Person Open DS/UK/13182 Mattila; Karita Marjatta (1960-); Finnish soprano Mattila Karita Marjatta 1960- Finnish soprano Female

Karita Marjatta Mattila (born September 5, 1960) is a leading operatic soprano. She was born in Perniö, Finland. Mattila appears regularly in the major opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra Bastille, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Vienna State Opera, Toronto Roy Thomson Hall and Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg and with top orchestras. During her career, Mattila has sold over 150,000 certified records, which places her among the top 50 best-selling female soloists in Finland. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/26/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 d51d2f5b-fbea-44cb-a4c2-6e5d9b56120d