Matti Salminen
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Biography
Matti Kalervo Salminen is a retired Finnish operatic bass born on July 7, 1945, in Turku. Before pursuing music, he worked as a carpenter and earned money for voice lessons by singing tangos in nightclubs. He studied at the Turku Music Institute and the Sibelius Academy before making his professional debut at the Finnish National Opera in 1969 as King Philip II in Don Carlos. Salminen joined Oper Köln in 1972 and became a regular performer at the Bayreuth Festival starting in 1976. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1981 as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, eventually performing there 132 times. Known for his imposing height and cavernous voice, he performed the role of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte more than one thousand times. Salminen received Grammy Awards in 1982 and 1991 and was honored with the Pro Finlandia Medal in 1988. After a farewell concert at Oper Zürich in 2016, he made a brief return to the stage in April 2019 as Pogner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Berlin.
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- Nuoruustango
- Joka pojalla on siivet
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 17 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Er antwortete und sprach" featuring Peter Schreier
- Sinua, sinua rakastan
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 22 Evangelist, Jesus, Petrus: "Petrus aber antwortete" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 11 Evangelist, Judas: "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer" featuring Peter Schreier
- Oman kylän tyttöjen laulu
- Heilani kotiin kulki kaksi tietä
- Jos mie saisin jouten olla
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 22 Evangelist, Jesus, Petrus: "Petrus aber antwortete" featuring Peter Schreier
- Götterdämmerung / Dritter Aufzug: Fliegt heim, ihr Raben! (Immolation Scene) featuring Matti Salminen
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 32 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 17 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Er antwortete und sprach" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 29 Aria. Bass: "Gerne will ich mich bequemen" featuring Münchener Bach-Orchester
- Kun kävelin kesäillalla
- Minä laulan sun iltasi tähtihin
- Pentin serenadi
- Iltalaulu
- Rantakoivun alla
- Luhtamailla
- Tango Kauhajoen kasinolla
- Luullahan jotta on lysti olla
- Jokainen ihminen on laulun arvoinen
- Saariston Sirkka
