Tomotaka Okamoto

Tomotaka Okamoto (岡本 知高, Okamoto Tomotaka, born December 3, 1976) is a Japanese sopranist.

Career
Tomotaka Okamoto was born December 3, 1976 in Sukumo, Japan, and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music. He also graduated from the Conservatoire Francis Poulenc with a first place award. His debut album Sopranista charted for 17 weeks on the Oricon Albums Chart, peaking at number 100. He makes frequent guest appearances on national television.

Tomotaka Okamoto gave a committed and dramatic solo rendition of the Olympic hymn in the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, also known as "Tokyo 2020."

Style
He is a “sopranista”, a male who has a female soprano vocal range voice. He often dresses in a unique manner when he performs.

His repertory is various; he sings castrato (Farinelli) compositions not only in opera, but also Japanese classics, crossover favorites, and pop ballads. He collaborates with Japanese orchestras and artists and also overseas orchestras, such as the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony, the England Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London), and Prague Chamber Orchestra. He has solo concerts with piano in various parts of Japan and vibrates his voice.