Soile Isokoski believes her background in Lied and church music helped her build general musicianship and mental stamina before taking up opera.
Soile Isokoski identifies strongly with Tatyana from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, having written romantic poetry herself when young.
Soile Isokoski initially asserted she would never become an opera singer after winning the Lappeenranta singing competition in 1987.
Soile Isokoski has maintained the same singing technique throughout her career, even though her range of colors, idioms, and styles has broadened.
Soile Isokoski's ideal for singing is instrumental, simple, and absolutely pure in pitch, qualities she has retained on the opera stage.
Soile Isokoski's voice is often described as melancholic, making it well-suited for 'nice girl' roles like Liù in Turandot and Micaëla in Carmen.
Soile Isokoski made her opera debut as Mimì in La Bohème at the Finnish National Opera in 1989, where her acting was initially stiff.
