Matti Lehtinen
Matti Kalervo Lehtinen (born April 24, 1922 in Lappeenranta ) is a Finnish opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
Lehtinen studied solo singing at the Sibelius Academy from 1945 to 1948 and completed his studies in 1949 at the Royal Stockholm Opera . His operas - debut he had in 1949 in Helsinki and then got a permanent job at the Finnish National Opera .
In 1950 Matti Lehtinen won first prize in the singing competition of the Concours de Genève in Geneva . From 1952 to 1955 he was a member of the ensemble of the Cologne Opera . He then worked as a freelance concert, opera, oratorio and lieder singer until 1963 . In 1957 he sang the title role in the world premiere of the opera Tilman Riemenschneider in Basel .
In the fall of 1963, Lehtinen took over an engagement at the Finnish National Opera and a professorship for vocal arts at the Sibelius Academy , a post he held until 1987.
He was the 1965 medal Pro Finlandia awarded.
At the national opera , but also at the opera festival in Savonlinna , he created numerous memorable interpretations of important roles in his field, e. B. Papageno in the Magic Flute , Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte , Escamillo from Carmen , Leporello from Don Giovanni , Porgy in Porgy and Bess and others. v. a.
Many aspiring singers have been taught and promoted by him, including such successful singers as the famous Matti Salminen .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lehtinen, Matti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lehtinen, Matti Kalervo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lappeenranta |