【Biography】

Yoko Yasui graduated of Toho Gakuen Collage and completed its post graduate course, after which she continued to study at Nikikai Opera Studio Masterclass, and then obtained the scholarship from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, further studied at Vienna National University. During her time in Vienna, she made her European debut, singing Ida in Henze’s Der junge Lord at Stadttheater Klagenfurt, followed by her performance of Queen of the Night of The Magic Flute at Musiktheater Vorarlberg, and Page and Rosalinde in Offenbach’s Blubeard in Bregenz Festival and St. Pölten Festival, which gained critical acclaims by music critics in Austria.

Returning to Japan in 2008, Yasui made her debut performing Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, and her outstanding-colored phrasing and abundant musical expressions caught much attention. She continued to take parts, such as Marzelline in Fidelio at Nissei Theatre, Nanetta in Falstaff at New National Theatre, Waldvogel in Siegfried, and a soloist in Ballet Carmina Burana. In December 2022, she was selected to perform Night Queen in The Magic Flute at National Taichung Theater, which resulted in a huge success.

In the area of symphonic works, Yasui was with number of major orchestras and renowned conductors, and appeared in Carmina Burana by Olff, Mahler Symphony No. 2 and No. 4, Brahms German Requiem. Her activities varied not only in the area of classics but also in minimal music, such as Symphonic Suite “Princess Mononoke” by Jo Hisaishi. She is a member of Niki-kai.