MATTILA, KARITA (), soprano opera and Lied singer.
Karita Mattila studied at the Sibelius Academy from 1979, receiving her diploma in voice in 1983. In 1983 she won the BBC Singer of the World international competition in Cardiff, Wales, after being chosen as Finland's representative by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Her operatic successes grew rapidly. Her New York Metropolitan opera debut came in 1990 as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. Some of her other Met roles include Eva in Some of her other Met roles include Eva in ...