The 1st Competition

OIWA Chiho

2nd Prize (Top Rank) / 
MIURA Tamaki Special Prize

OIWA Chiho

Soprano, Japan

Academic background:

Kunitachi College of Music
G.B.Viotti Conservatory of Music

Major appearances and achievements after the competition:

1998 Micaëla, "Carmen" (St-Margarethen Opera Festival, Austria)
1999 Mimì, "La bohème" (Hungarian State Opera House)
2003 Mimì, "La bohème" (New National Theatre, Tokyo)
2006 Mimì, "La bohème" (Tokyo Nikikai, Japan)
2006 Madama Butterfly, "Madama Butterfly" (Royal Albert Hall)
2008 Salome, "Salome" (Biwako Hall, Japan)
2013 Tosca, "Tosca" (Kioi Hall, Japan)