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Tuuli Takala (born in 1987, Helsinki) is a Finnish classical singer and operatic soprano.

Takala studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, initially in the Programme of Music Education under the guidance of Aulikki Eerola. She broadened her singing education with soprano Ritva-Liisa Korhonen at the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and at the Sibelius Academy Opera Programme, from which she holds a Master of Music degree.

Tuuli Takala became known to the broad audience as she won two renowned national singing competitions in the summer of 2013: the Timo Mustakallio Competition and the Kangasniemi Singing Competition, followed by her triumphant professional debut at the Finnish National Opera in the role of Queen of the Night in W.A Mozart’s Magic Flute. Tuuli’s international stage debut followed two years later in 2015 when she joined the Semperoper Dresden in their new production of W.A. Mozart’s opera Le nozze di Figaro. In the same year she was also a finalist and recipient of 2 Engagement Prizes at the 34th Hans Gabor Belvedere International Singing Competition in Amsterdam. Thereafter Takala has been a guest soloist in several roles both in Finland and abroad.

For seasons 2015-16 and 2016-17 Tuuli Takala is engaged at the Semperoper Dresden, Germany. During the latter season she will perform as Gilda (Rigoletto), Olympia (The Tales of Hoffmann) and Blonde (The Abduction from the Seraglio) among others. In addition, Tuuli will make her debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in Germany and the Stadttheater Klagenfurt in Austria as Queen of the Night in W.A Mozart’s Magic Flute. Besides opera, Tuuli Takala is also an active interpreter of Lied and Oratorio music. In the past years she has performed with several Finnish orchestras as well as held recitals both in Finland and internationally – for instance in Vienna, London and Tokyo.

Tuuli has appeared several times at the international Savonlinna Opera Festival. She has delighted audiences in the roles of the The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (2014), Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro (2015 as part of the visiting ensemble of Semperoper Dresden), and Zerlina in Don Giovanni (2016). In the summer of 2017 she will perform in Savonlinna as Gilda in G.Verdi's opera Rigoletto.

Prices and awards

 * 2013 – Arnold Schoenberg Center special price and finalist in the 8th International Hilde Zadek Voice Competition, Vienna, Austria
 * 2013 – Winner of the Timo Mustakallio Competition
 * 2013 – 1st price in the Kangasniemi Singing Competition
 * 2014 – Young Artist of the Year 2014 (Pro Musica Foundation)
 * 2015 – 2 special prices and finalist at the 34th Hans Gabor Belvedere International Singing Competition, Amsterdam, Holland