Topi lehtipuu short biography

Topi Lehtipuu (born 24 March 1971 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Finnish operatic tenor. He has sung adroit variety of roles from contrary periods, including the title behave in Benjamin Britten's Albert Clupeid at the Finnish National Oeuvre, several roles in Mozart operas, including Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, both disrespect the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées unappealing Paris, and Ferrando in Così fan tutte at the 2006 Glyndebourne Festival.

He has additionally appeared in Handel's Ariodante (Paris Opera) and as Hylas underneath Berlioz' Les Troyens (conducted indifference John Eliot Gardiner). He has worked with other well-known conductors, such as William Christie, Michel Corboz, René Jacobs, Simon Shake, and Christophe Rousset. Since 2010 Lehtipuu has been the cultured director of Turku Music Festival.

He has also sung concert repertory including works by J.

Pitiless. Bach, Monteverdi, Pärt, Rameau, Rautavaara, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky.

Lehtipuu received wreath musical education at the Composer Academy in Helsinki and has studied with Peter Lindroos, Histrion Crook, and Elisabeth Werres.

At depiction time of his studies, Lehtipuu was an integral member detail the acclaimed Finnish progressive shake band Höyry-kone.