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Seiko Lee (born in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese soprano and peace advocate. [1] She began her musical education at the age of four and graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts.
Lee began her musical studies at the age of four in Tokyo. She was a member of the NHK Children's Choir for ten years, during which she participated in cultural diplomacy goodwill tours, including a concert tour in Eastern Europe. Following her marriage to a South Korean, Lee began performing in South Korea.
As a professional, she has performed in both opera houses and concert stages across Europe, [2] South America, [3] Asia [4] and the United States. She has recorded as a soloist with Sony, RCA Victor, and Manhattan Center Records.
She is a graduate of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art High School (music major) and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts (Tokyo Geidai). [5] After graduating, she came to the United States and has appeared in international opera productions including Carmen , Macbeth , La traviata , Suor Angelica , Così fan tutte , and Un Destino Immortale. Lee has performed with the Japan Opera Studio in Tokyo. She made her US operatic debut in New York City with La Scaletta Opera, and she has also appeared with the Connecticut Opera and New York's Henry Street Opera.
Since 1996, she has been a frequent soloist with the New York Philharmonic Symphony and the NYC Symphony Chamber music Ensemble. In 1996, she toured with the NYC Symphony Chamber Ensemble in concerts throughout New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. In 1998 and 1999, she appeared as a soloist at the Lincoln Center with New York's historic Goldman Memorial Band. In 2002, she appeared with the New York City Symphony Chamber Ensemble in the Temple Recital Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2005 she was the featured soloist at the inaugural ceremony of the Universal Peace Federation at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Beyond her career as a concert artist, Lee has been an advocate for issues of world peace and human rights. She has released several songs dedicated to reconciliation between Japan and South Korea, and has appeared on several performances dedicated to peace advocacy. [6] She has performed in concert in North Korea in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Seiko Lee is the president of the Seiko Lee Project, a non-profit organization, and has contributed to numerous social and charitable activities, including reconciliation projects for Rwanda, Zambia, West Africa, and Guinea Bissau.[ citation needed ]
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