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Matti Lehtinen (baritone)

Started by eschiss1, Thursday 18 August 2022, 04:09

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This Finnish baritone, possibly best known for recordings of more recent/modern music but who also contributed to recordings of Humperdinck (Königskinder) and Aarre Merikanto (Juha), died Tuesday aged 100.

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Very fine singer and teacher, he very nearly lost his life in the Finnish Continuation War from a Russian tank shell which missed him by a hair. He always emphasized the importance of clear diction in singing and left behind a legacy of recordings that are still regularly requested and heard in radio over here. He did concerts up to around 90 years of age.