Yasko Sato

(soprano, Japan)

EDUCATION AND WORK
After graduating and obtaining a doctorate with highest honours at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Yasko Sato completed her training in Italy with Raina Kabaivanska. She made her debut in 2005 in Japan with the role of Leonora in “Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio” by Verdi while on tour for the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto which subsequently invited her to sing Mimí in “La bohème”, Leonora in “Il trovatore” and a concert with Leo Nucci in the 40th anniversary of his career.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
She has participated in several international competitions including the XLI “Toti Dal Monte” Competition for the role of Cio-Cio-San in “Madama Butterfly”, the IX Concurso Internacional de Cant “Giacomo Aragall” (1st prize and special prize Amics de l’opera de Sabadell), the Music Competition of Japan in Tokyo (1st prize and Audience Award).

REPERTOIRE
Cio-Cio-San (Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”)
Mimí (Puccini’s “La bohème”)
Tosca (Puccini’s “Tosca”)
Leonora (Verdi’s “Il trovatore”)
Leonora (Verdi’s “Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio”)
Donna Elvira (Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”)
Fiordiligi (Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”)

She has explored the scope of the role of Cio-Cio-San in “Madama Butterfly”, publishing a work in Japan titled “Madama Butterfly: Evolution of a Woman”, which investigates the ultimate intentions of the composer through the analysis of the evolution of the character among the various revisions of the work.

In the 2024/2025 season, she returns to take on the role of Cio-Cio-San at Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona, Teatro Sociale in Como, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Teatro Fraschini in Pavia, Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Estonian National Opera and Vancouver Opera.