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'''Laura Åkerlund''' (born 1987 in [[Helsinki, Finland]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taulavuori |first1=Riitta |title=Ooppera tuo agitaation Kemiin - Punaisen viivan teemat ovat ohjaajan mukaan edelleen ajankohtaisia |url=https://www.kaleva.fi/ooppera-tuo-agitaation-kemiin-punaisen-viivan-teem/1836825 |website=Kaleva |publisher=Kaleva Media |access-date=22 March 2018 |lang=fi}}</ref> is a [[Finns|Finnish]] [[opera]] [[Theatre director|stage director]] and [[pianist]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tilli |first1=Inari |title=Interview with Laura Åkerlund (in Finnish) |url=https://areena.yle.fi/1-3338763 |website=Yle Kantapöytä |publisher=Yle |access-date=2016-03-02}}</ref> She was a finalist in 2019 for the position of Directrice Générale in the [[Opéra de Lyon]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anastasio |first1=Sofia |title=Dernière ligne droite pour le choix du futur directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/derniere-ligne-droite-pour-le-choix-du-futur-directeur-de-l-opera-de-lyon-8332474 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Musiques – Actualité musicale |agency=France Musique |publisher=Radio France |date=2019-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broquet |first1=Sébastien |title=Richard Brunel est le nouveau directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon |url=https://www.petit-bulletin.fr/lyon/article-65830-Richard+Brunel+est+le+nouveau+directeur+de+l+Opera+de+Lyon.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Le petit Bulletin |agency=Agence Tintamarre Lyon |publisher=Petit Bulletin |date=2019-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Capron |first1=Stéphane |title=Qui pour diriger l'Opéra de Lyon ? |url=https://sceneweb.fr/qui-pour-diriger-lopera-de-lyon/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Sceneweb.fr |agency=Sceneweb |date=2019-10-03}}</ref> as well as a finalist in 2021 for the same position in the [[Opéra National de Bordeaux]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hondermarck |first1=Maximilien |title=Natalie Dessay n'est plus dans la course à l'Opéra de Bordeaux |url=https://www.forumopera.com/breve/natalie-dessay-nest-plus-dans-la-course-a-lopera-de-bordeaux/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Forumopera |publisher=Forumopera - Le magasin du monde lyrique |date=2021-04-19}}</ref>
| name = Laura Åkerlund
| birth_date = 1987
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
| nationality = Finnish
| occupation = Opera stage director, Pianist
| education = Master's degree in Musicology (Helsinki University), Opera Stage Directing (Sibelius-Academy), Theater Studies (Freie Universität Berlin), Management and International Business (Aalto University)
| known_for = Finalist for Directrice Générale at Opéra de Lyon (2019), Finalist for Directrice Générale at Opéra National de Bordeaux (2021), Founder and Director of Comic Opera Helsinki
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* Himmerrä ja Valo (Musica Nova Helsinki, 2011)
* Aallonharjalla (Malmitalo, Helsinki, 2011)
* La Traviata (Putikon Hovi, 2015)
* Eugen Onegin (St. Petersburg and Punkaharju, Finland, 2015)
* Halka (Helsinki Opera Festival, 2018)
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* The Red Line (Kemi City Orchestra, 2018)
| awards = Best stage direction, best-leading performance (La Traviata, 2015)}}
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'''Laura Åkerlund''' (born 1987 in [[Helsinki, Finland]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taulavuori |first1=Riitta |title=Ooppera tuo agitaation Kemiin - Punaisen viivan teemat ovat ohjaajan mukaan edelleen ajankohtaisia |url=https://www.kaleva.fi/ooppera-tuo-agitaation-kemiin-punaisen-viivan-teem/1836825 |website=Kaleva |publisher=Kaleva Media |access-date=22 March 2018 |language=fi}}</ref> is a Finnish opera stage director and pianist.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tilli |first1=Inari |title=Interview with Laura Åkerlund (in Finnish) |url=https://areena.yle.fi/1-3338763 |website=Yle Kantapöytä |publisher=Yle |access-date=2016-03-02}}</ref> In 2019, she was a finalist for the position of Directrice Générale at the [[Opéra de Lyon]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anastasio |first1=Sofia |title=Dernière ligne droite pour le choix du futur directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/derniere-ligne-droite-pour-le-choix-du-futur-directeur-de-l-opera-de-lyon-8332474 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Musiques – Actualité musicale |agency=France Musique |publisher=Radio France |date=2019-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broquet |first1=Sébastien |title=Richard Brunel est le nouveau directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon |url=https://www.petit-bulletin.fr/lyon/article-65830-Richard+Brunel+est+le+nouveau+directeur+de+l+Opera+de+Lyon.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Le petit Bulletin |agency=Agence Tintamarre Lyon |publisher=Petit Bulletin |date=2019-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Capron |first1=Stéphane |title=Qui pour diriger l'Opéra de Lyon ? |url=https://sceneweb.fr/qui-pour-diriger-lopera-de-lyon/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Sceneweb.fr |agency=Sceneweb |date=2019-10-03}}</ref> and in 2021, she was a finalist for the same position at the [[Opéra National de Bordeaux]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hondermarck |first1=Maximilien |title=Natalie Dessay n'est plus dans la course à l'Opéra de Bordeaux |url=https://www.forumopera.com/breve/natalie-dessay-nest-plus-dans-la-course-a-lopera-de-bordeaux/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Forumopera |publisher=Forumopera - Le magasin du monde lyrique |date=2021-04-19}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==


