Helena Juntunen
{{short description|Finnish operatic soprano (born 1976)}}
Helena Maria Juntunen (born 9 March 1976) is a Finnish operatic soprano.{{cite web |title=Finland: Helena Juntunen: BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competitor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/pVT25vJ1j822KsBr815yFd/finland-helena-juntunen |publisher=BBC |accessdate=28 January 2020}}
Early life
She was born in Kiiminki. She trained at the Sibelius Academy in Finland.
Career
She began her career as a soprano at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland. She has sung with the Finnish National Opera.{{cite web | url=https://www.operabase.com/artists/helena-juntunen-6952/en| title=Helen Juntunen, soprano|publisher= Operabase | access-date=28 January 2020}}
=Proms=
She has sung at The Proms five times.
- Wednesday 15 August 2007 - Sibelius, with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Finnish) conducted by Osmo Vänskä, with Lilli Paasikivi
- Sunday 23 August 2009 - Stabat Mater by Karol Szymanowski, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä, with Monica Groop
- Saturday 28 August 2010 - Symphony No. 9 with Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä (Finnish) and Charlotte Hellekant
- Sunday 4 September 2011 - Missa solemnis with the London Symphony Orchestra
- Tuesday 4 September 2018 - Tango Prom with pianist Pablo Ziegler
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://helenajuntunen.com/ }}
- {{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c0912f59-221b-4b2d-b1b4-985218058699 | title=Helen Juntunen | publisher=BBC}}
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Category:Finnish operatic sopranos
Category:Sibelius Academy alumni
Category:21st-century Finnish women opera singers
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