IDAGIO | Vocal Recital: Mattila, Karita - Schumann, R. / Brahms, J. / Merikanto, O. / Melartin, E. / Sibelius, J. / Schubert, F. / Dvorak, A. 761195105429

Featuring

Karita Mattila
Ilmo Ranta
Pertti Pekkanen
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Pekka Savijoki
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Oskar Merikanto
Erkki Melartin
Toivo Kuula
Jean Sibelius
Franz Schubert
Antonín Dvořák
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini
Johann Strauss II (Jr.)
Leonard Bernstein
Frederick Loewe

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Performer Biography

Karita Mattila admits to a dark, melancholy streak in her personality, feeling closer to "deep Slavic waters than to the Scandinavian world."

Performer Biography

Karita Mattila made her debut at the Finnish National Opera in 1983 as the Countess in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro.

Performer Biography

Karita Mattila credits her teacher, Hungarian-born Vera Rozsa, with her success, stating, "Without her I would not be where I am now."

Performer Biography

Karita Mattila began singing lessons at a local music institute and initially considered other careers, such as languages, before committing to singing.

Performer Biography

Karita Mattila's sensational win at the first BBC Singer of the World competition in Cardiff in 1983 opened doors to the international opera world.

Performer Biography

Karita Mattila won the national Lappeenranta Singing Competition in 1981 at the age of 21, establishing her as a major Finnish talent.

Performer Biography

Karita Mattila, a Finnish soprano, is described as a blend of an uncorrupted country girl and a cosmopolitan woman, inspiring Finns with her retained dialect and outspoken language.