Johannes Pessi
Introduction
Johannes Pessi is a Finnish baritone born in 1993. He is currently completing his Master’s at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. His roles include Eisenstein in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus (Sataooppera, 2023), Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, 2022), Zupan in Kálmán’s Gräfin Mariza (Operart, 2022), and Filippo in Rossini’s La Gazzetta (Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, 2022). Lied and concert performances include Sibelius’ 7 Lieder op. 13, Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Poulenc’s Le bal masqué, Bach’s Cantatas BWV 81, 62, 61, 212, and 211, and concerts with orchestras such as Pori Sinfonietta, Lohja City Orchestra and the Sibelius Academy orchestra.
Information
- Voice type: Baritone
- Year of birth: 1993
- Nationality: Finnish
- Year of participation: 2024
Repertoire
Preliminary round
- G.F. Händel
- Alexander’s feast: ”Revenge, revenge,Timotheus cries”
- R. Schumann
- Die beiden Grenadiere (Heine)
- W.A. Mozart
- Le nozze di Figaro: ”Hai gia vinta la causa” (Il Conte)
- P.I. Tchaikovsky
- Den li tsarit (Apuhtin)
Semifinals
- L. Madetoja
- Yrtit tummat (L. Onerva)
- Hymyi Hypnos (L. Onerva)
- J. Sibelius
- 7 sånger av Runeberg:
- Hjärtats morgon
- Våren flyktar hastigt
- Drömmen
- Till Frigga
- Jägargossen
- E. Rautavaara
- Errichtet keinen Denkstein (Rilke)
- E. W. Korngold
- Die tote Stadt: ”Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen” (Fritz)
Final
- R. Leoncavallo
- Pagliacci: ”E fra quest’ansie” (Silvio)
- P. Mascagni
- Le maschere: ”Quella è una strada” (Tartaglia)