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, born May 21, 1971, in Miyazaki, Japan, is a Japanese countertenor. His range is three and a half octaves.〔(Biography with images at bach-cantatas.com )〕 Originally wanting to become a pop singer, Mera now primarily sings classical music from the West but also classical Japanese music.〔 He appears frequently as a soloist with the Bach Collegium Japan, which under its conductor Masaaki Suzuki performs Baroque music.〔 His 1998 recital disc "Nightingale" on Sweden's BIS Records was a major success in Japan.〔Billboard - 24 Jan 1998 - Page 42 Vol. 110, n° 4 "Plus, countertenor Yoshikazu Mera is a sensation in Japan, where his recital disc of Japanese art songs has sold 50,000 copies in four months, according to label reports."〕 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.〔(米良美一の實話 (Yoshikazu Mela's a true story) )〕 ==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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yoshikazu Mera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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