Jaakko Ryhänen
Born (1946-12-02) 2 December 1946
Tampere, Finland
Alma materSibelius Academy

Jaakko Ryhänen (born 2 December 1946) is a Finnish opera singer (bass) and voice pedagog.[1][2]

Ryhänen initially trained as a primary school teacher.[1][3] He later studied singing at the Sibelius Academy under Matti Lehtinen and Jolanda di Maria Petris.[1]

His professional debut came at the Finnish National Opera in January 1973, as Fafner in Das Rheingold.[4] In total, Ryhänen performed nearly 600 times at the National Opera in a career lasting almost four decades, from 1973 to 2011.[4]

Ryhänen toured extensively as a soloist, and made guest appearances at numerous international opera houses, including Vienna, Berlin, London, Paris, Milan, Moscow and New York.[1] In 2003, he signed a five-year-contract with the Bayreuth Festival.[1]

His key roles have included Paavo Ruotsalainen in The Last Temptations, Sarastro in The Magic Flute, and Hunding in Die Walküre.[1]

Ryhänen has defined his own voice as basso cantante, or lyric high-bass.[5]

From 1994 to 1996, he held the professorship of voice at the Sibelius Academy, and in 2003 at the Estonian Academy of Music.[1]

Ryhänen officially retired at the conclusion of the 2012 Savonlinna Opera Festival, although he has continued performing occasionally since.[6] His biography Minun matkani (lit. 'My journey') was published in March 2022.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ryhänen, Jaakko". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bassojätti 70 vuotta". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Oopperalaulaja Jaakko Ryhänen tajusi elämän olevan jatko-ajalla". Seura (in Finnish). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Encore performance database: Jaakko Ryhänen". Opera.fi (in Finnish). Finnish National Opera.
  5. 1 2 "Laulava basso kertoo juttuja: uraansa lopettavan Jaakko Ryhäsen muistelmissa on tilinpäätöksen tuntua". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jaakko Ryhänen: Ei ikävä esiintymislavoille" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

Further reading

  • Häyrinen, R.: Jaakko Ryhänen – Minun matkani (Jyväskylä: Docendo, 2022) ISBN 9789523821828 (in Finnish)
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