Mitsuko Shirai

Japanese singer (1947-)
Person human Q1720507
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Mitsuko Shirai

Summary

Mitsuko Shirai is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Saku[2]. She was born on May 28, 1947[3]. She worked as a university teacher[4] and opera singer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mitsuko Shirai's place of birth was Saku[2].
  • Mitsuko Shirai was born on May 28, 1947[3].
  • Mitsuko Shirai held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Mitsuko Shirai worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Mitsuko Shirai worked as an opera singer[5].
  • Among Mitsuko Shirai's employers was Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe[8].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's education included a stint at Musashino Academia Musicae[9].
  • Mitsuko Shirai was educated at State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart[10].
  • Mitsuko Shirai received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].
  • Mitsuko Shirai is recorded as female[12].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's genre is classical music[14].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's voice type is recorded as soprano[15].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano[16].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's given name is recorded as Mitsuko[17].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's name in native language is recorded as 白井光子[20].
  • Mitsuko Shirai's name in kana is recorded as しらい みつこ[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: JP[23]

  • Began / founded: 1952[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 997310f5-f2d8-4a8b-a35d-63f1623f812b[25]

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Origins and Family

Mitsuko Shirai was born in Saku[2]. She was born on May 28, 1947[3].

Education

Educated at Musashino Academia Musicae[9], a conservatory[26], in Japan[27], founded in 1929[28] and State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart[10], a conservatory[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1857[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and opera singer[5]. Mitsuko Shirai was employed by Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe[8].

Recognition

Mitsuko Shirai received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

Why It Matters

Mitsuko Shirai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Mitsuko Shirai born?

Mitsuko Shirai was born in Saku[2].

What did Mitsuko Shirai do for work?

Mitsuko Shirai worked as university teacher[4] and opera singer[5].

Where did Mitsuko Shirai go to school?

Mitsuko Shirai was educated at Musashino Academia Musicae[9] and State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart[10].

What awards did Mitsuko Shirai receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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