Soprano, 62, goes topless on Twitter
NewsThe Finnish soprano Karita Mattila – always a My Way artist – has posted a shot of herself as Herodias in the forthcoming Paris production of Richard Strauss’s Salome.
”Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence…”#Hérodias is ready 🎶💃#SaloméPremière #OpéraBastille♥️ pic.twitter.com/1sWO5MRXzZ
— Karita Mattila (@MattilaKarita) October 15, 2022
Karita, 62, says Twitter has been ‘a lifesaver’ since her divorce after a long marriage to her manager in 2019.
As Frankie Howard used to say, “titter ye not”.
A 180 degree turn from her riveting performance as Madame de Croissey, the dying Prioress in Dialoges of the Carmelites.
The very definition of versatility.
It’s clearly prosthetic. Who cares???
Karita owns it…brava!
About 10 years ago Paris Opera put Nathalie Dessay in a similarly “topless” costume for Giulio Cesare. The anatomy revealed was equally fake. Vive la France?
It’s a breast plate!
That’s almost certainly a nudie suit. But brava just the same.
Please dear, remember your age and cover them up!
Patronising twat! And can you not even spot they’re phony?
I’ve been looking for just those drawer pulls for my new dining room.
There was such a thing as “aging with grace”.
Also a thing of the past: production values.
What a pity. Mattila could have sung beautifully, on record, and leave a lasting legacy.
Is there a shop where operatic stars could buy good taste?
Good old Frankie Howard!
So much in your face!
Then don’t put your face in them.
I like it. Not really “topless,” though. That would be tacky. This is suggestive and a tease. She gets away very nicely with it. Brava, Karita. Kiitos. Beats the hell out of what they’re doing to the Ring and Wagner in general on the various stages!
Even in one’s 30s this would be dodgy, but at 62…..(fill in appropriate adverb).
You do know the character of Herodias, no?
Fake boobs to which the nipples rings are attached, so that’s just a swizz, Norman!
Prosthetics.
Common in Hollywood (and for drag queens, a fact).
The world is getting tackier by the minute… rather appears we’re quickly on our way to become the next ancient Rome. Incandescent demoralization…
I love the quote . It suits the daring beauty of Lady Mattila.
Looking at this photo, it isn’t unlike late Elizabeth Taylor.
Okay. It is just the costume. Lady Mattila is not topless. But she is still a daring beauty.
I think she did the same when she played the role of Salome at the Met some time ago. I saw the production a few times; she was a terrific and unforgettable Salome ending the Dance with a brief ,let us total unveiling !
Her “costume” at the end of Salome’s dance was not costume. All Karita, baby.
If I’m looking at the correct photo, not only is she topless, but the front of her gown (dress?) is being held up by nipple piercings. Now that’s chutzpah. You go, Karita!
She is just being her! Anyone who knows her reputation on bold dressing wouldn‘t be surprised. And I am not saying it in a bad way.
The topless photo of Mattila as Herodias should be paired with her topless photo as Salome from a few years ago…
https://www.scene4.com/archivesqv6/nov-2008/assets/images/mattila-salome-cr.jpg
It’s theater.