True romance: Soprano is bowled over by stage proposal

True romance: Soprano is bowled over by stage proposal

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norman lebrecht

January 03, 2015

She was about to sing La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni when, instead of her intended duet partner coming on stage, up popped her boyfriend on bended knee.

She is Finnish soprano, Marjukka Tepponen. He is British baritone, Kevin Greenlawn.

Well, what could she say?

The pop-up happened during a New Year’s gala concert in Jyväskylä, a small Finnish town with its own opera and symphony orchestra.

 

tepponen  tepponen2

photos: Lasse Allonen

Comments

  • Nicolas Mansfield says:

    He’s not as grassy green as you think, Norman. ‘Greenlaw’ 😉

  • Kristin says:

    His name is Kevin Greenlaw and he is American. 😉

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