Britten: Peter Grimes / Auntie
Finnish National Opera · Helsinki, Finland
Vienna · Finland · International
A voice of dramatic colour and compelling presence.
The Finnish mezzo-soprano Tuija Knihtilä performs leading operatic roles and concert repertoire on European stages.
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Tuija Knihtilä
The Vienna-based Finnish mezzo-soprano graduated from the Sibelius Academy and continued her studies at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin and Zürich International Opera Studio. Following an engagement at the Finnish National Opera, she has worked as a freelance artist since 2010.
Her repertoire encompasses major dramatic mezzo-soprano roles, as well as symphonic and chamber music—from Carmen, Ortrud, Fricka and Amneris to Mahler, Berlioz, Beethoven, Sibelius and Strauss.
Calendar
Upcoming performances
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra · Turku Concert Hall · Turku, Finland
Verdi: Aida / Amneris
Finnish National Opera · Helsinki, Finland
Wagner: Lohengrin / Ortrud
Vidzemes Concert Hall · Latvian National Orchestra · Cēsis, Latvia
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Marcellina
Savonlinna Opera Festival · Savonlinna, Finland
Mozart: Requiem
Lappeenranta City Orchestra · St Mary’s Church of Lappee, Finland
Dates and programmes are subject to change. For bookings, please use the contact details below.
Repertoire
Opera & concert repertoire
Opera
- Bartók — Bluebeard’s Castle, Judith
- Berlioz — La damnation de Faust, Marguerite
- Bizet — Carmen, Carmen
- Mascagni — Cavalleria rusticana, Santuzza
- Poulenc — Dialogues des Carmélites, Mère Marie
- Strauss — Salome, Herodias
- Verdi — Aida, Amneris
- Wagner — Waltraute, Ortrud, Kundry, Venus, Brangäne, Fricka
Concert
- Beethoven — Missa Solemnis, Symphony No. 9
- Brahms — Alt-Rhapsodie
- Mahler — Das Lied von der Erde, Kindertotenlieder, Symphonies 2 & 8
- Mozart — Requiem
- Rossini — Stabat Mater
- Sibelius — Kullervo, songs, The Tempest
- Verdi — Messa da Requiem
Listen
Audio samples
Wagner: Parsifal
Kundry — “Da lach ich”
Wagner: Parsifal
Kundry — “So war es mein Kuß”
Wagner: Parsifal
Kundry — “Ich sah das Kind”
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Cavatina
Rossini: Stabat Mater
“Quis non posset”
Verdi: Requiem
“Liber Scriptus”
Verdi: Requiem
“Lux aeterna”
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Brangäne — “Welcher Wahn”
Longer excerpts are available on request. Watch Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust on Yle Areena.
Press
Photos & biography
Photography by Heikki Tuuli. Download biography/CV and high-resolution press photographs.
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Gallery
On stage
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News & critics
Recent acclaim
“Tuija Knihtilä is a powerful appearance as Mère Marie, a spiritual leader with an ardent soul. Her mezzo-soprano resounds intensively throughout the evening.”Harri Kuusisaari, Rondo · 12 Feb 2024
“Tuija Knihtilä sang the short part of Waltraute superbly.”Jan Granberg, Hufvudstadsbladet · 18 May 2024
Contact
Bookings & enquiries
Finland concerts
Vilja Valkeinen
Cantante Artist Management Oy
+358 45 631 2242
info@cantanteartist.com
Finland opera
Künstleragentur Hollaender Calix
Wehrgasse 28 / Top 7
1050 Wien
+43 1 320 5317
agentur@hollaender-calix.at