Åkerlund started [[piano]] lessons at the age of six, and continued her studies privately and at the [[Helsinki Conservatory]]. She later graduated from the [[Helsinki University]] with a Master’s degree in [[Musicology]]. She also studied Opera Stage Directing at [[Sibelius Academy|Sibelius-Academy]], [[Theatre studies|Theater Studies]] at [[Freie Universität Berlin]], Management and International Business at [[Aalto University]]. She is [[Multilingualism|multilingual]] ([[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[English language|English]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laura Åkerlund, Executive producer, Stage director {{!}} Æviágrip |url=https://www.operabase.com/artists/laura-akerlund-69645/bio/is |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Operabase |language=is}}</ref>
Åkerlund began piano lessons at the age of six and completed her studies privately at the [[Sibelius Academy|Helsinki Conservatory]]. She went on to earn a Master of [[Musicology]] degree from [[University of Helsinki|Helsinki University]]. She also studied Opera Stage Directing at the [[Sibelius Academy]], Theater Studies at [[Free University of Berlin|Freie Universität Berlin]], and Management and International Business at [[Aalto University]]. She speaks multiple languages, including Finnish, English, Swedish, German, and French.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laura Åkerlund, Executive producer, Stage director {{!}} Æviágrip |url=https://www.operabase.com/artists/laura-akerlund-69645/bio/is |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Operabase |language=is}}</ref>


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She is the founder and director of the newest opera house in Finland, ''Helsingin Koominen Ooppera'' (Comic Opera Helsinki), inspired by the traditions of [[Opéra-Comique|Opéra Comique]] in [[Paris]] and [[Komische Oper Berlin|Komische Oper]] in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=HS |first1=Kulttuuri Lyhyesti |title=Helsingin koominen ooppera aloittaa Punahilkalla |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000002920988.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Sanoma Finland |publisher=Sanoma Finland |date=2016-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Puukangas |first1=Suvi |title=Puheen Iltapäivä: Koomisen Oopperan johtaja: "Diivojen aika on ohi" |url=https://areena.yle.fi/podcastit/1-3703584 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Radio |agency=Yle |publisher=Yle Radio |date=2016-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mattila |first1=Mattias |title=Suomi sai uuden oopperatalon – aikoo uudistaa käsityksen oopperasta |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9079937 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Uutiset |agency=Yle |publisher=Yle Uutiset |date=2016-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kytöharju |first1=Marjo |title=Koomisen oopperan kintereillä |url=https://www.kirkkojakaupunki.fi/-/koomisen-oopperan-kintereilla |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Kirkko ja kaupunki |publisher=K&k-media |date=2016-12-12}}</ref> The opera house aims to introduce opera to new audiences while producing experimental performances in unconventional settings. In 2017, Comic Opera Helsinki produced the first immersive opera ever performed in Finland with Vixen. The opera was a co-production between [[Silent Opera]] and the [[Helsinki Festival]] and took place in an old train station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tiikkaja |first1=Samuli |title=Klassikko-oopperan ovelasta ketusta tuli koditon tyttö, jota yleisö seuraa läpi esitystilan |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000005331352.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Sanoma Finland |publisher=Sanoma Finland |date=2017-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kuusisaari |first1=Harri |title=Arvio: Ennenkokematon oopperakonsepti on Juhlaviikkojen parasta antia |url=https://rondo.fi/live-arviot/konsertti_ja_ooppera-arviot/arvio-ennenkokematon-oopperakonsepti-on-juhlaviikkojen-parasta-antia/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Rondo-lehti |agency=Rondo-lehti |publisher=Rondo-lehti |date=2017-08-19}}</ref>
Since 2007, she has assisted several opera stage directors such as [[Peter Sellars]], [[Kirill Serebrennikov]], [[Calixto Bieito]], David Bösch, Tilman Hecker, Erik Söderblom, Johanna Freundlich, Vilppu Kiljunen in Finland, [[Sweden]], [[Germany]], [[England]], notably at [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]], [[Komische Oper Berlin]], Oper Stuttgart, [[Bavarian State Opera|Bayerische Staatsoper]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tarpila |first1=Laila |title=Intomielinen nuori ohjaaja Laura Åkerlund matkaa töihin Baijerin valtionoopperaan ja kertoo Euroopan kuumat oopperavinkit |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2016/03/23/intomielinen-nuori-ohjaaja-laura-akerlund-matkaa-toihin-baijerin |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Yle |publisher=yle.fi/klassinen |date=2016-03-23}}</ref> [[Helsinki Festival]], Baltic Sea Festival, and Grimeborn Festival for New Opera.


