Opera star notifies neighbours she’s about to resume practicing

Opera star notifies neighbours she’s about to resume practicing

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norman lebrecht

April 02, 2020

Karita Mattila has gone viral after passers-by photographed a note on her self-isolated door reading (in Finnish):

Dear neighbours, I am temporarily living on the 7th floor, apartment 30. I will begin practising my singing on the coming Friday. My aim is to practise daily for around 2 hours between the hours 14-18.
My apologies in advance for the extra noise caused.
Kind regards,
Karita Mattila

‘Noise?’ tweeted one of the neighbours. ‘We’re grateful for the free concert.’

 

Comments

  • Sam says:

    I wish my neighbours were as generous…

  • sdg says:

    or, indeed, practising

  • Ira Spaulding says:

    She’s a wonderful woman whom I remember well for giving me her time with diction when I first sang Sibelius!

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