Master Class by Akiko Nakajima

INVITATION
You are cordially invited toMaster Class by World Renowned Soprano Akiko Nakajima
31 May 2014
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Rehearsal RoomDetails of the master class are as follows:
Master Class by Ms. Akiko Nakajima
1. Schedule:

31 May 2014 (Sat)
1. Master Class Session 1: 10:00-13:00
2. Master Class Session 2: 14:00-17:00
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Master Class Concert: 31 May 2014 (Sat) at 18:00-19:00;
All students are welcome to perform at the concert;
Please invite your family and friends to join the concert.

Audience are free of charge to attend the master class and concert.
2. Class size:

6 students per session. Encouraged to take two sessions.

3. Fee:HKD1,500 per session; HKD3,000 for both sessions.
(Pianist fee included)

4. Venue:

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Rehearsal Room

Private lessons could also be arranged upon request, details as follows:
Private lessons by Ms. Akiko Nakajima
1. Date & Time :(1) 29 May 2014 (Thu), 7-8 pm (1 time slot)(2) 30 May 2014 (Fri), 2-5 pm (3 time slots)

2. Fee:HKD1,500 per hour

3. Venue
4. Pianist::Hong Kong Cultural Centre Rehearsal RoomParticipant should come with his/her own pianist

Enrollment Deadline (for both master class & private lessons): 30 April 2014 (Wednesday)
For enrollment & enquiry, please contact Ms. Elin Cheung at Tel: 2234-0303 oremail: elincheung@operahongkong.org

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Akiko Nakajima
SopranoWinning first prize in The Australian Singing Competition
marked the begging of an international career for theJapanese soprano Akiko Nakajima. In quick succession
there followed her debut for Opera Australia and her
European debut at the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli.
She then embarked on an international career as bothopera and concert singer. She made her Austrian debut inthe title role of Handel's Alcina for Innsbruck's
Festwochen der Alten Musik - a production that wasawarded by the European Broad Casting Union. Her
sensational triumph as Lucia di Lammermoor at theStaatstheater Darmstadt led her to the nomination as
The best singer of the year (1998) by Opernwelt magazine.
Her stunning debut as Sonja in Der Zarewitsch at the Vienna Volksoper in 1999
was followed by other successes: as Violetta in La Traviata; Anne in The Rake'sProgress; Annina in Eine Nacht in Venedig. In 2007 she made her debut at theHamburg State Opera as Donna Fiorilla in Il Turco in Italia. At the same time, hercareer has continued to develop in Japan where she frequently appears with NHKOrchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and New National Theater Tokyo.
Among the celebrated conductors with whom she has appeared are Lorin Maazel,
Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Herbert Blomstedt, Charles Dutoit,
Kazushi Ono, Myung-Whun Chung and Thomas Hengelbrock.
Akiko Nakajima's first solo CD “La Pastorella” (PR90647) was nominated for theDeutschen Schallplattenkritik list. “Female Portraits” (PR90691), was followed byanother recording, “Plaisir d’amour” (CDS556) from an Italian Label, Dynamic in2008. A DVD recording of a live concert of Britten’s Mid-Summer Night’s Dream with
Seiji Ozawa was documented by NHK Enterprise in 2009. In early 2011, muchawaited operetta CD,“Wien, Stadt meiner Träume” ࠙ Gramola 98908 ࠚ  wasreleased on Viennese label Gramola.
Highlights of her engagements coming up in 2014-15 include a newly commissionedopera written for her voice, “Takino Shiraito” at the Ishikawa Music Foundation andthe New national Theater Tokyo, a new production of “Carmen” for the International
Music Festival in Miyazaki. Currently she works as an artistic director for Yomiuri
Otemachi Hall's music festival “Viva! Mozart” and an artistic advisor for Mozarthaus
Vienna.

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Master Class by World Renowned Soprano Akiko Nakajima~ Enrollment Form ~Upon completion, kindly send to:Opera Hong Kong, 1907 Pacific Plaza, 410 Des Voeux Road West, Hong Kong
Ms. Elin Cheung: Tel – 2234-0303; Fax – 2234-0505
Email – elincheung@operahongkong.org

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Voice Part (Please “9”):( Mr / Ms / Mrs / Dr )* Soprano AltoI would like to attend: (Please “9”)1)  Master Class(es) on: 31 May 2014 (Sat)HKD1,500 per session2)  Private Lesson(s) on
HKD1,500 per hour3)  As an audience on:
Free of charge:

 Tenor Bass Session 1: 10:00-13:00
 Session 2: 14:00-17:00

29 May 2014 (Thu) 19:00-20:00

30 May 2014 (Fri) 14:00-15:00
 15:00-16:00
 16:00-17:00

 Master Class on
31 May 2014 (Sat) Session 1: 10:00-13:00
 Session 2: 14:00-17:00

 Master Class Concert on 31 May 2014 (Sat), 18:00-19:00
All classes are on a first come, first served basis.

Please make cheque payable to “Opera Hong Kong Limited”.

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