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Riikka Hakola
Riikka Johanna Hakola (7 December 1962 – 5 February 2024) was a Finnish Soprano, operatic soprano from Seinäjoki. She was a Master of Music by education. Riikka Hakola studied singing at the Sibelius Academy and privately in London, New York, Milan and Vienna. She won the Kangasniemi Singing Competition in 1987 and won second prize in the Timo Mustakallio Singing Competition the same year. Hakola was a guest soloist at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Finnish National Opera from 1990; She also performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and in several opera houses in the Nordic countries, Germany and the United States. Among Hakola's more than 40 roles are Violetta (La traviata, La Traviata), Donna Anna (from Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Lucia di Lammermoor, Micaëla (Carmen), Arabella, Anna Bolena, Rosina (The Barber of Seville) and Gilda (Rigoletto). Hakola also premiered Finnish compositions and participated in TV operas. She performed as a soloist with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
