砂田愛梨 Airi Sunada（ソプラノ Soprano）

東京音楽大学及び同大学院修了。給費特待生奨学金生。新国立劇場オペラ研修所第18期生修了。同研修所提携ANAスカラシップ生としてミラノスカラ座アカデミー、バイエルン州立歌劇場オペラ研修所の短期研修に参加。

第46回イタリア声楽コンコルソ第1位・ミラノ大賞、第54回日伊声楽コンコルソ第3位及び最優秀歌曲賞、第87回日本音楽コンクール歌曲部門入選、第12回”Magda Olivero”国際コンクール第3位及び特別賞（ミラノ）、第1回”Nicola Martenucci”国際声楽コンクールファイナリスト。

これまでに『ドン・パスクワーレ』ノリーナ、『愛の妙薬』アディーナ、『コジ・ファン・トゥッテ』フィオルディリージ、『イル・カンピエッロ』ルシエータ、『ラ・ボエーム』ムゼッタ（新国立劇場カヴァーキャスト）等に出演。

平成30年度文化庁新進芸術家海外制度研修員としてイタリアに留学。令和2年度五島記念文化賞オペラ新人賞受賞。イタリア・ミラノを拠点活動予定。

AIRI SUNADA was born in Tokyo and studied at Tokyo College of Music, where she also completed her Master degree (Speciality: Opera) before joining the Opera Academy at the New National Theater Tokyo, forming a lasting relationship with the theater and granted a fellowship sponsored by opera studio at the New National Theatre Tokyo and All Nippon Air ways to study under the Teatro alla Scala in Italy, and the Bayerisches Staatsoper in Germany.

She has sung “Norina” Don Pasquale, “Adina” L’elisir d’Amor, “Fiordiglisi” Così Fan Tutte, “Luçieta” Il Campiello, “Musetta” La Boheme (Cover cast at the New National Theater Tokyo).

 She won first prizes in 2016 at the Concorso Lirica Italiana of Japan, Third prizes in 2018 at the Japan and Italy Competiton, and Finalist at the Music Competition of Japan. In 2018 and 2019 she won the Third prizes and Best Performance Award at the Concorso Lirica Internazionale “Magda Olivero” at Milan and was winner of finalist at the "Nicola Martinucci" Voice International Competition at Lucca in Italy.

She was receiving a scholarship sponsored by the Japanese Government to study in Italy. In 2020 she was Younger Opera Winner at the Tokyu Foundation in Japan and won a scholarship.