Finland: Tommi Hakala
Baritone - born 1970
Winner, 大象传媒 Cardiff Singer of the World 2003
Born in Riihim盲ki, Tommi studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki before moving to Germany to continue his training at the Staatliche Hochschule f眉r Musik, Karlsruhe.
He has won several prizes including first prize in the Finnish Merikanto Competition in 2001.
A member of the Leipzig Opera since 2001, his roles have included Ford Falstaff, Rodrigo Don Carlo and Wolfram Tannha眉ser.
Directly following the Competition he sang Marullo Rigoletto and the baritone solo in Carmina Burana at the Savonlinna Festival.
In 2003/4 Tommi was due to perform as the Count Le nozze di Figaro, Man from Minsk The Flight (Jonathan Dove), Germont La traviata and Chor猫be Les Troyens, all in Leipzig.
Tommi enjoys being with his family, looking after his German shepherd dog and reading.
Singer of the World with Orchestra Concert 1 repertoire
- Gounod: Avant de quitter ces lieux, Faust
- Bach: Grosser Herr und starker K枚nig, Weihnachts Oratorium
- Verdi: Son io, mio Carlo - Per me giunto, Don Carlo
Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize Concert 4 repertoire
- Kuula: Sinipiika, Op 23 No 1
- Kuula: Karjapihassa, Op 31 No 2
- Kuula: Ave Maria, Op 23
- Pfitzner: Sehnsucht, Op 10 No 1
- Pfitzner: M眉de, Op 10
- Pfitzner: Abendrot, Op 24
Final repertoire
- Mozart: Hai gi脿 vinta la causa!...Vedr貌 mentr'io sospiro, Le nozze di Figaro
- Wagner: Blick' ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise, Tannh盲user
- Verdi: 脠 sogno? O realt脿, Falstaff
