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Silja Aalto

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Silja Aalto is a Finnish soprano. Aalto made her opera debut in Estonian national opera in April 2018 singing the role of Countess Almaviva in W.A. Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. Since then she has appeared as a regular guest soloist in Estonian National Opera singing the roles of Mimí in Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Leonora in Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore and latest Elsa in Wagner’s opera Lohengrin in September 2023. In October 2023 Ms. Aalto gave her debut at Finnish National Opera singing the soprano part in Verdi’s Requiem that was directed by Christian Spuck. Season 22/23 included also Mozart’s First Lady in Zauberflöte at Savonlinna Operafestival and Oulu Theatre. Other important roles includes also Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio (Oulu Theatre and Espoo Organnight Festival). Her future engagaments includes Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony with BBC Symphony Orchestra in May 2024. Ms. Aalto has collaborated with conductors such as Sakari Oramo, Hannu Lintu, Dima Slobodeniouk, Eduardo Strausser, Okko Kamu, Arvo Volmer and Ville Matvejeff.

Silja Aalto is a GRAND PRIZE winner of the Metropolitan Vocal Competition opera division in New York (January 2017) and a winner of Lyra New York International Vocal Competition Opera division (December 2017). Aalto won 2nd prize and won 1.prize at the lieder section in international Elizabeth Connell -prize opera competition in September 2017 in Sydney, Australia. She won second prize in PMLF-Vocal Competition in Tallinn, Estonia in April 2017. She is also the winner of Toivo Kuula -singing competition 2016, Alavus Finland.

Silja Aalto holds a master degree of Operasinging from Sibelius Academy under the guidance of teacher Eeva-Liisa Saarinen. Finnish Wagner Society granted her a scholarship for Bayreuth opera festival in August 2018. Her studies has been supported by Finnish Cultural Fund, Martin Wegelius Memory Fund and Selim Eskelin Foundation.

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