Marko Putkonen (born 18 October 1947 in Helsinki)[1] is a Finnish opera singer with a bass background.[2]

Life and career

Putkonen is known as a singer of Hortto Kaalo,[3] who specializes in Roma music. He is one of founding member of band Hortto Kaalo, which was founded in 1969.[4] In the 1980s, he began his career as an opera singer. He studied singing at the Sibelius Academy's Opera School (1982–1984), the Zurich Opera Studio (1984–1985) and the Zurich Academy of Music (1985–1986), and was attached to the Zurich Opera (1985–1986) and the Finnish National Opera (1986–2002).[5]

Putkonen's wife is a journalist and theater director Tuovi Putkonen. They have three children, a son Janus Putkonen and daughters Esma Haddas and Krista Putkonen-Örn.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Marko Putkonen at Elonet (in Finnish)
  2. ↑ Koppinen, Maari (2007-10-18). "Multipersoonan uskomaton elämä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  3. ↑ Finnish: fi:Horto Kaalo
  4. ↑ "Hortto Kaalo". www.tmp-production.fi. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Introduction of Marko Putkonen at Finnish National Opera website" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  6. ↑ Mikael Helenius (2019-03-07). "Autenttisempaa mustalaisuutta". Maailman kuvalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Metsä tuo lähelle keijut ja metsänhenget. Se avaa luovuuteni". Pikkukaupunki (in Finnish). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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