Jenni Lättilä Dramatic Soprano

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1 Jenni Lättilä Finnish soprano Jenni Lättilä has a dramatic, hall-filling tone with a natural, alluring vocal color. A true Wagnerian soprano, she is a skilled and intelligent musician with crisp diction and a keen understanding of even the most challenging modern repertoire. In 2019, Ms. Lättilä will appear with the Finnish National Opera, creating the role of Adele Bergman in the World Premiere of Jaakko Kuusisto s Jää, based on Ulla-Lena Lundberg s award winning novel, Ice. In recent seasons with the FNO, she has performed Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Podtochina in The Nose, the dual roles of Aufseherin and Vertraute in Elektra (while covering Elektra), Gutrune and Dritte Norn in Götterdämmerung, Gerhilde in Die Walküre, the leading role of Popova in William Walton s The Bear (premiere in 2013), and covered Agathe in Der Freischütz and Isolde in Tristan und Isolde. With Jyväskylä Opera she appeared as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera and as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. With the Turku Philharmonic under the baton of Leif Segerstam she performed The Woman in Schönberg s one-act monodrama Erwartung. At the Urkuyö & Aaria Festival she sang Lady of Ruotus in Rautavaara s Marjatta, the lowly maiden. While at the renowned Sibelius Academy, Ms. Lättillä performed the roles of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Lady Billows in Albert Herring, and Elisabetta in scenes from Don Carlo. On the concert stage, Ms. Lättilä has performed Beethoven s Missa Solemnis with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Choir under the baton of Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Beethoven s Symphony No. 9 with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Wagner s Wesendonck Lieder with the St. Michel Strings in Mikkeli, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Lohja City Orchestra in Helsinki and Lohja, Bach s Johannes Passion, Dvo ak s Mass in D, Pergolesi s Stabat Mater, Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras, and Sibelius Kullervo, Luonnotar, and Orchestral Songs. She has presented the World Premieres of Paavo Heininen s Kaksi vakavaa laulua (Four Serious Songs) with the Lappeenranta City Orchestra, Uljas Pulkkis Celestial Mechanics at the Helsinki Music House, and Markus Virtanen s Triptych at the Helsinki Organ Summer Festival. In 2016/17, she sang two solo recitals: the World Premiere of Pasi Lyytikäinen s Two Songs at the Pasimusic Festival in Iisalmi, and her Doctoral Dissertation Defence at the Helsinki Music House. With degrees in Linguistics (University of Helsinki), Church Music and Opera (Sibelius Academy), Jenni Lättilä has worked as a voice teacher, conductor, choirmaster, church organist, and academic research assistant, in addition to her growing performance résumé. She has been awarded prizes and grants in Europe and the United States, including: 3 rd Prize in the 2013 Gerda Lissner Competition (Wagner Division), the 2010 Lauritz Melchior Competition (Denmark), the 2009 Bayreuth Stipendium from the Finnish Wagner Society, the 2008 Modern Music Prize in the Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (Sweden), and the 2008 Lappeenranta National Singing Competition (Finland).

