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Mitsuko Shirai born 28 May is a Japanese mezzo-soprano and music professor.

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Born in Nagano , Shirai first trained in Tokyo before settling in Germany, where she completed her vocal studies with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. The pair have toured extensively, performing repertory from Scarlatti to the complete vocal works of Anton Webern , and have given masterclasses in Europe, the USA and Israel. Shirai has made occasional excursions into opera, including an admired Despina at Frankfurt in , [ 2 ] and has appeared in concert versions of Lucio Silla , Wagner's Das Liebesverbot , and Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-bleue.

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