Hillevi Martinpelto
Hillevi Martinpelto (born 9 January 1958 in Älvdalen) is a Swedish lyric soprano. She made her debut in Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1987. She is best known for her work with John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir.[1] With Gardiner, she recorded Weber's Oberon and Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Idomeneo, to considerable acclaim.[2]
In the summer of 2014 Martinpelto performed at Stålboga Summer Opera.[3]
Martinpelto's father is Finnish.[4]
Awards
[edit]- 2006: appointed Hovsångerska by H.M. the King of Sweden[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Biography on bach-cantatas.com
- ^ Biography on Barnes & Noble
- ^ Therése Norén (26 August 2013). "Opera på gång i paviljong" (in Swedish). Eskilstuna-Kuriren. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Eero Kestiä kantaesitetään Kouvolassa Archived 5 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish) Kouvolan Sanomat
- ^ http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page
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