Helena Juntunen
“Her voice soared, raw and ripe... London is unlikely to hear Sibelius like this for quite some time.” (The Times)
Biography
Distinguished amongst the younger generation of Nordic sopranos, this season Helena Juntunen makes her company debut with Opéra National de Lyon as both Contessa Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) and as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni). Other recent stage roles include her debut as Marietta (Die tote Stadt) with Opéra National de Lorraine, Mimi (La bohème) with The Göteborg Opera, and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at Grand Théâtre de Genève and also in Helsinki.
During her long association with Finnish National Opera, Helena Juntunen has performed the roles of Micaela (Carmen), Zdenka (Arabella), Madama Cortese (Il viaggio a Reims), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), and Liisa (Leevi Madetoja’s The Ostrobothnians).
Recent concert highlights include Sibelius’s Luonnotar with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä, Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Donald Runnicles, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 under Wayne Marshall and Missa Solemnis with La Verdi under Xian Zhang.
Reviews
“The young Finnish soprano Helena Juntunen incarnated the legendary ‘spirit of nature’ as her voice soared, raw and ripe, above the orchestra’s tremulous evocation of the Kalevala’s creation myth. London is unlikely to hear Sibelius like this for quite some time.” (The Times, February 2010)
“Helena Juntunen, one of Finland's most impressive young sopranos, is indeed a spirit of nature.” (The Times, September 2009)
“… the mercurial Helena Juntunen, who has rapidly risen to the top-drawer among Nordic sopranos.” (Seen and Heard International, February 2009)
Sample discography
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