Riikka Johanna Hakola (7 December 1962 – 5 February 2024) was a Finnish operatic soprano from Seinäjoki. She was a Master of Music by education.[1][2]
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 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.[3]
Among Hakola's more than 40 roles are Violetta (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).[3]
Hakola also premiered Finnish compositions and participated in TV operas. She performed as a soloist with orchestras in more than 20 countries.[3]
Hakola died on 5 February 2024, at the age of 61.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Oopperalaulaja Riikka Hakola on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco (6 February 2024). "Obituary: Soprano Riikka Hakola Dies at 61". OperaWire. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Suomen Kansallisooppera". 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (8 February 2024). "Finnish Soprano Riikka Hakola has Died, Aged 61". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 18 February 2024.