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Laura Åkerlund | |
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Born | 1987 Helsinki, Finland |
Nationality | Finnish |
Education | Master’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 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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Awards | Best 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]
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 aim of the opera house is to present opera to new audiences and to produce experimental productions in unusual locations. 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]
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Laura Åkerlund | |
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Born | 1987 Helsinki, Finland |
Nationality | Finnish |
Education | Master’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 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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Awards | Best 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]
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 aim of the opera house is to present opera to new audiences and to produce experimental productions in unusual locations. 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]
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