== Productions ==
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Her own stage directions are ''Himmerrä ja Valo'', which was composed by Finnish composer Heta Aho,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lampila |first1=Hannu-Ilari |title=Säveltäjätytön mielenmaisema |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/konserttiarvostelu/art-2000002588158.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Sanoma Finland |publisher=Sanoma Finland |date=2011-02-08}}</ref> at the 2011 [[Musica Nova Festival, Glasgow|Musica Nova Festival]], the musical ''Aallonharjalla'' in 2011, ''Eugen Onegin'' in [[Saint Petersburg]] in 2015, which won the Best Directors award, [[Stanisław Moniuszko|Moniuszko]]’s opera ''[[Halka]]'' in 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hautsalo |first1=Liisamaija |title=Kulttuuritalossa kuultiin kelpo matkalaukkuversio oopperaharvinaisuudesta, joka on myös puolalaisten kansallinen symboli |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000005800360.html |access-date=2018-08-23 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Sanoma Finland |publisher=Sanoma Finland}}</ref> and [[Aulis Sallinen]]'s opera [[The Red Line]] in [[Kemi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nuutinen-Kallio |first1=Taina |title=Punainen viiva on suuri merilappilainen voimainponnistus – oopperaa alueellamme on tarjolla harvoin |url=https://www.lapinkansa.fi/punainen-viiva-on-suuri-merilappilainen-voimainpon/120436 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Lapin kansa |agency=Kaleva Media |publisher=Kaleva Media |date=2018-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koskinen |first1=Risto |title=Kemissä esitettävän Punainen viiva -oopperan laulajat julkistettiin |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9865454 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Uutiset |agency=Yle |publisher=Yle Uutiset |date=2017-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koskinen |first1=Risto |title=Punainen viiva -ooppera esitetään ensi vuonna Kemin Tervahallilla – mukaan etsitään paikallisia laulajia |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9626593 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Uutiset |agency=Yle |publisher=Yle Uutiset |date=2017-05-23}}</ref>


