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, Salzburg and with top orchestras.
In October 1995, sang the role of "Lisa," in the Metropolitan Opera's critically acclaimed new production of Tchaikovsky's, "The Queen of Spades." This new production also marked the Met Opera farewell of Austrian soprano Leonie Rysanek, a famous Metropolitan Opera soprano since the 1950's.
2
She was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera of 2001 for her performances in The Royal Opera's Jenufa and The Queen of Spades.
3
She was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera of 1996 for her performance in the Royal Opera's Don Carlos.
4
Opera singer.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
2008-2009
TV Series
Floria Tosca
Salome, the princess of Judea
Manon Lescaut
$16 Million