2 Jenni Lättilä Opera Adele Bergman Jää (W.P.) Finnish National Opera 2019 Berta Il Barbiere di Siviglia Finnish National Opera 2017 Elektra (c) Elektra Baltic Sea Festival (Stockholm) 2016 Isolde (c) Tristan und Isolde Finnish National Opera 2016 Elektra (c) Elektra Finnish National Opera 2016 Aufseherin Elektra Finnish National Opera 2016 Vertraute Elektra Finnish National Opera 2016 Podtochina The Nose Finnish National Opera 2015 The Woman Erwartung Turku Philharmonic 2015 Popova The Bear Finnish National Opera 2014 Popova The Bear Finnish National Opera 2013 Amelia Un Ballo in Maschera Jyväskylä Opera 2013 Gutrune/Dritte Norn Götterdämmerung Finnish National Opera 2011 Gerhilde Die Walküre Finnish National Opera 2011 Lady Macbeth Macbeth Jyväskylä Opera 2011 Lady of Ruotus Marjatta, the lowly maiden Urkuyö & Aaria Festival, Helsinki 2010 Agathe (c) Der Freischütz Finnish National Opera 2008 Donna Anna Don Giovanni Sibelius Academy 2008 Lady Billows Albert Herring Sibelius Academy 2006 Elisabetta Don Carlo (excerpts) Sibelius Academy 2006 Concert & Oratorio Soloist Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Turku Philharmonic Orchestra 2017 Recitalist With Kiril Kozlovsky Sellosali, Espoo 2016 Beethoven Missa Solemnis Finnish National Opera & Choir 2016 Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Lohja City Orchestra 2016 Recitalist Lyytikäinen: 2 Songs (W.P.) Pasimusic Festival, Iisalmi 2016 Wagner Wesendonck Lieder St. Michael Strings 2016 Sibelius Orchestral Songs Saimaa Sinfonia 2015 Soloist Finnish Parliament 150 th Anniv. Gala Sibelius Concert Hall 2013 Heininen Two Serious Songs (W.P.) Lappeenranta City Orchestra 2013 Recitalist Finnish Wagnerians Helsinki Music House 2013 Pulkkis Celestial Mechanics (W.P.) Helsinki Music House 2013 Sibelius Kullervo Jyväskylä City Orchestra 2012 Virtanen Triptych (W.P.) Helsinki Organ Summer Festival 2012 Beethoven Missa Solemnis Turku Philharmonic Orchestra 2012

3 Jenni Lättilä Concert & Oratorio Soloist, cont d Sibelius Luonnotar Turku Philharmonic Orchestra 2012 Soloist Wagnerian Gala Concert Turku Philharmonic Orchestra 2011 Recitalist Focus on Wagner Sibelius Academy Concert Hall 2011 Soloist Winners Gala: L.Melchior Competition Aalborg City Orchestra 2010 Beethoven Symphony no. 9 Hyvinkää City Orchestra 2009 Dvo ak Mass in D Kuhmoinen Chamber Choir 2009 Rautavaara Die Liebenden Mikkelin City Orchestra 2009 Sibelius Luonnotar West-Bohemian Orchestra (Czech Rep.) 2008 Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Nordic Light Orchestra 2008 Bach Johannes Passion Vaasa City Orchestra 2008 Soloist Winners Gala: Lappeenranta Competition Lappeenranta City Orchestra 2008 Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras Käpylä Cello Ensemble 2007 Recitalist Finnish Lieder Recital Sibelius Music Festival (Hancock, MI) 2007 Pergolesi Stabat Mater Agricola Church, Helsinki 2007 Bach Johannes Passion Tallinn Baroque 2006 Education & Young Artist Programs Doctoral Dissertation Defence, Helsinki Music House, Sonore Hall 2016 Mariinski Summer Academy 2009 B.A. Linguistics, University of Helsinki 2008 M.M. Opera, Sibelius Academy 2008 Matti Salminen Foundation Young Artists Program M.M. Music Education, Sibelius Academy 2005 Awards & Grants 3 rd Prize, Gerda Lissner Singing Competition, Wagner Division rd Prize, Lauritz Melchior Singing Competition, Denmark 2010 Recipient, Bayreuth Stipendium, Finnish Wagner Society 2009 Winner, Modern Music Prize, W. Stenhammar Intn l Music Competition, Sweden rd Prize, Lappeenranta National Singing Competition 2008

4 ! Jenni Lättilä Opera Repertoire Beethoven Leonore.... Fidelio Berg Marie. Wozzeck Britten Lady Billows. Albert Herring Cilea Adrianna.. Adrianna Lecouvreur Humperdinck Gertrude, Sandman. Hansel and Gretel Kokkonen Riitta... Viimeiset kiusaukset Puccini Suor Angelica... Suor Angelica Tosca Tosca Turandot. Turandot Tchaikovsky Lisa... La Pique Dame R. Strauss Ariadne.. Ariadne auf Naxos Elektra.... Elektra Verdi Aida Aida Amelia.. Un Ballo in Maschera Elisabetta..... Don Carlo Leonora..... La Forza del Destino Lady Macbeth..... Macbeth Wagner Senta. Der fliegende Holländer Brünnhilde, Gutrune, Dritte Norn.. Götterdämmerung Elsa Lohengrin Elisabeth, Venus.. Tannhäuser Isolde..... Tristan und Isolde Brünnhilde, Sieglinde, Helmwige, Gerhilde, Ortinde.. Die Walküre Weber Agathe... Der Freischütz This list represents recommended roles in the artist's operatic repertoire. For a list of performed repertoire, please refer to the artist's resume and biography.!!

