Heta Sammalisto is a Finnish soprano born in 1993. She completed her Master’s at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki in 2021, after first studying voice at the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences. Notable performances include First Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Finnish National Opera 2023), Maria in Krenek’s Der Diktator (Tapiola Sinfonietta 2023), Rosalinde in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus (Pori City Orchestra 2022), and First Lady in Kokkonen’s The Last Temptations (Pori 2019). In 2023, she won third prize in the Lappeenranta singing competition.
2024
Heta Sammalisto
Repertoire
Preliminary round
G.F. Handel
Jephtha: “Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods”
J. Sibelius
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (Runeberg)
A. Sallinen
Punainen viiva (The Red Line): Tuiskuaa lunta (Riika)
E. Grieg
Ein Traum (Bodenstedt)
Semifinals
K. Saariaho
Iltarukous (Leino)
F. Poulenc
Métamorphoses (de Vilmorin):
Reine des mouettes
Cést ainsi que tu es
Paganini
R. Strauss
Ich trage meine Minne (Henckell)
Heimliche Aufforderung (Mackay)
Die Nacht (v. Gilm)
Nichts (v. Gilm)
A. Dvořák
Rusalka: “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka)
Final
R. Wagner
Lohengrin: “Einsam in trüben Tagen” (Elsa)
G. Puccini
Madama Butterfly: “Un bel di, vedremo” (Butterfly)