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Yoshikazu Mera (米良 美一, Mera Yoshikazu, born May 21, 1971 in Miyazaki) is a Japanese countertenor. His range is three and a half octaves.[1]

Yoshikazu Mera 米良 美一
Born	(1971-05-21) May 21, 1971 (age 51) Miyazaki, Japan
Genres	Classical music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1994–present

Originally wanting to become a pop singer, Mera now primarily sings classical music from the West but also classical Japanese music.[1] He appears frequently as a soloist with the Bach Collegium Japan, which under its conductor Masaaki Suzuki performs Baroque music.[1] His 1998 recital disc "Nightingale" on Sweden's BIS Records was a major success in Japan.[2]

It was revealed in a television documentary entitled "米良美一の實話" ("Yoshikazu Mela's true story") that he was born with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta.[3]

Selected discography

• Nightingale – Japanese Art Songs
• Baroque Arias
• Baroque Arias, vol. 2
• The Best of Yoshikazu Mera
• Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture (1997)
• Songs for Counter-Tenor and Orchestra
• Mera sings Bach

References

External links

• Yoshikazu Mera sings Bach: Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54, I. Aria

На других языках

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- [en] Yoshikazu Mera

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[ru] Мэра, Ёсикадзу

Ёсикадзу Мэра (яп. 米良 美一 Мэра Ёсикадзу, род. 21 мая 1971 (1971-05-21), Миядзаки, Япония) — японский контратенор. Его диапазон три с половиной октавы[1].

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