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=== As stage director ===
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She is the founder and director of the newest opera house in [[Finland]], ''Helsingin Koominen Ooppera'' (Comic Opera Helsinki), which was inspired by the innovative tradition of [[Opéra-Comique|Opéra Comique]] [[Paris]], as well [[Komische Oper Berlin|Komische Oper]] in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=HS |first1=Kulttuuri Lyhyesti |title=Helsingin koominen ooppera aloittaa Punahilkalla |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000002920988.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Sanoma Finland |publisher=Sanoma Finland |date=2016-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Puukangas |first1=Suvi |title=Puheen Iltapäivä: Koomisen Oopperan johtaja: "Diivojen aika on ohi" |url=https://areena.yle.fi/podcastit/1-3703584 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Radio |agency=Yle |publisher=Yle Radio |date=2016-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mattila |first1=Mattias |title=Suomi sai uuden oopperatalon – aikoo uudistaa käsityksen oopperasta |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9079937 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Uutiset |agency=Yle |publisher=Yle Uutiset |date=2016-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kytöharju |first1=Marjo |title=Koomisen oopperan kintereillä |url=https://www.kirkkojakaupunki.fi/-/koomisen-oopperan-kintereilla |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Kirkko ja kaupunki |publisher=K&k-media |date=2016-12-12}}</ref> The aim of the opera house is to present opera for new audiences, and to do experimental productions in unusual locations. The Comic Opera Helsinki produced the first immersive opera ever to be performed in Finland with Vixen in 2017, which was a co-production between [[Silent Opera]] and [[Helsinki Festival]] that took place in an old train station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tiikkaja |first1=Samuli |title=Klassikko-oopperan ovelasta ketusta tuli koditon tyttö, jota yleisö seuraa läpi esitystilan |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000005331352.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |agency=Sanoma Finland |publisher=Sanoma Finland |date=2017-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kuusisaari |first1=Harri |title=Arvio: Ennenkokematon oopperakonsepti on Juhlaviikkojen parasta antia |url=https://rondo.fi/live-arviot/konsertti_ja_ooppera-arviot/arvio-ennenkokematon-oopperakonsepti-on-juhlaviikkojen-parasta-antia/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Rondo-lehti |agency=Rondo-lehti |publisher=Rondo-lehti |date=2017-08-19}}</ref> Between 2019 and 2020, she was a member of the executive team and Head of [[Dramaturgy]] at the [[Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe]] in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meldungen |title=Karlsruher Chefdramaturg Jan Linders geht nach Berlin |url=https://www.nachtkritik.de/meldungen/karlsruher-chefdramaturg-jan-linders-geht-nach-berlin |agency=Nachtkritik.de |publisher=Nachtkritik.de |date=27 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wagner |first1=Jo |title=NEUSTRUKTURIERUNG DER KÜNSTLERISCHEN LEITUNG DES STAATSTHEATERS KARLSRUHE Jan Linders geht, Laura Åkerlund kommt |url=https://www.wochenblatt-reporter.de/karlsruhe/c-lokales/jan-linders-geht-laura-kerlund-kommt_a89017 |website=Wochenblatt-reporter.de |publisher=Wochenblatt Karlsruhe |access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Staatstheater Karlsruhe: Finnin Laura Åkerlund neue Chefdramaturgin |url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/landau_artikel,-staatstheater-karlsruhe-finnin-laura-%C3%A5kerlund-neue-chefdramaturgin-_arid,1456720.html |agency=Die Rheinpfalz |issue=28.05.2019}}</ref> She was also a Jury Member of Academy for Theatre and Digitality at the [[Theater Dortmund]] in Germany from 2020 to 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Theater Digital |url=https://theater.digital/ |website=Akademie Theater und Digitalität |publisher=Theater Dortmund}}</ref>
* 2011: Heta Aho: ''Himmerrä ja Valo'', Musica Nova Helsinki.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lampila |first1=Hannu-Ilari |date=2011-02-08 |title=Säveltäjätytön mielenmaisema |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/konserttiarvostelu/art-2000002588158.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |publisher=Sanoma Finland |agency=Sanoma Finland}}</ref>

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== Stage director ==
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* 2011: Heta Aho: ''Himmerrä ja Valo'', Musica Nova Helsinki.
* 2011: Musical: ''Aallonharjalla''. Malmitalo, Helsinki.
* 2011: Musical: ''Aallonharjalla''. Malmitalo, Helsinki.
* 2015: [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]: ''[[La traviata|La Traviata]]''. The 3rd International Music Festival Putikon Hovi. Winner in following categories: Best stage direction, best leading performance
* 2015: [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]: ''[[La traviata|La Traviata]]''. The 3rd International Music Festival Putikon Hovi. Winner in the following categories: Best stage direction, best-leading performance
* 2015: [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pjotr Tšaikovski]]: ''[[Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugen Onegin]]''. [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] and [[Punkaharju]] Finland.
* 2015: [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pjotr Tšaikovski]]: ''[[Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugen Onegin]]''. [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] and [[Punkaharju]] Finland.
* 2018: [[Stanisław Moniuszko]]: ''[[Halka]]''. Helsinki Opera Festival, Comic Opera Helsinki (Helsingin Koominen Ooppera).
* 2018: [[Stanisław Moniuszko]]: ''[[Halka]]''. Helsinki Opera Festival, Comic Opera Helsinki (Helsingin Koominen Ooppera).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hautsalo |first1=Liisamaija |title=Kulttuuritalossa kuultiin kelpo matkalaukkuversio oopperaharvinaisuudesta, joka on myös puolalaisten kansallinen symboli |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000005800360.html |access-date=2018-08-23 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |publisher=Sanoma Finland |agency=Sanoma Finland}}</ref>
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* 2018: [[Aulis Sallinen]]: ''[[The Red Line]].'' Kemi City Orchestra.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nuutinen-Kallio |first1=Taina |date=2018-03-21 |title=Punainen viiva on suuri merilappilainen voimainponnistus – oopperaa alueellamme on tarjolla harvoin |url=https://www.lapinkansa.fi/punainen-viiva-on-suuri-merilappilainen-voimainpon/120436 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Lapin kansa |publisher=Kaleva Media |agency=Kaleva Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koskinen |first1=Risto |date=2017-10-04 |title=Kemissä esitettävän Punainen viiva -oopperan laulajat julkistettiin |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9865454 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Uutiset |publisher=Yle Uutiset |agency=Yle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koskinen |first1=Risto |date=2017-05-23 |title=Punainen viiva -ooppera esitetään ensi vuonna Kemin Tervahallilla – mukaan etsitään paikallisia laulajia |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9626593 |access-date=2023-12-30 |work=Yle Uutiset |publisher=Yle Uutiset |agency=Yle}}</ref>
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* 2018: [[Aulis Sallinen]]: ''[[The Red Line]].'' Kemi City Orchestra.


