Mutsumi Hatano

Japanese mezzo-soprano

Mutsumi Hatano
Born	Japan
Occupation	Classical mezzo-soprano
Organizations	Bach Collegium Japan

Mutsumi Hatano (波多野睦美, Hatano Mutsumi) is a Japanese mezzo-soprano who has appeared mostly in concert. She is a member of the Bach Collegium Japan, and has appeared internationally.

Career

Hatano studied at the Miyazaki University, and further at Trinity College with E. Hawes.^[1] From 1998, she has been a member of the Bach Collegium Japan, conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, both as a soloist and a choir member in concerts and recordings, including the recording of all Bach cantatas.^[2] She is a soloist in their 2001 recording of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine.^[3]

She has performed and recorded lute songs with lutenist Takashi Tsunoda.^[2] She performed the premiere of Michio Mamiya's Serenade No. 3, Germ, with Yo-Yo Ma in Minnesota in May 2001.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mutsumi Hatano (Mezzo-soprano)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Mutsumi Hatano (Mezzo-soprano)". Dowland. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine". BIS Records. Retrieved 7 December 2018.