{{Short description|Japanese classical singer (1961- )}} {{Infobox person | name = Yumiko Kurisu | birth_date = {{birth date|1961|1|1}} | birth_place = Japan | education = | occupation = Classic music singer (soprano) | other_names = 来栖由美子 | organizations = Bach Collegium Japan }} '''Yumiko Kurisu''' is a Japanese classical soprano, a musicologist and an academic teacher. She has recorded cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach with the Bach Collegium Japan, both as a soloist as a member of the ensemble.<ref name="bc">{{cite web | url = http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Kurisu-Yumiko.htm | title = Yukari Nonoshita (Soprano) | publisher = bach-cantatas.com | year = 2015 | access-date = 3 March 2016 }}</ref>
==Biography== Kurisu studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, graduating in 1984. She specialises in the vocal techniques and performance style the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref name="bc" />
She has taught at the Oita University, from 1998 as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, from 2001 as Associated Professor of Music.
==Publications== *"A Study of 18th century vocal techniques" (1994) *"Techniques of Agilita". Bulletin of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (1994)
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==External links== *[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yumiko-kurisu-mn0002342734 Yumiko Kurisu credits] AllMusic
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