Vuokko Kekäläinen
Vuokko Kekäläinen (born February 11, around 1960 in Juankoski , Finland ) is a Finnish opera singer ( alto / mezzo-soprano ).
Life
She received her vocal training in Kuopio and at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Then Vuokko Kekäläinen continued his vocal studies at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz . She was shaped by internationally renowned singing teachers, including a. Nina Sergejewna Isakowa , Gladys Kuchta-Paasch and Jan Tamaru .
From 1997 to 2003 she was a permanent ensemble member (soloist) at the United City Theaters of Krefeld and Mönchengladbach . There she sang roles in her field a. a. Azucena (Il Trovatore) , Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice) , Queen Elisabeth (Maria-Stuart) , Mary (Der Fliegende Holländer) , Lisaweta Jepantschina in the world premiere of the opera Der Idiot (February 18, 2001; composer Thomas Blomenkamp ). The artist was then a member of the Augsburg Theater ensemble until 2007 . In addition, Vuokko Kekäläinen made guest appearances on the music stages of various cities in Germany .
In 2009 the artist was an opera choir singer with solo roles at the Freiburg Theater . In the 2010/2011 season she moved to the Nordhausen Theater , where she a. a. sang the Zita in Gianni Schicchi . From September 1st 2011 she is engaged at Theater Bielefeld (Larina in Eugen Onegin ).
In addition to her stage presence, Vuokko Kekäläinen is also active as a lieder, oratorio and concert singer. She had song and concert engagements not only in Germany, but also in Switzerland , Turkey , Finland and Russia . Numerous radio recordings with HR , BR and NDR .
roll
- The old man ( gasoline )
- Badessa ( Suor Angelica / Il Wollenico )
- Innkeeper ( Boris Godunow )
- Unton vaimo ( Kullervo )
- Larina ( Eugene Onegin )
- Zita ( Gianni Schicchi )
- Elisabeth I ( Maria Stuarda )
- Venus ( Tannhäuser and the Singers' War on Wartburg )
- Mary ( The Flying Dutchman )
- Federica ( Luisa Miller )
- Annina ( Der Rosenkavalier )
- Mother ( Hansel and Gretel )
- Third Lady ( The Magic Flute )
- Czipra ( The Gypsy Baron )
- Old Buryia ( Jenůfa )
- Herodias ( Salome )
- Orlofsky ( The Bat )
- Marzellina ( Le nozze di Figaro )
- Maddalena ( Rigoletto )
- The Countess ( Der Wildschütz )
- Arnalta ( L'incoronazione di Poppea )
- Emilia ( Otello )
- Rosemarie ( The Duchess of Chicago )
- Azucena ( Il trovatore )
- Maddalena, Countess Zeprano ( Rigoletto )
- Frederica ( Luisa Miller )
- Voice of the mother ( Hoffmann's stories )
- Zulma ( L'italiana in Algeri )
- Suzuki ( Madama Butterfly )
- Florence Pike ( Albert Herring )
- Gertrude ( Roméo et Juliette )
- Ursula ( Béatrice et Bénédict )
- Venus and Juno ( Orpheus in the underworld )
- Orfeo ( Orfeo ed Euridice )
- Auntie ( Peter Grimes )
Awards
- 1987: 1st prize at the Bayreuth singing competition
- 1997: Soloist of the Year of the Finnish Opera Association and finalist in the Timo Mustakallo singing competition in Savonlinna .
Web links
- theater.freiburg.de
- operaweetjes.nl
- Vuokko Kekäläinen at Operabase (engagements and dates)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kekäläinen, Vuokko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kekäläinen-Zeutzheim, Vuokko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish opera singer (alto / mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11 around 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Juankoski , Finland |