Bio
Who is Wakana?
Born in Japan, soprano Wakana Gong studied at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and is now studying with Marie Vassiliou in London and taking regular lessons with Ubaldo Fabbri in Italy.
Wakana’s operatic engagements include Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro at Complesso Monumentale di San Pietro, Marsala, Sicily, Adina (cover), L'elisir d'amore at Varna State Opera, Bulgaria, Belinda (cover), Dido and Aeneas with Blackheath Opera (UK).
In scenes, she performed Amina, La sonnambula, Cleopatra, Giulio Cesare at Montefeltro Festival (Italy) and Iphigenie, Iphigénie en Aulide, Carolina, Il matrimonio segreto, Papagena, Die Zauberflöte, Serpetta, La finta giardiniera with Trinity Opera Scenes (UK). She also performed Cugina, Madama Butterfly at Cadogan Hall and made several appearances in Opera de Baugé’s France and London performances.
She has participated in masterclasses both in UK and other parts of Europe with Sumi Jo, Thomas Quasthoff, Sonia Ganassi and Louise Winter.
Keen recitalist, Wakana energetically expends her song repertoires and performed in Schubert Festival (2015) and Debussy Festival (2018). Recent engagements include recitals at Santarcangelo Summer Festival, Southwark Cathedral, St. James's Paddington, Faversham Assembly Rooms and Waltham Abbey.
Schedule
Upcoming performances
Rigoletto
08/07/21
Gilda
Villazzano Theater, Trento, Italy
Performance delayed from July 2020 due to Covid-19 (exact date TBD)
Bromley Music Maker
11/27/20
Ripley Arts Centre
Gala concert with other talented performers (due to Covid uncertainty, date may change)
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Past engagements
Le nozze di Figaro
08/02/19
Susanna
Complesso Monumentale di San Pietro, Marsala, Sicily, Italy
I debuted as Susanna with conductor Maestro Richard Barrett and director Maestro Giandomenico Vaccari.
Santarcangelo, Italy
07/31/20
Summer Festival 2020
Invited to perform operatic arias as part of Santarcangelo Summer Festival 2020 in Italy
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