=== Assistant stage director and stage manager ===
=== As assistant stage director and stage manager ===
* 2006: [[Joseph Haydn|Haydn]]: ''[[L'isola disabitata|L’Isola disabitata]]''. Finnish Chamber Opera. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager.
* 2006: [[Joseph Haydn|Haydn]]: ''[[L'isola disabitata|L’Isola disabitata]]''. Finnish Chamber Opera. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager.
* 2006: Aulis Sallinen: The Red Line, Fredrik Pacius: Kung Karls Jakt & Tchaikovsky: ''Eugen Onegin''. Stage director trainee, Finnish National Opera.
* 2006: Aulis Sallinen: The Red Line, Fredrik Pacius: Kung Karls Jakt & Tchaikovsky: ''Eugen Onegin''. Stage director trainee, Finnish National Opera.
* 2007: [[Ilkka Kuusisto]]: ''Risto Ryti - vapauden vanki''. Production assistant, Finnish Chamber Opera.
* 2007: [[Ilkka Kuusisto]]: ''Risto Ryti - vapauden vanki''. Production assistant, Finnish Chamber Opera.
* 2007: Seppo Pohjola: ''Kaksi kamarioopperaa rakkaudesta''. Assistant stage director, Stage Manager. Helsinki festival & Turun Musiikkijuhlat.
* 2007: Seppo Pohjola: ''Kaksi kamarioopperaa rakkaudesta''. Assistant stage director, Stage Manager. Helsinki festival & Turun Musiikkijuhlat.
* 2008: [[George Frideric Handel|Händel]]: ''Acis ja Galatea''. Assistant Stage director and Stage Manager. Finnish Chamber Opera. Stage director Vilppu Kiljunen.
* 2008: [[George Frideric Handel|Händel]]: ''Acis ja Galatea''. Assistant Stage Director and Stage Manager. Finnish Chamber Opera. Stage director Vilppu Kiljunen.
* 2009: Haydn: ''[[Il mondo della luna]]''. Assistant stage director. Kulttuuritalo Gloria. Stage director Ville Saukkonen.
* 2009: Haydn: ''[[Il mondo della luna]]''. Assistant stage director. Kulttuuritalo Gloria. Stage director Ville Saukkonen.
* 2009: [[Gustav Holst]]: ''[[The Planets]]''. Stage Manager, video art live coordinator. Helsingin Juhlaviikot. Helsinki City Orchestra, conductor [[John Storgårds]]. Video artist Petri Ruikka.
* 2009: [[Gustav Holst]]: ''[[The Planets]]''. Stage Manager, video art live coordinator. Helsingin Juhlaviikot. Helsinki City Orchestra, conductor [[John Storgårds]]. Video artist Petri Ruikka.
* 2012: [[Richard Wagner]]: ''Tristan ja Isolde''. Assistant Stage Manager. Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot) & Baltic Sea Festival Stockholm. RSO, conductor [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]]. Stage director [[Peter Sellars]].
* 2012: [[Richard Wagner]]: ''Tristan ja Isolde''. Assistant Stage Manager. Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot) & Baltic Sea Festival Stockholm. RSO, conductor [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]]. Stage director [[Peter Sellars]].
* 2013: [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]: ''[[Don Giovanni]]''. Assistant stage director and stage manager. New Generation Opera, Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot). Stage director Erik Söderblom.
* 2013: [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]: ''[[Don Giovanni]]''. Assistant stage director and stage manager. New Generation Opera, Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot). Stage director Erik Söderblom.
* 2013: Miika Hyytiäinen: ''La Figure de la Terre''. Assistant Stage director and Stage Manager. Sophiensaele Berlin. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
* 2013: Miika Hyytiäinen: ''La Figure de la Terre''. Assistant Stage director and Stage Manager. [[Sophiensæle|Sophiensaele]] Berlin. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
* 2014: Miika Hyytiäinen: ''Aikainen 3D Opera''. Grimeborn Festival for New Opera, London. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
* 2014: Miika Hyytiäinen: ''Aikainen 3D Opera''. Grimeborn Festival for New Opera, London. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
* 2014: [[Birke J. Bertelsmeier]]: ''Querelle''. Deutsche Oper Berlin. Stage director Tilman Hecker.
* 2014: [[Birke J. Bertelsmeier]]: ''Querelle''. Deutsche Oper Berlin. Stage director Tilman Hecker.
* 2015: [[Richard Strauss]]: ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]''. Stage director [[Kirill Serebrennikov]]. Oper Stuttgart. [[Richard Ayres]]: ''Peter Pan''.
* 2015: [[Richard Strauss]]: ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]''. Stage director [[Kirill Serebrennikov]]. Oper Stuttgart. [[Richard Ayres]]: ''Peter Pan''.
* 2015: Seppo Pohjola: ''Harrbådan neito'' & Sibelius: ''Neito tornissa''. Assistant stage direction and Stage Manager. Stage director Aku-Petteri Pahkamäki. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).
* 2015: Seppo Pohjola: ''Harrbådan neito'' & Sibelius: ''Neito tornissa''. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager. Stage director Aku-Petteri Pahkamäki. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).
* 2015: [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]: ''Gianni Schicci & Béla Bartók'': Herzog Blaubarts Burg. Komische Oper Berlin. Stage director Calixto Bieito.
* 2015: [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]: ''Gianni Schicci & Béla Bartók'': Herzog Blaubarts Burg. Komische Oper Berlin. Stage director Calixto Bieito.
* 2016: Richard Wagner: ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]''. Stage director David Bösch. Fromental-Halévy: ''La Juive''. Stage director [[Calixto Bieito]]. Bayerische Staatsoper.
* 2016: Richard Wagner: ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]''. Stage director David Bösch. Fromental-Halévy: ''La Juive''. Stage director [[Calixto Bieito]]. Bayerische Staatsoper.
* 2016: Heinz-Juhani Hoffmann: ''Ahti Karjalainen : elämä, Kekkonen ja teot''. Reprise direction, stage director Juha Hurme. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).
* 2016: Heinz-Juhani Hoffmann: ''Ahti Karjalainen : elämä, Kekkonen ja teot''. Reprise direction, stage director Juha Hurme. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).

