Yuko Sugita

Opera singer soprano, Pianist
Born in Kanagawa, Japan 

Lives and works in Europe and Japan

Educational background

• Graduated from the vocal music department of Kunitachi College of Music
• While still in university, performed at vocal workshops and summer festivals concerts in Italy
• Immediately after graduation, she moved to Italy, where she currently resides 
• Received an art and culture grant from  the Nomura Cultural  Foundation
• Milan music school, in Italy and Clara Schumann Academia School of Music , in Italy Acquired Diploma
• Studied under the teachers of Maria Carbone, Arrigo Pola, Carlo Camerini and Margherita Guglielmi.

Award Winners

• 1st prize at Brahms International Music Competition
•  Winner of the Giuseppe di Stefano International Music Competition
• The following year, she became the youngest jury member  ever at the competition.
• Solo recital in Piemonte, Italy with Roberto Santocchi, Pianist at the Royal Opera House of Turin
• Soloist of the Music Association A. Gi. Mus. in Piemonte, Italy
• Selected as STAGIONE CONCERTISTICA
• Selected for the role of Lucia in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” to great acclaim

Performance

Performs in concert opera in Europe,
the Middle East and North Africa.

Concert

• Milan City Elbe Theater and Via Dante Theater Concert
• Christmas Concert Radio Appearance at MESSAGGERIE MUSICALI in
  via Vittorio Emmanuel Boulevard, Milan
• Concert at the Church of Saint Giovanni Bosco, organized by the Municipality of Orgate Orona
• Performed with Piotr Volny, who played at La Scala
• Concert in Piacenze, Italy featured in local newspaper
• Concert in Jerusalem
• Concert in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt,  etc.

Opera

• Lucia di Lammermoor (as Lucia) by Donizetti in Italy and Norway
• L’elisir d’amore (as Adina) by Donizetti in Italy
• Il Barbiere di Sivilia (as Rosina) by Rossini  in Italy
• Rigoletto (as Gilda) by Verdi in Italy and Norway
• La Sonnambula(as Amina) by Bellini in Italy

Recently, she performed in a charity concert for the Great East Japan Earthquake in Milan.
As a voice teacher, she has been teaching singers from all over the world.
At a pianist, she accompanies opera singers.

Repertoire

• I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Giulietta) by Bellini
• Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia) by Donizetti
• L’elisir d’amore (Adina) by Donizetti
• Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina) by Rossini
• Rigoletto (Gilda) by Verdi
• La Traviata (Violetta) by Verdi
• Die Entführung aus dem Seail (Konstanze) by Mozart
• La Bohème (Musetta) by Puccini
• Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta) by Puccini  etc.

Religious songs, Italian songs, French songs, German songs, Japanese songs,  etc.