2024

Heta Sammalisto

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.

born in 1993

soprano

Finnish

pianist: Joel Papinoja

Repertoire

Preliminary round

G.F. Handel

Jephtha: Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods

J. Sibelius

Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte

A. Sallinen

Punainen viiva (The Red Line): Tuiskuaa lunta

E. Grieg

Ein Traum

Semifinals

K. Saariaho

Iltarukous

F. Poulenc

Reine des mouettes

Cést ainsi que tu es

Paganini

R. Strauss

Ich trage meine Minne

Heimliche Aufforderung

Die Nacht

Nichts

A. Dvořák

Rusalka: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém

Final

R. Wagner

Lohengrin: Einsam in trüben Tagen

G. Puccini

Madama Butterfly: Un bel di, vedremo

Competition performances

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