Irma Urrila

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Tenor Caj Ehrstedt [sv], baritone Antti Kaleva, Irma Urrila. 1964 Urrila-Ehrstedt-Kaleva-1964.jpg
Tenor Caj Ehrstedt  [ sv ], baritone Antti Kaleva, Irma Urrila. 1964

Irma Urrila (born 29 January 1943) is a Finnish operatic soprano [1] best known internationally for her role as Pamina in Ingmar Bergman's 1975 film production of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute .

Urrila was born in Helsinki, Finland. In 1967, she sang the role of Marzelline in a film version of Beethoven's Fidelio from the Savonlinna Opera Festival. In 1978, she sang Tatjana in a film version of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin .

References

  1. Karl-Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon . K. G. Saur, Bern, 1993, Vol. 2 (M–Z), col. 3046, ISBN   3-907820-70-3