Yoshikazu Mera, born 米良美一 on May 21, 1971, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, is a
notable countertenor singer. He graduated from Senzoku-Gakuen College as the top
student and initially trained as a tenor before transitioning to countertenor
during his third year of vocal studies. Mera's breakthrough came with his solo
performance in Gioacchino Rossini's Petite messe solenelle in October 1992,
followed by the countertenor solo in Leonard Bernstein's Skylark in March 1994
under the direction of Kazuyoshi Akiyama. He won the first prize at the 8th
Yamanashi Early Music Competition and ...