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Karita Mattila
voc, sss, *1960 FI, Somero
Classical
Karita Marjatta Mattila (pronounced ['karita 'mattila]) (born September 5, 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.
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Popular Tracks 
Requiem, K. 626: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Requiem, K. 626: III. Sequentia: b. Tuba mirum (Orch. Süssmayr, Beyer) - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Requiem, K. 626: III. Sequentia: d. Recordare (Orch. Süssmayr, Beyer) - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Requiem, K. 626: IV. Offertorium: a. Domine Jesu (Orch. Süssmayr, Beyer) - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Requiem, K. 626: VI. Benedictus (Compl. Süssmayr and Levin) - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Requiem, K. 626: VII. Agnus Dei (Compl. Süssmayr and Levin) - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Requiem, K. 626: VIII. Communio: Lux aeterna (Adapted Süssmayr) - Live on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Sara Minguardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Swedish Radio Choir Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: Vilja-Lied. "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" (Hanna) on Karita Mattila Sings Arias & Scenes by Karita Mattila, Yutaka Sado & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yutaka Sado & London Philharmonic Orchestra Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K.588 - (L. da Ponte) - Act 1: "Soave sia il vento" on Amadeus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1: "Al fato dan legge" - "La commedia è graziosa" on Mozart: Cosi fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karita Mattila, Elzbieta Szmytka, Anne Sofie von Otter, Francisco Araiza, Thomas Allen, José van Dam, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville MarrinerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turku - Vive La Culture! | Karita Mattila, Matti Salminen | 2011 | Compil. |
| The Irresistible Karita Mattila | Karita Mattila | 2010 | Compil. |
| Katia Kabanova | Leoš Janáček, Karita Mattila, Jiří Bělohlávek, Robert Carsen, Coro Y Orquesta Titular Del Teatro Real, François Roussillon | 2010 | Album |
| Notes On Light · Orion · Mirage | Kaija Saariaho – Karita Mattila, Anssi Karttunen, Christoph Eschenbach | 2008 | Album |
| Helsinki Recital | Karita Mattila | 2007 | Album |
| Fever | Karita Mattila, Fever Band • Kirmo Lintinen | 2007 | Album |
| Symphonies Nos. 1 & 14 | Dmitri Shostakovich / Karita Mattila, Thomas Quasthoff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle | 2006 | Album |
| Joululauluja | Karita Mattila | 2006 | Album |
| Excellence - The Artistry Of Karita Mattila | Karita Mattila | 2004 | Compil. |
| Grieg And Sibelius Songs | Karita Mattila, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · Sakari Oramo - Edvard Grieg And Jean Sibelius | 2004 | Album |
| Symphony No.3 'Kaddish' / Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein, Karita Mattila, Yehudi Menuhin, Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France, Yutaka Sado | 2002 | Album |
| Jenůfa | Leoš Janáček - Karita Mattila, Anja Silja, Jorma Silvasti, Jerry Hadley, Eva Randová, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2002 | Album |
| Sylvian Joululaulu | Karita Mattila | 2002 | Single |
| Karitan Joulu (Kauneimpia Joululauluja) | Karita Mattila | 2002 | Album |
| Gurrelieder | Arnold Schoenberg - Sir Simon Rattle - Berliner Philharmoniker - Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Thomas Moser, Philip Langridge, Thomas Quasthoff - Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Rundfunkchor, Ernst Senff Chor Berlin | 2002 | Album |
| German Romantic Arias | Karita Mattila, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 2002 | Album |
| Best of Evergreens | Karita Mattila | 2001 | Compil. |
| Arias & Scenes | Karita Mattila, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yutaka Sado | 2001 | Album |
| Karita Live! (Karita Mattila Live In Helsinki) | Karita Mattila | 2000 | Album |
| Karita! | Karita Mattila | 1999 | Compil. |
