With a background of nearly 20 years of study as a violinist which eventually expanded its roots to singing, her musical training has spanned from early Baroque to 21st century compositions. Chihiro holds a Bachelor of Music with Honors in Classical Voice Performance from the University of Toronto, where she further pursues a MMus Degree in their prestigious Opera School.
During this past summer season, Chihiro appeared as Noa in a workshop of Nehal El-Hadi’s The Observer Effect (The Theatre Centre). In earlier years, she has offered moving performances in roles including Ottavia (L'incoronazione di Poppea, Opera NUOVA), expressing “indignation at Nero discarding her for his new lover Poppea with a strong musical outburst” (Opera Canada). Coming up this 2024-25 season with U of T Opera, Chihiro will live in the shoes of Nausicaa (Castaway), Miranda (The Tempest Songbook), Cathleen (Riders to the Sea) and Sister Clotilde (The Avenue of Avarice). She is also scheduled to appear in the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series for a recital featuring Japanese song in January 2025.
When not on the stage or pursuing her studies as a violinist, Chihiro nurtures her passion for arts administration, associate producing Amplified Opera’s recent concert series, AMPLIFY 1.0 (2022), and curating a series of musical interludes for the two-day symposium featuring Teiya Kasahara’s 笠原貞野 (they/them) film, The Butterfly Project: The Ballad of Chō-Chō San (2021).
