BIOGRAPHY
バイオグラフィー
Soprano Risa Ichikawa, originally from Osaka, Japan, received her Bachelor of Music degree from Tokyo University of the Arts after graduating from the Vocal Music Department of the Osaka Prefectural Yuhigaoka High School of Music.
In 2021, she was awarded a scholarship from the Kyoto French Music Academy, which led her to pursue further studies in Paris. At the École Normale de Musique de Paris, she completed the Diplôme du 2ème Cycle Supérieur in Vocal Performance (2023) and the Diplôme du 3ème Cycle Supérieur – Artist Diploma (2025), both with the highest honors.
She began her artistic journey with classical ballet and later expanded her training to include jazz, tap, and other theatrical dance forms. At the age of 20, she studied dance in New York, further deepening her physical expression and stage presence.
In 2024, she was a semi-finalist in the George Enesco International Singing Competition and received a “Très Bien” distinction at the Maîtres du Chant competition. In 2025, she was selected to perform in the École Normale’s internal vocal competition Gala de la Voix.
In August 2025, she made her operatic debut in Tokyo, performing the role of Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. She is scheduled to appear as Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon at Tokyo’s Nissay Theatre in November 2025.
Her refined diction and sensitivity to poetic language have earned her particular recognition in French and English repertoire from both juries and audiences.
Ichikawa continues to explore the intersection of music, movement, and language in her work, aspiring to create performances that transcend cultural and linguistic boundaries.
She has studied voice with Tomoko Isojima, Yukiko Tanaka, Noriko Sasaki, Rie Hamada, and Marie-Thérèse Keller, and has worked with Akiko Koizumi and Edwige Herchenroder as vocal coaches.
She has also participated in masterclasses with Howard Watkins and Jorge Parodi at the 2025 Tokyo International Vocal Arts Academy (TIVAA); with Renata Lamanda at the 2024 Académie d’été Sequenda; and with François Le Roux and Anne Constantin at the 2023 Académie Francis Poulenc.
レパートリー
Operatic Roles
Papagena Die Zauberflöte Mozart
Susanna Le nozze di Figaro Mozart
Barbarina Le nozze di Figaro Mozart
Frasquita Carmen Bizet
Noémie Cendrillon Massenet
Sophie Werther Massenet
BlumenMädchen Parsifal Wagner
Lauretta Gianni Schicchi Puccini
Yvette La Rondine Puccini
Arias
André Campra 《L’Europe galante》 Paisible lieux
Gounod 《Roméo et Juliette》 Je veux vivre
Massenet《Manon》Adieu, notre petite table
Massenet《Roma》le soleil se couchait, j’étais au bois sacré
Poulenc《Dialogue des Carmélites 》 Mon père, il n’est pas d’incident si négligeable”
Weber 《Der Freischütz》Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen
Mozart《Die Zauberflöte》Ach, ich fühl’s
Strauss 2 《Die Fledermaus》Mein herr Marquis
Händel《Giulio Cesare》Piangerò la sorte mia
Händel《Alcina》Tornami a vagheggiar
Pergolesi 《L’Olimpiade》Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti
De Majo《Ifigenia in Tauride》Se il labbro si lagna
Mozart 《Don Giovanni》Batti, batti, o bel Masetto
Mozart 《Don Giovanni vedrai carino
Mozart 《Così fan tutte》In uomini, in soldati
Mozart 《Così fan tutte》Come scoglio
Donizetti 《Don Pasquale》Quel guardo il cavaliere
Verdi 《Un ballo in maschera》Volta la terrea
Verdi 《Un ballo in maschera 》saper vorreste
Puccini《La Bohème》Quando m’en vo
Purcell 《The Indian Queen》I attempt from love’s sickness to fly
Copland 《The tender land》Laurie’s song
Britten《Peter Grimes》Embroidery in childhood Dvorak《Rusalka》Air à la lune
Operatic scenes, ensembles
Mozart 《Don Giovanni》Là ci darem la mano
Mozart 《Don Giovanni》Ma qual mai s’offre, oh Dei
Mozart 《Don Giovanni》sola sola buio loco
Mozart《Così fan tutte》Ah, guarda, sorella
Mozart《Così fan tutte》Alla bella Despinatta
Art Songs
Gounod Sérénade
GounodAu printemps
GounodViens! Les gazons sont verts !
Lalo Si j’étais petit oiseau
Lalo La chanson de l’alouette
Lalo Le rouge-gorge
Delibes Les filles de Cadix
Fauré Le papillon et la fleur
Fauré Lydia
Fauré Après un rêve
Fauré Au bord de l’eau
Fauré Puisqu’ici-bas
Fauré Tarentelle
Fauré Nel
Fauré Poème d’un jour Op.21
Fauré Notre amour
Fauré Chanson d’amour
Fauré Les roses d’Ispahan
Fauré Claire de Lune
Fauré Mandoline
Duparc Chanson triste
Debussy Nuit d’étoiles
Satie Je te veux
Satie La diva de l’empire
Roussel Cœur en péril
Hahn Fêtes Galantes
Hahn D’une prison
Ravel Cinq mélodies populaires Grecques
Falla 3 Mélodies
Poldowski L’heure exquise
Enesco 7 chansons de Clément Marot, Op.15
Durey Chansons Basques Op.23
Milhaud Trois poèmes de Jean Cocteau Op.60
Poulenc Cinq poèmes de Max Jacob
Poulenc Banalités
Poulenc Paul et Virginie, FP132
Poulenc La dame de Monté-Carlo
Rosenthal Pêcheur de Lune
Rosenthal Sérénade
Beydts La colombe poignardée
Saariaho Il pleut
Finzi Libellule rouge
Finzi Compagnon de voyage
Gousset Saule pleureur
Chevereau Une rose
Giordano È l’april che torna a me
Giordano Ecco l’april…
Wolf-Ferrari Quattro Rispetti Op.11
Cimara Stornello
Schubert Gretchen am Spinnrade Op.2 D118
Schubert An die Musik
Fanny Mendelssohn Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass?
Fanny Mendelssohn Neue Liebe
Schumann Widmung
Schumann Der Nussbaum
Schumann Die Lotosblume
Schumann Du bist wie eine Blume
Schumann Intermezzo
Schumann Mondnacht
Brahm Wie Melodien zieht es
Strauss Zueignung
Strauss 3 lieder der Ophelia Op.67
Strauss An die Nacht
Strauss Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden
Schoenberg 4 Lieder op.2
Obradors Canciones Clásicas Españolas
Beach 3 Shakespeare songs
Beach 2 songs Op.100
Britten The Salley Gardens
Britten The Ash GroveBritten The Last Rose of Summer
Sacred Music
Bach《Johannes Passion》BWV 245 Ich folge dir gleichfalls
Pergolesi 《Stabat Mater》
Mozart 《Exsultate Jubilate》Alleluia