Maija Rautasuo

Koloratuurisopraano Maija Rautasuo

Uusimaa, Vantaa

I am a singer and music teacher whose work combines a strong command of classical singing, a diverse repertoire and an interest in various performance formats. I perform as a singer in opera, art song, orchestral music and concerts, and I also design and produce my own concert programmes.
My particular area of expertise is opera, where I work with both classical and more contemporary Finnish and international repertoire. I also have experience of world premieres and Finnish-language opera productions. I enjoy creating thematic and narrative concert programmes in which the music forms a cohesive whole that is accessible and engaging for the audience.
As a performer, I am equally at home in large concert halls as well as in smaller, more intimate venues. As a singer, I always perform with a pianist and, where necessary, with other instrumentalists and ensembles. As a music teacher, I teach singing and draw on both my experience as a performer and as an educator in my work. I hold a Master’s degree in Music (opera), a qualification as a music teacher and a Master’s degree in Education.

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As a versatile musician, Maija Rautasuo works in opera, orchestral music and lieder, and produces her own concert programmes. She also has extensive experience of Finnish opera and has been involved in the world premieres of Ilkka Kuusisto’s opera *Aino Ackte* and Eeva Kontu’s opera *Armi*.
Rautasuo’s opera roles include, amongst others, Eurydice (Offenbach: *Orpheus in the Underworld*, Telemann: *Orpheus*), the Lady with a Hand Mirror (Argento: *Postcard from Morocco*), Anna (Nicolai: *Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor*), Susanna (Mozart: *Le nozze di Figaro*), Adina (Donizetti: *L’elisir d’amore*) and Irene (Rautavaara: *Auringon talo*). In productions by Esmo ry, she has appeared as Mrs Kirve (Merikanto: The Death of Elina) and will take on the role of Aino in early 2027 (Melartin: Aino). In 2025, she produced and performed in a Finnish-language version of Mozart’s opera *Der Schauspieldirektor*, staged as a freelance production (We’ll Be in Touch).
As a soloist, Rautasuo has performed, amongst other things, in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, in Orff’s *Carmina Burana* at Musiikkitalo, and in Mozart’s *Requiem* with Pirkanpojat. She has taken part in the Lappeenranta Singing Competition (2025), the Timo Mustakallio Competition (2021) and the Helsinki Lied Competition (2021). As a lied duo, she has been working with pianist Pinja Ukkola since 2020.

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