Lilli Paasikivi

The Finnish mezzo soprano Lilli Paasikivi is principal soloist of the Finnish National Opera.

Her roles have included Marguerite (in La damnation de Faust) and Octavian (in Der Rosenkavalier). She has also performed as Fricka in Das Rheingold with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle. In 2007, she performed as Ariel in Sibelius' The Tempest at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in the forty-second BBC Prom. In April 2008, she performed Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Partial Discography

• Sibelius, Kullervo, Op. 7 with Osmo Vänskä conducting the Lahti Symphony Orchestra with the Helsinki University Chorus with Raimo Laukka
• Sibelius, The Tempest with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Osmo Vänskä
• Sibelius, The Maiden in the Tower with the Estonian Symphony Orchestra with the conductor Paavo Järvi
• Stravinsky, Le sacre du Printemps and Mavra with the Göteborgs Symfoniker with the conductor Benjamin Zander
• Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 3 and No. 2 with the Cincinnati Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra with the conductor Paavo Järvi
• Alma Mahler, Complete Songs with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jorma Panula
• Einojuhani Rautavaara, Rasputin recorded with Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Mikko Franck, together with Jorma Hynninen (Baritone), Jyrki Anttila (Tenor), Riikka Rantanen (Mezzo Soprano), Ritva-Liisa Korhonen (Soprano), Jyrki Korhonen (Bass), Gabriel Suovanen (Baritone), Matti Salminen (Bass), and Lassi Virtanen (Tenor)
• Kunniaa veisatkaa joulukonsertti (with other artists)
• Joulu tullut on (Finnish Christmas songs), with conductor Ulf Söderblom and the Jyväkskylä Sinfonia
• Äidiltä Lapselle, with Pentti Kotiranta (piano)

External links

• Official Website
• Official Representation
• Page on Operabase
• Discography on Ondine
• Review of 2007 performance at the Proms