An Experience to Satisfy the Five Senses: ARIAS & TASTES
InterContinental Hotel Osaka will host 'ARIAS & TASTES', a limited 2-day special event combining a chapel concert by mezzo-soprano Michiko Hayashi and dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Thursday, April 9, 2026, Osaka, Japan: InterContinental Hotel Osaka (Location: Kita-ku, Osaka; General Manager: Jerome Pallacor) will host mezzo-soprano Michiko Hayashi and pianist Maho Ishino in its chapel, which has been selected twice as one of the '100 Breathtakingly Beautiful Chapels in Japan,' to deliver a moment of touching beautiful music. Following the concert in the chapel, guests can enjoy dining at the restaurants within InterContinental Hotel Osaka.
By experiencing the beautiful resonance delivered by Ms. Hayashi's singing voice and Ms. Ishino's piano under a ceiling approximately 7 meters high in the special setting of a chapel, we offer an experience that cannot be heard ordinarily. You can enjoy a moment captivated by various musical pieces performed by the talented opera singer Ms. Hayashi.
Afterward, you can enjoy dining at the 'Specialty Restaurant Pierre,' which has been listed with one Michelin star for 9 consecutive years, or at 'NOKA Roast & Grill,' where you can enjoy a menu celebrating the arrival of spring in a semi-buffet style. This is a 2-day limited event where you can be intoxicated by the music and the flavors of InterContinental Hotel Osaka.
Event Details:
Dates: Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2026
Time: Doors open 18:00 / Concert starts 18:30 / Dinner 19:00
Location: Chapel (3rd floor), Restaurants (20th floor)
Price: With dinner at Specialty Restaurant Pierre: 30,250 JPY per person
With dinner at NOKA Roast & Grill: 12,500 JPY per person
Reservations: https://icosaka.com/offer/ariastastes
*Pre-payment required. Reservations accepted until May 20, 2026.
The stated prices include tax. A separate 15% service charge will be applied.
### About Ms. Michiko Hayashi
Graduated from Tokyo College of Music, Vocal Performance Course. Completed the 1st term of the New National Theatre Opera Studio. Studied in Munich as an overseas trainee under the Agency for Cultural Affairs' artist dispatch program. Won the highest prize at the International Mitropoulos Vocal Competition in 2003. Received the 5th Hotel Okura Music Award.
She has appeared in numerous operas, mainly with the Nikikai and the New National Theatre. In 2015, she demonstrated outstanding singing and exceptional presence by taking on her first roles as Argene in 'L'Olimpiade' at Kioi Hall and Donna Elvira in 'Don Giovanni' at the Nissay Theatre.
She has repeatedly co-starred with domestic and international conductors such as Myung-Whun Chung and Paavo Järvi, and major orchestras. She also acts widely as a top-class mezzo-soprano in both popularity and ability, producing Mozart's Da Ponte trilogy operas 'Così fan tutte,' 'The Marriage of Figaro,' and 'Don Giovanni' herself.
Her CDs include 'Red and Black,' 'The Earth is Round ~ Toru Takemitsu: SONGS,' and 'Belle Excentrique.
By experiencing the beautiful resonance delivered by Ms. Hayashi's singing voice and Ms. Ishino's piano under a ceiling approximately 7 meters high in the special setting of a chapel, we offer an experience that cannot be heard ordinarily. You can enjoy a moment captivated by various musical pieces performed by the talented opera singer Ms. Hayashi.
Afterward, you can enjoy dining at the 'Specialty Restaurant Pierre,' which has been listed with one Michelin star for 9 consecutive years, or at 'NOKA Roast & Grill,' where you can enjoy a menu celebrating the arrival of spring in a semi-buffet style. This is a 2-day limited event where you can be intoxicated by the music and the flavors of InterContinental Hotel Osaka.
Event Details:
Dates: Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2026
Time: Doors open 18:00 / Concert starts 18:30 / Dinner 19:00
Location: Chapel (3rd floor), Restaurants (20th floor)
Price: With dinner at Specialty Restaurant Pierre: 30,250 JPY per person
With dinner at NOKA Roast & Grill: 12,500 JPY per person
Reservations: https://icosaka.com/offer/ariastastes
*Pre-payment required. Reservations accepted until May 20, 2026.
The stated prices include tax. A separate 15% service charge will be applied.
### About Ms. Michiko Hayashi
Graduated from Tokyo College of Music, Vocal Performance Course. Completed the 1st term of the New National Theatre Opera Studio. Studied in Munich as an overseas trainee under the Agency for Cultural Affairs' artist dispatch program. Won the highest prize at the International Mitropoulos Vocal Competition in 2003. Received the 5th Hotel Okura Music Award.
She has appeared in numerous operas, mainly with the Nikikai and the New National Theatre. In 2015, she demonstrated outstanding singing and exceptional presence by taking on her first roles as Argene in 'L'Olimpiade' at Kioi Hall and Donna Elvira in 'Don Giovanni' at the Nissay Theatre.
She has repeatedly co-starred with domestic and international conductors such as Myung-Whun Chung and Paavo Järvi, and major orchestras. She also acts widely as a top-class mezzo-soprano in both popularity and ability, producing Mozart's Da Ponte trilogy operas 'Così fan tutte,' 'The Marriage of Figaro,' and 'Don Giovanni' herself.
Her CDs include 'Red and Black,' 'The Earth is Round ~ Toru Takemitsu: SONGS,' and 'Belle Excentrique.