5 ! Jenni Lättilä Reviews Jenni Lättilä s performance of Karol Szymanowski s highly demanding song cycle was another delight in the concert. Ms. Lättilä s soprano has obtained maturity and carrying power she has what it takes to be a first class Wagnerian soprano. Veijo Murtomäki, HELSINGIN SANOMAT, 2016 Her youthful dramatic soprano voice suits the performance of this densely expressive 20 th century music (Szymanowski s Des Hafis Liebeslieder), and here she provided us with intensely exuberant exclamations and mystical whispers. Ms. Lättilä savored the enjoyable long legato lines of the songs and interpreted the texts delicately and playfully. Auli Särkiö, RONDO CLASSIC, 2016 Her performance made me wish that vocal soloists would more often have the courage needed for full stage presence in front of an orchestra. The soloist immersed herself totally in the work, giving full bodily expression and overwhelming energy to Erwartung. Auli Särkiö, RONDO CLASSIC, 2015 Ms. Lättilä s dramatic flux of voice, painting the inner landscape of the delusional Woman with a wide, romantic brush, but avoiding all heaviness and monotonousness. Ms. Lättilä s downright enormous voice has a fine floating quality and even, surprisingly vivaciousness, based on good text and unfailingly flowing legato line. Her Erwartung built on speech-like, yet vocally abundant stream of consciousness, which she colored with straight tones, altercations, metallic shouts and downy pianissimos. Auli Särkiö, RONDO CLASSIC, 2016 Soprano Jenni Lättilä put her soul into the role of the anxious Woman and threw herself totally into the role. Ms. Lättliä s soprano is not just a vivis jingle, but has great drama in it. Her voice has so much volume and solidity that she does not need to blast out with full force at all times, enen the gentlest nuances carries extremely well over the orchestra. Tomi Norha, TURUN SANOMAT, 2015!

6 ! Jenni Lättilä Reviews, cont d Jenni Lättilä (last minute replacement) easily filled the entire hall with her enormous voice, and was surely as radiant as Aino Ackte in the 1913 world-premiere (Luonnotar by Sibelius) in Gloucester, England the intensity was all the more tactile. HUFVUDSTADSBLADET, 2012 Wagner s Ring was ended as magnificently as one could hope for. The Finnish National Opera (under Leif Segerstam) has assembled thirteen singers next to ideal for their roles. As the primus motor of evil we had the best Hagen in the world, Matti Salminen... Jenni Lättilä was vocally impressive, especially in her middle range, both as the Third Norn and Gutrune. HUFVUDSTADSBLADET, 2011 The premiere quality Finnish singers: Matti Salminen as Hagen, Tommi Hakala as Gunther, and Jenni Lättilä as Gutrune sang in this extremely strong production of Götterdämmerung. The spectacle of Wagner s Ring came to this well-deserved finale. Considering the profile of the Finnish National Opera it is a truly significant thing to be able to present the Ring at such a high artistic level. Conductor Leif Segerstam also seemed both confident and contented. This arduous undertaking has been a triumph, and as well, new Wagnerians have been inaugurated. The magic of the Ring lasts. SAVON SANOMAT, 2011 A true surprise, and a rising star in the Ring of the Nibelungs is the young Jenni Lättilä, whose blonde appearance and the beautiful, carrying radiance of her wellrounded voice take her far beyond being a promising Wagnerian soprano. HELSINGIN SANOMAT, 2011!