| Vier Letzte Lieder • Four Last Songs / Orchesterlieder • Orchestral Songs | Richard Strauss – Karita Mattila, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1999 | Album |
| Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Karita Mattila • Sara Mingardo • Michael Schade • Bryn Terfel / Radiokören / Berliner Philharmoniker • Claudio Abbado | 1999 | Album |
| Lauluja Merelle | Karita Mattila, Lasse Mårtenson | 1998 | Album |
| Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg | Richard Wagner, Georg Solti, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Chorus, José van Dam, Ben Heppner, Karita Mattila, Iris Vermillion, Alan Opie, Herbert Lippert, René Pape | 1997 | Album |
| Wild Rose | Karita Mattila • Ilmo Ranta | 1997 | Album |
| Sydän Suomessa | Karita Mattila • Ilmo Ranta | 1996 | Album |
| Sibelius Songs | Karita Mattila • Ilmo Ranta | 1995 | Album |
| Modern Portrait | Karita Mattila | 1995 | Album |
| Scenes From Goethe's Faust | Robert Schumann : Bryn Terfel, Karita Mattila, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Barbara Bonney, Endrik Wottrich, Iris Vermillion, Brigitte Poschner-Klebel, Susan Graham, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Harry Peeters, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1995 | Album |
| Wonderful | Karita Mattila | 1995 | Album |
| Mozart - Don Giovanni (Highlights) | Thomas Allen, Karita Mattila, Sharon Sweet, Francisco Araiza, Simone Alaimo, Marie McLaughlin, Robert Lloyd, Claudio Otelli, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conducted By Sir Neville Marriner | 1993 | Album |
| Joululauluja - Christmas Songs | Karita Mattila, Kalevi Kiviniemi, Markku Krohn, Tiirismaan Musiikkiluokkien Kuoro, Seppo Korhonen | 1992 | Album |
| Kaipainen, Merilainen, Nielsen Etc. | Karita Mattila, Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble, Osmo Vänskä | 1992 | Album |
| Der Freischutz | Carl Maria von Weber, Karita Mattila, Francisco Araiza, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Eva Lind, Kurt Moll, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis | 1991 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Thomas Allen, Sharon Sweet, Karita Mattila, Francisco Araiza, Simone Alaimo, Marie McLaughlin, Robert Lloyd, Claudio Otelli, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 1991 | Album |
| Mozart - Così Fan Tutte K.588 | Sir Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza, Elzbieta Szmytka, José van Dam | 1990 | Album |
| Symphony No. 5 / Te Deum | Anton Bruckner, Karita Mattila • Susanne Mentzer • Vinson Cole • Robert Holl, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink | 1989 | Album |
| Paul Hindemith: Das Marienleben, Op 27 / Aulis Sallinen: Four Dream Songs / Aarre Merikanto: Genesis | Karita Mattila, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlakuoro, Ulf Söderblom | 1988 | Album |
| Karita Mattila Opera Arias | Karita Mattila, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard | 1988 | Album |
| Bachianas Brasileiras No.5, Gymnopedies - Greensleves- Vocalise- Bailero | Sir Neville Marriner, Karita Mattila, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 1987 | Album |
| Bachianas Brasileiras No.5, Gymnopedies - Greensleves- Vocalise- Bailero | Sir Neville Marriner, Karita Mattila, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 1987 | Compil. |
| 2. Symphonie "Auferstehung" | Gustav Mahler - Claudio Abbado, European Union Youth Orchestra, Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Berliner Konzertchor, ChorCamp Berlin, Karita Mattila, Christa Ludwig | 1985 | Album |
| Mendelssohn - Symphonie Nr. 2 B-dur op. 52 "Lobgesang" | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - The London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Elizabeth Connell, Karita Mattila, Hans Peter Blochwitz, London Symphony Chorus | 1985 | Album |
| Bruckner Mass No.3 Grosse Messe F-moll | Sir Colin Davis, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovšek, Thomas Moser, Kurt Moll | Album | |
| Brahms . Strauss . Reger . Rihm : Music Inspired By The Poet Friedrich Hölderlin | Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado - Karita Mattila, Johannes M. Kösters, Chor Des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks Leipzig | Album |
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