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Japanese-born American tenor (born 1966)

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John Ken Nuzzo
ジョン・健・ヌッツォ
BornTokyo, Japan
EducationChapman University
OccupationSinger (tenor)
Websitejkn-tenorissimo.com

John Ken Nuzzo (Japanese: ジョン・健・ヌッツォ) is an American tenor of Japanese origin.

Biography

Nuzzo was born in Tokyo on May 5th, 1966 to a Japanese mother and an American-Italian father. Nuzzo was involved in theater in middle school and attended an international high school. While in high school, Don Campbell urged him to join the Boy's Chorus.

After high school, Nuzzo moved to the United States and attended Chapman University in California. Initially enrolling as a business major, but in his third year Nuzzo became interested in pursuing a career in music.

In 1997, he won first prize in the Japan Vocal Competition, a Japanese singing competition. The following year, he won the Japan round of the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna, which led to an opportunity to perform with the Vienna State Opera.

In 2011, he sang in Puccini's La Bohème at the Anchorage Opera house. In March of that year, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit Japan. Nuzzo was drafted by TV stations to provide voice recordings for transit systems after the disaster.

Awards

  • 1985 - A’litalia International Singing Competition, 2nd place.
  • 1992 - Los Angeles Young Artists Vocal Competition, 1st place; Los Angeles Opera Guild Competition, 1st place
  • Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, 3rd place; Pasadena Opera Guild Competition, 1st place; Riverside Opera Guild Competition, 1st place.
  • Whittier Chorus Competition, 2nd place; Opera 100 Competition, 1st place; S.A.I. Vocal Competition, 1st place; Orange County Musical Arts Competition, 1st Place.
  • 1993 - NATS "Los Angeles Artist of the Year"
  • 1997 - Japan Vocal Competition, 1st place.
  • 1998 - International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition Japan, Winner.
  • 2001 - Eberhard Waechter Gesangsmedailen Austria 2001, Winner.
  • 2003 - Japan Idemitsu Music Award 2003, Winner

Discography (CD)

  • Franz Schubert: 11 selected songs from “Die schöne Müllerin, Op.25, D.795” - Fontec
  • NUZZO meets PUCCINI - Fontec
  • Rare Live Track 2020 - Fontec
  • BEETHOVEN×SCHUBERT - Fontec
  • Serenata(Italian Art Songs) -Fontec
  • “DICHTERLIEBE Op.48” -Fontec
  • NUZZO JAZZ _
  • Italian Aria - Fontec
  • Tenorissimo - Universal Classics & Jazz
  • NHK Taiga Historical Drama Shinsengumi! Original Soundtrack- Universal Classics & Jazz
  • Treasure Voice - Universal Classics & Jazz
  • Petr Turrini/Friedrich Cerha - ORF
  • Zemlinsky Salzburg Festival 2002 -Andante
  • Benjamin Britten - Orfeo d'or

Discography (DVD)

  • Shigaki Saegusa - Sony Music Japan International
  • Giuseppe Verdi - ORF

References

  1. "BIOGRAPHY". John Ken Nuzzo Official Website. Retrieved 13 November 2022. John Ken Nuzzo is an American tenor from Tokyo, Japan
  2. "John Ken Nuzzo". Opera-Arias.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. Histand, Ben (10 May 2012). "John Ken Nuzzo - tenor time". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ^ Histand, Ben (10 May 2012). "John Ken Nuzzo - tenor time". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. "出光音楽賞歴代受賞者". Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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