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Seiko Lee (born in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer/songwriter, soprano and peace advocate.^[1]

Lee graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts. As a professional, she has performed in both opera houses and concert stages across Europe,^[2] South America,^[3] Asia^[4] and the United States. She has recorded as a soloist with Sony, RCA Victor, and Manhattan Center Records.

She is a graduate of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art High School and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts.^[5] After graduating, she moved to the United States and has since appeared in international opera productions such as Carmen, Macbeth, La traviata, Suor Angelica, Così fan tutte, and Un Destino Immortale. She made her US operatic debut in New York City with La Scaletta Opera, and she has also appeared with the Connecticut Opera and New York's Henry Street Opera.

Since 1996, she has been a frequent soloist with the New York Philharmonic Symphony and the NYC Symphony Chamber Music Ensemble. Notable performances include ceremonies at the Lincoln Center with New York's historic Goldman Memorial Band, the Temple Recital Series in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the inaugural ceremony of the Universal Peace Federation at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

The Seiko Lee Project was founded in 2009^[6], which is a non-profit organization which advocates for issues of world peace and human rights. Lee is the president of the project. She has contributed to numerous social and charitable activities, including reconciliation projects for Rwanda, Zambia, West Africa, and Guinea Bissau.^[7][8]

• Song of Peace, CD, Music by Sibelius, Gounod, Rodgers and Hammerstein, etc. Copyright, Seiko Lee Project, 2001
• Liberation-Songs of My Spiritual Country, CD, Traditional Korean Melodies, Copyright, Seiko Lee Project, 2005 ^[5]
• Halelu-Songs of David, CD, Cantata for Peace, Music by David D'Or and David Eaton, Copyright, David Eaton/David D'Or, 2007 ^[9]

• Seiko Lee, Holiday Benefit & World Tour Concert, DVD, Live Concert, Copyright, Seiko Lee Project, 2007

• La Nación: "Three Sopranos Began its International Tour Today, the BCP", November 14, 2007
• La Nación: "The sopranos provided a spectacle of luxury" CPB, November 16, 2007
• Saegae Ilbo: Concert Review by Dong Kyung Pak, June 15, 2005
• Denver Korean Times (Han Kook Ilbo): "Seiko Lee, vocal recital", October 2, 1999
• The Barrytown Gazette: "Redhook Housewife's music brings joy, healing to the world." by Henry Christopher, April 2008

• Official website
• Seiko Lee Project