Chihiro Asano
Official Website
Media
Video
Orokumusume by Kunihiko Hashimoto
John Cage: Concert for Piano and Orchestra with Aria
Kindertotenlieder by Tianfang JIA
For female voice and baritone saxophone
Toru Takemitsu Song Medley
arr. by Saki Masui
Xiaofeng Jiang ...as I drift off to a lucid dream...(2023)
Recordings
Arnold Schoenberg Three songs op. 48. Sommermüd
Schubert: Mehrstimmige Lieder: selections
Bridget Esler, soprano; Chihiro Asano, mezzo-soprano; Patrick Bessenbacher, tenor; Evan Luca Gray, bass-baritone; Lydia Brown, piano
Performed July 20, 2024
Press
Ruggiero — Handel’s Alcina
MassOpera, 2025
“From the moment Chihiro Asano strutted onstage, I scribbled ‘star energy’ in my notes. Her coloratura was lethal: each run hit like a precisely aimed arrow. Her performance was an intoxicating mix of athleticism, vocal prowess, and emotional depth.”
Press
Ruggiero — Handel’s Alcina
MassOpera, 2025
“From the moment Chihiro Asano strutted onstage, I scribbled ‘star energy’ in my notes. Her coloratura was lethal: each run hit like a precisely aimed arrow. Her performance was an intoxicating mix of athleticism, vocal prowess, and emotional depth.”
“The soloists embodied their characters to a person, vocally and theatrically. In addition to Alcina, particular huzzahs should go to Asano for a portrayal of Ruggiero which spanned a gamut of emotions.”
— Julie Ingelfinger, The Boston Musical Intelligencer, June 28, 2025
Arsilda — Vivaldi’s Arsilda, regina di Ponto
Opera Neo, American Premiere, 2026
Asano handled her blazing fioritura with aplomb, occasionally dipping into a rich chest voice for comic or ironic effect.”
Extended Vocal Technique
Enjoy my rendition of
'Silent Night' using Overtone (Polyphonic) singing!
In this video, I showcase the production of a subharmonic voice. The Fo/2 subharmonic frequency (105Hz/Ab2), one octave below the Fundamental frequency (210Hz/Ab3), is distinctly audible and recognizable.
Listen as I perform 'Amazing Grace' using my harmonic series. You'll be able to see it clearly in the spectrogram.
