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Karita Mattila Reviews

Karita Mattila recital

Carnegie Hall, New York

Cross-cultural exchange from a Finnish soprano
20 Apr 07 / New York Times

Karita Mattila recital

Opéra national du Rhin

Sans les chaussures…
28 Jun 06 / ConcertoNet (French)
The Mattila Show
19 Jun 06 / Forum Opéra

Karita Mattila recital

Barbican, London

You have to admit she is good value
15 Jun 06 / Financial Times
A recital to dream of
14 Jun 06 / Music OMH

Joseph Volpe Gala

Metropolitan Opera

A festival of artistic indigestion
23 May 06 / Financial Times
An exit con gusto: more than 5 hours of honor for the Met's Volpe
22 May 06 / New York Times
Met honors retiring General Manager Volpe
22 May 06 / San Francisco Chronicle

Karita Mattila in concert

Salzburg Festival

Mostly Mattila and Mahler
8 Aug 05 / The Opera Critic

Matti Salminen Birthday Gala

Savonlinna Festival

The kind of celebration anybody would enjoy
16 Jul 05 / Financial Times

Karita Mattila recital

Théâtre du Châtelet

Diva monocorde
15 Jun 05 / Altamusica
Le rhume et la diva
9 Jun 05 / ConcertoNet (French)

Karita Mattila in concert

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Her totally thrilling high arcs cause the most awe
12 Nov 04 / Seen and Heard
Mattila makes Symphony Hall debut a triumph
6 Nov 04 / Boston Globe

50th Anniversary Gala

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Celebrating 50 years as a civic institution in Chicago
2 Nov 04 / Seen and Heard
Chicago's Lyric Opera celebrates 50th anniversary with all-star gala
1 Nov 04 / San Francisco Chronicle

Karita Mattila recital

Salzburg Festival

Fahrende Gesellen, zündende Melodien
16 Aug 04 / Die Presse

Karita Mattila recital

Barbican, London

A sensational recital by a sensational artist
8 Apr 03 / Guardian Unlimited

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Karita Mattila Reviews & Articles

KARITA MATTILA

Finnish born Karita Mattila rose to fame by winning the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 1983. She began her career as a lyric soprano, but now her voice seems capable of anything, from Mozart to Puccini, Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss and Janacek.
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Karita Mattila Articles

Mattila leaves ‘Tosca’

The soprano Karita Mattila has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera’s spring performances of Puccini’s “Tosca,” with Patricia Racette taking over the role.
1 Apr 2010 / New York Times

Émilie is the work of two strong-willed women

Mono-drama staged by Kaija Saariaho and Karita Mattila leaves for European tour; Finnish audiences will have to wait.
3 Mar 2010 / Helsingin Sanomat (Eng)

San Francisco Opera announces 2010-11 season

The return of Domingo as Cyrano, Mattila in The Makropulos Case and the Ring Cycle in Summer 2011.
21 Jan 2010 / Musical Criticism

Soprano masters Czech list

Mattila brings her zest for life to 'Katya' role.
24 Nov 2009 / Chicago Sun-Times

Camilla Nylund, Salomé d’acier juvénile

Soprano lyrique trempé dans l’acier, la Finlandaise Camilla Nylund a sur Karita Mattila et Catherine Naglestad l’avantage de son expérience du rôle-titre, et plus encore d’un timbre aux reflets enfantins.
5 Nov 2009 / Altamusica

Cut the fluff. What makes Tosca tick?

In a fresh production of a Puccini classic at the Metropolitan Opera, the director Luc Bondy seeks to “create something believable.”
20 Sep 2009 / New York Times

Entrevista: Karita Mattila

"Si un director me pide que adelgace, lo hago"
22 Dec 2008 / El Pais $

Karita Mattila

«Conozco bien a Mortier y le deseo buena suerte al Real»
17 Dec 2008 / abc.es

The BBC Proms 2008

Mattila and Terfel top and tail season and Rattle returns with the Berlin Philharmonic.
10 Apr 2008 / Musical Criticism

A woman of her time

The luminous Karita Mattila, star of the HD transmission of Manon Lescaut from the Met, fields questions about Puccini’s archetypal anti-heroine.
4 Feb 2008 / Opera News

Mattila withdraws from Boston Symphony Fidelio

Due to illness, soprano Karita Mattila has cancelled her appearances as Leonore in the Boston Symphony's concert performances of Beethoven's Fidelio.
21 Mar 2007 / PlaybillArts

Karita Mattila: conversation with a dynamic diva

Soulful soprano talks about her life, career and singng Puccini's 'Manon.'
21 Nov 2006 / Mercury News

Karita Mattila sings her first Tosca

Karita Mattila sings the eponymous prima donna in Puccini's Tosca for the first time onstage at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki.
27 Aug 2006 / PlaybillArts

The waitress who dreamed of a starring role

Erika Sunnegardh's unforgettable night at the opera, as she steps in for Karita Mattila at the Met.
3 Apr 2006 / Independent

Karita Mattila to judge competition in Houston

Houston Grand Opera will hold the finals for its annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, with Karita Mattila as one of the judges.
31 Jan 2006 / PlaybillArts
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Janacek: Vec Makropulos
San Francisco Opera
10 to 28 Nov 2010
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
Metropolitan Opera
11 to 26 Mar 2011
Puccini: Tosca
The Royal Opera
7 Jun to 17 Jul 2011
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