, Eriko Hashimoto, Teruhiko Komori, Yohei Sasaki, and Masatsugu Tsuji. Studied piano under Hiroko Nakamura and Riki Yamada. She has appeared as a cast member in Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” tenor solo, as well as in “Love’s Potion,” “La Traviata,” and “The Merry Widow. This year’s concert at Airefu Hall was well received by the packed audience. He is currently a lecturer at Aso Medical Welfare College. He is a member of the Japanese Society for Music Expression and the National Association for University Music Education.
