Biography

Soprano Sonja Herranen is among the most promising  young Finnish sopranos. Her noble and expansive voice and natural stage presence has already received acclaim in many competitions and various opera- and concert stages.

In spring 2023 she won the Elisabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition in London. Earlier in the same year she was awarded the second prize and the Finnish National Opera Foundation's special prize in the national Lappeenranta Singing Competition. In 2019 she won the second prize in Savonlinna Opera Festival Timo Mustakallio Singing Competition.

In 2022 Sonja Herranen made a successful debut as the First Lady in Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Finnish National Opera. In the season 2023-24 she will sing the role of Third Norn in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. In summer 2024 she will debut as Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.

She is also a sought-after soloist in concert arenas, and has recently sung with notable conductors such as Tarmo Peltokoski, James Gaffigan and Ville Matvejeff.

Sonja Herranen has studied at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with soprano Heli Veskus, and privately with Dale Fundling.


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Management

General Management

Artist Manager
 
 
 
 Ingunn Sighvatsdóttir
Artist Manager
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News

BOM artists announced at Savonlinna Opera Festival!
To our great delight, this year's Savonlinna Opera Festival again features several BOM artists in central roles!

From July 5th, for the first time ever, Tuomas Katajala can be seen and heard as Lohengrin in Roman Hovenbitzer's new production under the baton of Stephan Zilias.
All performance dates: 05/09/12/15/18 July 2024

From July 6th, the audience can then experience Rodula Gaitanou's staging of Verdi's Nabucco, featuring Mika Kares as Zaccaria and Johan Krogius with his debut as Ismaele. The production is conducted by Ville Matvejeff and James Sherlock.
All performance dates:  06/08/11/16/19/22/24/26 July 2024

Likewise, the casts of Don Giovanni, starting on July 10th, feature some familiar names!
The role of Commendatore is sung by Mika Kares, Don Ottavio by Johan Krogius, Donna Anna by Marjukka Tepponen, Donna Elvira by Sonja Herranen, and Zerlina by Iris Candelaria. The production by Paul-Émile Fourny is conducted by Andrea Sanguineti.
All performance dates: 10/13/17/20/23/25 July 2024

More information about Lohengrin:
www.operafestival.fi/en/ ... 

More information about Nabucco:
www.operafestival.fi/en/ ...

More information about Don Giovanni:
www.operafestival.fi/en/ ... 
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