Niiranen, Veera Annina
No. 48
Voice type: Soprano
Country: Finland
Date of birth: 17 November, 1986
The youthful-dramatic soprano began her vocal studies in the Conservatory of Jyväskylä in Finland under the tutelage of Sirpa Kovanen. From 2010, during her BA studies at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, her voice teacher was Sirkku Wahlroos-Kaitila. After an exchange semester at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, she decided to pursue an MA there, which she got with honours. During this time, her professor in stage performance was Frank Cramer, while her vocal skills were trained by Annemarie Zeller. In 2012, she made her debut as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte in Helsinki, while in Graz, she featured as Frau Fluth in Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, as Corilla in Donizetti’s Viva la mamma!, the Coutness in Le nozze di Figaro, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, and another important role of hers was Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte. Her debut in the Opera of Graz was in the role of Katja Krakel in a contemporary opera by Elisabeth Naske.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Comment disaient-ils (V. Hugo)
Nicolai: Nun eilt herbei – Frau Fluth’s Aria from Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Wagner: Geliebter, komm! – Venus’ Aria from Tannhäuser
Semi-final
Mozart: Come scoglio – Fiordiligi’s Aria from Così fan tutte
Händel: Piangerò la sorte mia – Cleopatra’s Aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Final
Verdi: Tacea la notte – Leonora’s Aria from Il trovatore
Rossini: Bel raggio lusinghier – Semiramide’s Aria from Semiramide
Gounod: Dieu! quel frisson court dans mes veines! – Juliette’s Aria from Roméo et Juliette