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== Jury member ==
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* 2018: Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe: [https://www.richard-wagner.org/rwvi/de/veranstaltungen/gesangswettbewerb/ Wagnerstimmen-singing competition] final, member of the jury.
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* 2018: [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]: [https://festivalgra.com.ua/en Theaterfestival GRA - competition], member of the jury.
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* 2020-2023: [https://theater.digital/ Theater Dortmund, Academy for Theatre and Digitality], member of the Jury


== TV work ==
== TV work ==
* 2008'': [https://fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapauden_vanki Risto Ryti - vapauden vanki]'' DVD-studio recording of Finnish [[chamber opera]], directed by [[Ilkka Kuusisto]].
* 2008'': [https://fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapauden_vanki Risto Ryti - vapauden vanki]'' DVD-studio recording of Finnish [[chamber opera]], directed by [[Ilkka Kuusisto]].
* 2009'': [https://fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talo_Ranskassa Talo Ranskassa]'' French language learning programme. Produced by [[Yle Teema|YLE Teema]].
* 2009'': [https://fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talo_Ranskassa Talo Ranskassa]'' French language learning programme. Produced by [[Yle Teema|YLE Teema]].

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== Other work ==
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* 2018: [[Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe]]: [https://www.richard-wagner.org/rwvi/de/veranstaltungen/gesangswettbewerb/ Wagnerstimmen-singing competition] final, member of the jury.
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* 2018: [[Kyiv|Kyiv, Ukraine]]: [https://festivalgra.com.ua/en Theaterfestival GRA - competition], member of the jury.
* 2019-2020: [[Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe]]: member of the executive team and Head of Dramaturgy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meldungen |date=27 May 2019 |title=Karlsruher Chefdramaturg Jan Linders geht nach Berlin |url=https://www.nachtkritik.de/meldungen/karlsruher-chefdramaturg-jan-linders-geht-nach-berlin |publisher=Nachtkritik.de |agency=Nachtkritik.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wagner |first1=Jo |title=NEUSTRUKTURIERUNG DER KÜNSTLERISCHEN LEITUNG DES STAATSTHEATERS KARLSRUHE Jan Linders geht, Laura Åkerlund kommt |url=https://www.wochenblatt-reporter.de/karlsruhe/c-lokales/jan-linders-geht-laura-kerlund-kommt_a89017 |access-date=27 May 2019 |website=Wochenblatt-reporter.de |date=27 May 2019 |publisher=Wochenblatt Karlsruhe}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Staatstheater Karlsruhe: Finnin Laura Åkerlund neue Chefdramaturgin |url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/landau_artikel,-staatstheater-karlsruhe-finnin-laura-%C3%A5kerlund-neue-chefdramaturgin-_arid,1456720.html |issue=28.05.2019 |agency=Die Rheinpfalz}}</ref>
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* 2020-2023: [https://theater.digital/ Theater Dortmund, Academy for Theatre and Digitality], member of the Jury


