| Biography | Johanna Rusanen-Kartano was born into a family of musicians in Kuopio, Finland. Having received her Masters degree in Music at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, soprano Johanna continued and completed her studies in Berlin and Vienna.
Johanna was a member of the young artist program for two years at the Deutsche Oper, in Berlin. Her opera career includes performances at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, Finnish National Opera, Berlin Deutsche Oper, Nilsiäs Cava Opera Festival, the operas in Vantaa and Turku and the Bolshoi Opera in Moscow plus extensive tours with the Savonlinna Opera Festival. |