Karita Mattila

Karita Marjatta Mattila (pronounced ['karita 'mattila]) (born September 5, 1960) is a leading operatic soprano. She was born in Perni├Â, Finland. Mattila appears regularly in the major opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, Th├®├ótre du Ch├ótelet, Op├®ra Bastille, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Vienna State Opera, Toronto Roy Thomson Hall and Gro├[]es Festspielhaus, Salzburg and with top orchestras. During her career, Mattila has sold over 150,000 certified records, which places her among the top 50 best-selling female soloists in Finland.