Tomotaka Okamoto (singer)
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| alias = Okamoto Tomotaka
岡本 知高
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|12|3}}
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| origin = Sukumo city, Kochi prefecture, Japan
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Classical
| occupation = Singer
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| website = [http://www.sopranista-okamoto.com/ sopranista-okamoto.com]
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{{nihongo|Tomotaka Okamoto|岡本 知高|Okamoto Tomotaka|extra=born December 3, 1976}} is a Japanese sopranist.
Career
Tomotaka Okamoto was born December 3, 1976, in Sukumo, Japan, and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music.{{Cite journal |url=http://www.sing.co.jp/cms/of/list/file/OFvol18-I.pdf |title=Okamoto Tomotaka |journal=OF |issue=18 |publisher=Shingakusha |first=Atsuko |last=Kanemaru |location=Yamashina-ku, Kyoto |language=ja |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531132047/http://www.sing.co.jp/cms/of/list/file/OFvol18-I.pdf |url-status=live }} He also graduated from the Conservatoire Francis Poulenc with a first place award.{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/DOMOTO/guest/177.html |title=Guest Profile: Okamoto Tomotaka |website=Shin Dōmoto kyōdai |publisher=Fuji Television Network |medium=motion picture |language=ja |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053731/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/DOMOTO/guest/177.html |url-status=live }} His debut album Sopranista charted for 17 weeks on the Oricon Albums Chart, peaking at number 100.{{Cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/327970/products/music/524605/1/ |script-title=ja:岡本知高 ソプラニスタ |trans-title=Tomotaka Okamoto – Sopranista |work=Oricon |location=Minato, Tokyo |language=ja |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610085838/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/327970/products/524605/1/ |url-status=live }} He makes frequent guest appearances on national television.{{Cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/327970/products/tv/ |script-title=ja:岡本知高のTV出演情報 |trans-title=TV appearance information of Tomotaka Okamoto |work=Oricon |location=Minato, Tokyo |language=ja |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610083915/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/327970/tv/ |url-status=live }}
In 2015, Okamoto was invited to the annual touring ice show Fantasy on Ice in Kanazawa and Shizuoka.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fantasy-on-ice.com/topics.htm |title=Fantasy on Ice 2015 – Topics |work=CIC Co., Ltd. |location=Minato, Tokyo |language=ja |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623190033/http://www.fantasy-on-ice.com/topics.html |url-status=dead }} He performed live in collaboration with different figure skaters to the aria "Nessun dorma", the hymn "Amazing Grace" and "Time to say goodbye" in a duet with singer Sarah Àlainn amongst others.{{Cite book |script-title=ja:志 ～アイスショーに賭ける夢～ |trans-title=Aspiration ～Dream to bet on an ice show～ |first=Kikuo |last=Makabe |date=February 2021 |publisher=Shinshokan |publication-date=February 1, 2021 |location=Bunkyo, Tokyo |language=ja |pages=208 |isbn=978-4403231278 }}{{rp|60}} At the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Okamoto gave a committed and dramatic solo rendition of the Olympic hymn.{{Cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tokyo-thanks-world-closing-ceremony-olympic-games-2020-laura-kenny-b949722.html |title=Tokyo thanks the world as closing ceremony marks the end of a unique Olympic Games |newspaper=Evening Standard |first=Tom |last=Ambrose |location=Kensington, London |language=en-GB |issn=2041-4404 |date=August 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531132045/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tokyo-thanks-world-closing-ceremony-olympic-games-2020-laura-kenny-b949722.html |url-status=live }}
Style
He is a “sopranista”, a male who has a female soprano vocal range voice.{{rp|60}} He often dresses in a unique manner when he performs. His repertory is various; he sings castrato (Farinelli) compositions not only in opera, but also Japanese classics, crossover favorites, and pop ballads. He collaborates with Japanese orchestras and artists and also overseas orchestras, such as the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, such as the {{ill|Prague Chamber Orchestra|cz|Pražský komorní orchestr}}. He has also given solo concerts with piano accompaniment in various parts of Japan.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.okamototomotaka.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/classics/j_classic/tomotaka_okamoto/discography.html Sample songs in RealMedia/WMP]
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Category:People from Sukumo, Kōchi
Category:Singers from Kōchi Prefecture
Category:Fantasy on Ice guest artists