== References ==
== References ==


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Laura Åkerlund
Born1987
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationMaster's degree in Musicology (Helsinki University), Opera Stage Directing (Sibelius-Academy), Theater Studies (Freie Universität Berlin), Management and International Business (Aalto University)
Occupation(s)Opera stage director, Pianist
Known forFinalist for Directrice Générale at Opéra de Lyon (2019), Finalist for Directrice Générale at Opéra National de Bordeaux (2021), Founder and Director of Comic Opera Helsinki
  • Himmerrä ja Valo (Musica Nova Helsinki, 2011)
  • Aallonharjalla (Malmitalo, Helsinki, 2011)
  • La Traviata (Putikon Hovi, 2015)
  • Eugen Onegin (St. Petersburg and Punkaharju, Finland, 2015)
  • Halka (Helsinki Opera Festival, 2018)
  • The Red Line (Kemi City Orchestra, 2018)
AwardsBest stage direction, best-leading performance (La Traviata, 2015)

Laura Åkerlund (born 1987 in Helsinki, Finland)[1] is a Finnish opera stage director and pianist.[2] In 2019, she was a finalist for the position of Directrice Générale at the Opéra de Lyon,[3][4][5] and in 2021, she was a finalist for the same position at the Opéra National de Bordeaux.[6]

Biography

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Åkerlund began piano lessons at the age of six and completed her studies privately at the Helsinki Conservatory. She went on to earn a Master of Musicology degree from Helsinki University. She also studied Opera Stage Directing at the Sibelius Academy, Theater Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, and Management and International Business at Aalto University. She speaks multiple languages, including Finnish, English, Swedish, German, and French.[7]

She is the founder and director of the newest opera house in Finland, Helsingin Koominen Ooppera (Comic Opera Helsinki), inspired by the traditions of Opéra Comique in Paris and Komische Oper in Berlin.[8][9][10][11] The opera house aims to introduce opera to new audiences while producing experimental performances in unconventional settings. In 2017, Comic Opera Helsinki produced the first immersive opera ever performed in Finland with Vixen. The opera was a co-production between Silent Opera and the Helsinki Festival and took place in an old train station.[12][13]

Productions

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As stage director

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As assistant stage director and stage manager

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  • 2006: Haydn: L’Isola disabitata. Finnish Chamber Opera. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager.
  • 2006: Aulis Sallinen: The Red Line, Fredrik Pacius: Kung Karls Jakt & Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin. Stage director trainee, Finnish National Opera.
  • 2007: Ilkka Kuusisto: Risto Ryti - vapauden vanki. Production assistant, Finnish Chamber Opera.
  • 2007: Seppo Pohjola: Kaksi kamarioopperaa rakkaudesta. Assistant stage director, Stage Manager. Helsinki festival & Turun Musiikkijuhlat.
  • 2008: Händel: Acis ja Galatea. Assistant Stage Director and Stage Manager. Finnish Chamber Opera. Stage director Vilppu Kiljunen.
  • 2009: Haydn: Il mondo della luna. Assistant stage director. Kulttuuritalo Gloria. Stage director Ville Saukkonen.
  • 2009: Gustav Holst: The Planets. Stage Manager, video art live coordinator. Helsingin Juhlaviikot. Helsinki City Orchestra, conductor John Storgårds. Video artist Petri Ruikka.
  • 2012: Richard Wagner: Tristan ja Isolde. Assistant Stage Manager. Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot) & Baltic Sea Festival Stockholm. RSO, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Stage director Peter Sellars.
  • 2013: Mozart: Don Giovanni. Assistant stage director and stage manager. New Generation Opera, Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot). Stage director Erik Söderblom.
  • 2013: Miika Hyytiäinen: La Figure de la Terre. Assistant Stage director and Stage Manager. Sophiensaele Berlin. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
  • 2014: Miika Hyytiäinen: Aikainen 3D Opera. Grimeborn Festival for New Opera, London. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
  • 2014: Birke J. Bertelsmeier: Querelle. Deutsche Oper Berlin. Stage director Tilman Hecker.
  • 2015: Richard Strauss: Salome. Stage director Kirill Serebrennikov. Oper Stuttgart. Richard Ayres: Peter Pan.
  • 2015: Seppo Pohjola: Harrbådan neito & Sibelius: Neito tornissa. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager. Stage director Aku-Petteri Pahkamäki. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).
  • 2015: Puccini: Gianni Schicci & Béla Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg. Komische Oper Berlin. Stage director Calixto Bieito.
  • 2016: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Stage director David Bösch. Fromental-Halévy: La Juive. Stage director Calixto Bieito. Bayerische Staatsoper.
  • 2016: Heinz-Juhani Hoffmann: Ahti Karjalainen : elämä, Kekkonen ja teot. Reprise direction, stage director Juha Hurme. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).

