Hidenori Inoue

Hidenori Inoue, Bass, hails from Himeji, Japan. In 2017-18 he debuted the role of Timur in Turandot and covered the role of Méphistophéles in Faust with Tulsa Opera. Most recently he sang Makoto Kobayashi in the east coast premiere of Jack Perla's An American Dream and the Baron in La Traviata with Opera Maine. He was also heard as Padre Guardiano and the Marquis in Verdi's La forza del destino with New Amsterdam Opera, and Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola with New York City's ARE Opera. 2018-19 engagements include the roles of Leporello and Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Opera Steamboat, the Bonze in Madama Butterfly with Virginia Opera and Opera Omaha, a reprise of his role in An American Dream at Anchorage Opera, a return to Tulsa Opera as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni, a role debut as Sarastro in The Magic Flute with Opera Maine and North Carolina Opera, and yet another Commendatore with Penscola Opera. He debuted with the Spartansburg Symphony as bass soloist in Beethoven's