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Karita Mattila (pronounced KAH-ree-tah MAHT-ee-lah according to the New York Times) was born in Ervelä, Finland, or in Somero, Finland. I have seen reports as to both places, and I do not know which is correct. The two places are about sixty kilometres apart. Raised on a farm and trained at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Karita Matila now resides in London with her husband. "[S]he also returns
often to Finland, where she is besieged by loving fans. . . . --- Karita Mattila was a prize winner at the Lappeenranta Solo Voice Competition in Finland in 1981. --- Karita Mattila made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1991 as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. --- In 2006, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (conducted by James Levine) programmed three performances of the rarely-performed Schoenberg work Gurrelieder. This footage was taken after Part I, as the three illustrious soloists take their bows: Johan Botha, Karita Mattila, and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. youtube.com --- The return of Jenufa to the Metropolitan Opera "was a triumph for sopranos Karita Mattila and Deborah Polaski who gave electrifying performances as the title character and her stepmother, Kostelnicka," wrote Mike Silverman in an Associated Press review of January 14, 2003. --- A recording of
Jenufa
starring Karita Mattila, with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden, conducted by Bernard Haitink was released at
amazon.com
on December 17, 2002.
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