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11 Facts About Karita Mattila

1.

Karita Marjatta Mattila was born on 5 September 1960 and is a Finnish operatic soprano.

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Karita Mattila then continued her studies with Vera Rozsa in London.

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3.

Also in 1983, Karita Mattila won the first Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

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4.

Karita Mattila was seen as Emma in the first ever televised production of Schubert's Fierrabras at the Vienna State Opera in 1988.

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Karita Mattila has won Grammy Awards for "Best Opera Recording" for Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg in 1998 and for Jenufa in 2004.

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Karita Mattila was awarded the Evening Standard Ballet, Opera and Classical Music Award for "Outstanding Performance of the Year" in 1998 for her performance of Elisabeth in Don Carlos at the Royal Opera House.

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7.

In 2010 at Opera National de Lyon, Karita Mattila created the role of Emilie du Chatelet in Kaija Saariaho's monodrama Emilie, which was dedicated to her.

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8.

In 2014, Karita Mattila was scheduled to sing Four Last Songs with the Munich Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.

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In 2020, Karita Mattila played a parody of herself as an opera diva stuck in Finland, in the new comic opera Covid fan tutte.

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In December 2020 Karita Mattila was awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander, First Class.

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11.

Karita Mattila has been active on Twitter since October 2018, and has stated that it was a "lifesaver" after her divorce.

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