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Karita Mattila was born on 5 September, 1960 in Perniö, Finland, is a Finnish operatic soprano. Discover Karita Mattila's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 5 September 1960
Birthday 5 September
Birthplace Perniö, Finland
Nationality Finland

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Karita Mattila Height, Weight & Measurements

At 63 years old, Karita Mattila height is 5′ 10″ .

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Who Is Karita Mattila's Husband?

Her husband is Tapio Kuneinen (m. 1992)

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Karita Mattila Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Karita Mattila worth at the age of 63 years old? Karita Mattila’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from Finland. We have estimated Karita Mattila's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1960

Karita Marjatta Mattila (born 5 September 1960) is a Finnish operatic soprano.

Mattila appears regularly in the major opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra Bastille, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Vienna State Opera, Toronto Roy Thomson Hall, and Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg.

1983

Born in Somero, Finland, Mattila graduated 1983 from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where she studied singing with Liisa Linko-Malmio.

She then continued her studies with Vera Rózsa in London.

Also in 1983, Mattila won the first Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

1985

In 1985, she made her Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte.

1988

She was seen as Emma in the first ever televised production of Schubert's Fierrabras at the Vienna State Opera in 1988.

In 1988 she met and, in 1992, married Tapio Kuneinen, who served as her manager; they divorced in February 2019.

1990

In 1990 she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni.

1994

In 1994, she made her Spanish debut as Tatyana in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in Madrid, and 1996 debuts in Paris in Wagner's Lohengrin, Verdi's Don Carlos.

1998

Mattila has won Grammy Awards for "Best Opera Recording" for Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in 1998 and for Jenůfa in 2004.

She was awarded the Evening Standard Ballet, Opera and Classical Music Award for "Outstanding Performance of the Year" in 1998 for her performance of Elisabeth in Don Carlos at the Royal Opera House.

2001

In 2001 The New York Times chose Karita Mattila as the best singer of the year for her performance in Fidelio at the Metropolitan Opera, and in the same year she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award "Outstanding Achievement in Opera".

2004

Mattila's 2004 New York performances in Salome and subsequent Káťa Kabanová inspired the New York press to write: "When the history of the Metropolitan Opera around the time of the millennium is written, Karita Mattila will deserve her own chapter."

2005

In 2005, she was named Musician of the Year 2005 by Musical America, which describes her "the most electrifying singing actress of our day, the kind of performer who renews an aging art form and drives the public into frenzies."

2007

BBC Music Magazine named Mattila as one of the top 20 sopranos of the recorded era in 2007.

2008

Worldwide audiences saw Mattila in Manon Lescaut live in movie theatres in 2008.

Metropolitan's Salome and Tosca were seen live in High Definition worldwide in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

2010

In 2010 at Opéra National de Lyon, Mattila created the role of Émilie du Châtelet in Kaija Saariaho's monodrama Émilie, which was dedicated to her.

2014

In 2014, Mattila was scheduled to sing Four Last Songs with the Munich Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.

However, when Valery Gergiev, who had publicly supported Vladimir Putin's stance on Ukraine and gay rights, was brought in to conduct, she refused to perform if he remained.

Gergiev was replaced with Fabio Luisi.

Mattila received threats for her action.

2018

She has been active on Twitter since October 2018, and has stated that it was a "lifesaver" after her divorce.

2020

In 2020, Mattila played a parody of herself as an opera diva stuck in Finland, in the new comic opera Covid fan tutte.

In December 2020 Mattila was awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander, First Class.

Mattila lives in Naples, Florida.

Upon the abrupt cancellation of her Jenůfa at the Royal Opera House in late February 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she moved to an apartment in Helsinki, Finland, until she was able to travel and work safely again and return home.

She returned to Florida in April 2021.

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