TV work

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Other work

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References

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  1. ^ Taulavuori, Riitta. "Ooppera tuo agitaation Kemiin - Punaisen viivan teemat ovat ohjaajan mukaan edelleen ajankohtaisia". Kaleva (in Finnish). Kaleva Media. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Tilli, Inari. "Interview with Laura Åkerlund (in Finnish)". Yle Kantapöytä. Yle. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. ^ Anastasio, Sofia (2019-10-04). "Dernière ligne droite pour le choix du futur directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon". Musiques – Actualité musicale. Radio France. France Musique. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ Broquet, Sébastien (2019-10-22). "Richard Brunel est le nouveau directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon". Le petit Bulletin. Petit Bulletin. Agence Tintamarre Lyon. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ Capron, Stéphane (2019-10-03). "Qui pour diriger l'Opéra de Lyon ?". Sceneweb.fr. Sceneweb. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ Hondermarck, Maximilien (2021-04-19). "Natalie Dessay n'est plus dans la course à l'Opéra de Bordeaux". Forumopera. Forumopera - Le magasin du monde lyrique. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ^ "Laura Åkerlund, Executive producer, Stage director | Æviágrip". Operabase (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. ^ HS, Kulttuuri Lyhyesti (2016-09-16). "Helsingin koominen ooppera aloittaa Punahilkalla". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma Finland. Sanoma Finland. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  9. ^ Puukangas, Suvi (2016-09-07). "Puheen Iltapäivä: Koomisen Oopperan johtaja: "Diivojen aika on ohi"". Yle Radio. Yle Radio. Yle. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  10. ^ Mattila, Mattias (2016-08-08). "Suomi sai uuden oopperatalon – aikoo uudistaa käsityksen oopperasta". Yle Uutiset. Yle Uutiset. Yle. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  11. ^ Kytöharju, Marjo (2016-12-12). "Koomisen oopperan kintereillä". Kirkko ja kaupunki. K&k-media. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  12. ^ Tiikkaja, Samuli (2017-08-18). "Klassikko-oopperan ovelasta ketusta tuli koditon tyttö, jota yleisö seuraa läpi esitystilan". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma Finland. Sanoma Finland. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  13. ^ Kuusisaari, Harri (2017-08-19). "Arvio: Ennenkokematon oopperakonsepti on Juhlaviikkojen parasta antia". Rondo-lehti. Rondo-lehti. Rondo-lehti. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  14. ^ Lampila, Hannu-Ilari (2011-02-08). "Säveltäjätytön mielenmaisema". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma Finland. Sanoma Finland. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  15. ^ Hautsalo, Liisamaija. "Kulttuuritalossa kuultiin kelpo matkalaukkuversio oopperaharvinaisuudesta, joka on myös puolalaisten kansallinen symboli". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma Finland. Sanoma Finland. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  16. ^ Nuutinen-Kallio, Taina (2018-03-21). "Punainen viiva on suuri merilappilainen voimainponnistus – oopperaa alueellamme on tarjolla harvoin". Lapin kansa. Kaleva Media. Kaleva Media. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  17. ^ Koskinen, Risto (2017-10-04). "Kemissä esitettävän Punainen viiva -oopperan laulajat julkistettiin". Yle Uutiset. Yle Uutiset. Yle. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  18. ^ Koskinen, Risto (2017-05-23). "Punainen viiva -ooppera esitetään ensi vuonna Kemin Tervahallilla – mukaan etsitään paikallisia laulajia". Yle Uutiset. Yle Uutiset. Yle. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  19. ^ Meldungen (27 May 2019). "Karlsruher Chefdramaturg Jan Linders geht nach Berlin". Nachtkritik.de. Nachtkritik.de.
  20. ^ Wagner, Jo (27 May 2019). "NEUSTRUKTURIERUNG DER KÜNSTLERISCHEN LEITUNG DES STAATSTHEATERS KARLSRUHE Jan Linders geht, Laura Åkerlund kommt". Wochenblatt-reporter.de. Wochenblatt Karlsruhe. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Staatstheater Karlsruhe: Finnin Laura Åkerlund neue Chefdramaturgin". No. 28.05.2019. Die Rheinpfalz.
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