MUTO, Naomi

Naomi Muto is specialized in Mezzo Soprano. She studied music both in Japan
and Germany.

Educational Background
1986 Finished Toho High School of Music
1990 Graduated from Toho Music College with a BA in vocal music
1992 Completed the Nikikai Opera Studio’s 36th Study Seminars
1996 Moved to Germany to study Mezzo Soprano part of German and French songs
1997-2001 Studied and graduated from Duesseldorf Robert Schumann Music College
of Germany
2001-2 Studied at Department of Voice Music at University of Koln

Muto has studied under Kunio Saura, Takeaki Kawai, Janzen Altur, Ingeborg Reichelt,
Christian de Bruyn, Gabor Antalffy, Alexander Schmalcz, Tomas Gabrisch and
Tobias Richiter

Performances
1990 Performed at the 60th Yomiuri Fresh Talents Recital
1990 From this year she started performing as a Soloist and appeared on the
following stages; as Papagena in Mozart's ‘Die Zauberfloete, as Susanna in
‘Le Nozze Di Figaro’ and as Adele in Straus’ ‘Die Flendermaus’
1998 Britten's Opera ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as Hippolyta
1999 German Rhine Opera Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as
Fairy, Puccini’s Opera ‘Sour Angelica’ as Chief Nun. Muto also had a
contract as a Soloist with Duesserdorf's St. Antonius Church and sang
Scharpentee’s ‘Te Dume’, Mozrat’s ‘Mass’ and Hendel’s ‘Mesiah’
2000 Soloist part in Vivaldi’s ‘Magnificato’ at St Checheria Memorial
Concert in Duesserdorf
2001 She spent a brief spell in Japan and joined the tour sponsored by
Embassy of the German Federal Republic, and performed on stages in Tokyo,
Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka with accompanist Alexander Schmalcz. She sang
Schumann’s ‘Frauenliebe und Leben’ and Brahms’ songs. In Opera, she
played a role as Carmen in Bizet’s ‘Carmen’, Isabella in Rossini’s
‘L'italiana in Algeri’, as Cenerentola in ‘La Cenerentola’, Sextus and
Vitellia in Mozart’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito’, and Cherubino in ‘Le Nozze
Di Figaro
2005 In January, she sang at the joint stage with accompanist Alexander
Scmarz and Baritone Eric Frijof at Millennium Hall, in March played Siebel
in Gounod’s Opera ‘Faust’, and sang Carl Loewe's songs at Kioi Hall in
May and Japanese songs at Millennium Hall in July.

Currently, she lectures vocal music at Toho High School of Music and Toho
School of Music.