Bass-baritone Hidenori Inoue, hailing from Himeji, Japan, has established himself as a versatile and sought-after artist. In 2025, he will be heard as Bonze in Madama Butterfly with both Austin Opera and San Antonio Opera. In the 2023-2024 season, he joined Theater Bremen as a member of the fest ensemble, where he performed as Edward Teller in Dr. Atomic, 1st Soldier and Nazarene in Salome, Publius in La Clemenza di Tito, the Cook in The Love For Three Oranges, King Heinrich in Lohengrin, and Colline in La Bohème. Before leaving the U.S. to pursue his European career, Hidenori sang Banco in Macbeth with Resonance Works, Bonze in Madama Butterfly at New Orleans Opera, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola with Kentucky Opera, covered the role of Silva in Ernani with Lyric Opera of Chicago, and returned to Austin Opera as Nourabad in Les pêcheurs de perles.

In 2022, the busy bass sang Sarastro in The Magic Flute with North Carolina Opera, debuted the title role in Boito's Mefistofele with Knoxville Opera, was heard as Fernando in Fidelio with Austin Opera, and covered the role of Kobun in The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs with Lyric Opera of Kansas City. He also performed as the bass soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the York Symphony. In 2021, he made a role and company debut with MTM Hong Kong as Escamillo in Carmen, performed Angelotti and covered Scarpia in Tosca with Opera Columbus, sang Fasolt in Virginia Opera's Das Rheingold, and Colline in the MTM/Opera Columbus film of La bohème. He also recorded the role of Nourabad in Les pêcheurs de perles for InSeries Opera and reprised the role of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with the University of Nebraska Opera Theater.

Inoue began his career performing roles such as Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Pensacola Opera, Bonze in Madama Butterfly at Tulsa Opera, Virginia Opera, and Opera Omaha, Leporello and Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Opera Steamboat, and Kobayashi in An American Dream at Anchorage Opera and Opera Maine.

Mr. Inoue holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music.