Finns mourn leading soprano, 61

Finns mourn leading soprano, 61

RIP

norman lebrecht

February 06, 2024

The death has been announced of Rikka Hakola, a powerful personality at the heart of Finnish opera as both performer and teacher. She last appeared as Queen Tye in Akhnaten by Philip Glass in September 2022.

Rikka was diagnosed five months ago with an incurable brain tumour.

Comments

  • Karl says:

    How sad

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