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I can’t see the Met letting Schrott in on this deal, when Peter Mattei and Mariusz Kwiecien are their stars. I would love to see Mattei and Netrebko together as the count and countess. The Met owes Mr. Mattei a big favor. I know Garanca is Octavian…...
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St. Paul-based Schubert Club has once more signed up top musical talent for its International Artist Series at the Ordway Center. The 2012-2013 season will include recitals by Finnish soprano Karita Mattila (Oct. 3), British pianist Stephen Hough (Nov....
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In this March 8, 2011 photo, Tamara Mumford, left, and Karita Mattila sing during the final dress rehearsal of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades" at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades" unfolds with the feverish... View Photo »
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When discussions of the world's great opera stars occur, she's often pointed to as being the best actress in the bunch. (Oct.
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But Ms. Racette sings with feeling and musicality; her low register has gotten particularly resonant, and she deploys its power tastefully. She also acts with sincerity and naturalness. She leaves you satisfied if rarely wowed. More than Karita Mattila...
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Douglas for The New York Times Karita Mattila performing at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night, accompanied by the pianist Martin Katz. In an interview with the WQXR host Jeff Spurgeon, quoted on the WQXR blog , the Finnish soprano Karita Mattila said that...
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The other was Teresa Stratas. Considering the assortment of singers who have passed through that hallowed stage door, it is certainly high praise, but hardly news to anyone who has heard Mattila confronting the likes of Richard Strauss, Janácek and...
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Birgit Nilsson’s campy turn with same on a recording -- and a comical, almost gypsy-like Finnish folk song, “Viisi Suomalaista Kansanlaulua,” in which she cut loose with a maniacal laugh. No one was more aware of the challenge of this program to her...
About Karita Mattila
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Karita Mattila (born September 5, 1960 in Somero, Finland), is a leading opera soprano. Full Article
