Ville Rusanen

In his first season outside Helsinki, Ville Rusanen earned excellent reviews for his appearances as Guglielmo in David McVicar’s production of Cosi fan tutte for Scottish Opera. In 2010 he made his debut with De Nederlandse Opera in a new opera by Alexander Raskatov, A Dog’s Heart – based on the novel by Bulgakov. First prize winner of the 2004 Lappeenranta Solo Voice Competition, Ville Rusanen began his musical studies playing the double bass at the Kuopio Conservatory where he also studied singing under Pertti Rusanen. He moved to the Sibelius Academy to study singing in 1999 where he was taught by Jorma Hynninen and Päivi Nisula. At home in Finland he is a regular guest at Finnish National Opera.