Nina Rautio

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Full Name	Nina Rautio
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1957(1957-09-21)
Age	67
Birthplace	Petrozavodsk
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Virgo

Nina Rautio Biography

Nina Rautio is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on September 21, 1957 in Petrozavodsk, Russia. Nina Rautio (born 21 September 1957) is an Russian singer who sings opera. The son of her mother is Jan Karl Rautio (1980) was a pianist, conductor and composer.

In the early 1990s, Nina moved from New York to London in the early 1990s and since then has been performing all over the globe. She has made numerous critically acclaimed performances on the stage at the Royal Opera House, London in roles such as Amelia (“Un ballo in maschera”) and in the role of “Aida”‘s eponymous hero from “Aida”, Desdemona in “Othello” (all under Daniele Gatti) as well acting as Abigaille as in the Verdi opera “Nabucco”; performed “Aida” with Daniel Oren at the Teatro dell’Opera di Rom and performed the roles of the title characters as well in “Tosca” and “Aida” for the New York Metropolitan Opera productions as well as singing the part as Lisa for Opera Bastille’s performance of “The Queen of Spades” (dir. A.S. Konchalovsky); She appeared as Aida and sang the solo soprano role for the Verdi’s “Requiem”, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; as Lisa (“The Queen of Spades”) and Manon Lescaut in The Wiener Staatsoper, conducted by Lorin Maazel. She also portrayed the role of Desdemona from Verdi’s “Othello” (Teatro Comunale, Florence) in the role of Leonora of the Verdi opera “La Forza del destino”, Aida and Amelia in “Simone Boccanegra”, all for productions at the Berlin State OperaHouse, Berlin for the part of Aida on stage in Arena di Verona; and several other roles. Nina Rautio has performed over twenty operatic roles of leading importance that includedLady Macbeth (“Macbeth”, Verdi);Leonora (“Il Trovatore”, Verdi);Mathilde (“William Tell”, Rossini);Donna Anna (“Don Giovanni”, Mozart).

She first sang in the West in 1991 when she travelled to the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and the Edinburgh festival with the Bolshoi Company. She was immediately acclaimed as an artist of exceptional talent and invited by the La Scala Theatre to act as an understudy for the title role of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in February 1992. After only a few rehearsals, the conductor, Lorin Maazel, promoted her to the premiere cast, as well as inviting her to record the role with Sony Classical. The performances and the recording met with tremendous acclaim, and this turn of events served as the catalyst that established the young soprano’s reputation on the international stage. Later the same year, again at La Scala, Nina Rautio took on the role of Elisabeth of Valois in Verdi’s “Don Carlos” (under the baton of Riccardo Muti), and sang the soprano solo in Janáček’s “Glagolitic Mass” under Riccardo Chailly. After the successful La Scala debut, Nina began a long and fruitful creative partnership with some of the most celebrated conductors of recent times, including Lorin Maazel (with whom she toured across Europe, together with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, throughout 1992, including the World Exposition in Seville) and Riccardo Chailly (the latter having invited her to perform as a soloist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra).

In 2002–2003, in the role of Artistic Director of the Musical Theatre of Karelia, Nina Rautio directed their production of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana”, as well as taking on the part of Santuzza. In 2003 the government of the Karelian Republic invited her to become the Cultural Affairs Advisor to the president of the republic. She taught vocal studies at the Popov Academy of Choral Art in Moscow.

As of Russia, Nina Rautio has been involved in a range of projects, including for instance, the “Golden Voices of the Opera” festival in Moscow and”Stars of the Opera” in Moscow “Stars of the Operatic Stage” concertsin Moscow as well as The International M.D. Mikhailov opera festival in Chebokhsary and The “Aliabyevskaya Musikalnaya Osen” festival as well as a host of other. As a solo soprano/recitalist, Nina has a wide-ranging repertoire that includes works composed by composers like Beethoven, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Poulenc, Tippett, Stravinsky, G.V. Sviridov, etc. In 1990, at an event to celebrate the 75th birthday of well-known Russian composer Sviridov, Nina performed his complete “Cast-off Russia” lieder cycle (words composed by Sergei Yesenin) and was accompanied by E.P. Savelyeva on piano.

Nina Rautio Net Worth

Nina Rautio is one of the richest Singer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nina Rautio 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the late 1980s, Nina Rautio collaborated with M.V. Yurovsky’s “Forum” theatre on a revival of Bortniansky’s famous opera “Quinto Fabio”, culminating in her playing the role of the priestess Fausta in the very first performance for the work in Russia (1990).

Her operatic career began with a bang in 1984, and performed a variety of roles in leading roles with the Mikhaylovsky Theatre (formerly the Maly Opera Theatre) in St. Petersburg. After winning the Tchaikovsky Competition, she was invited by the Bolshoi Theatre company where, from Jan. 1987, she was one of the most prominent sopranos. She was also singing in numerous prestigious performance halls throughout Moscow as well as St. Petersburg. She was featured on numerous broadcasts as well as State Television appearances. From 1987 to 1993 Nina Rautio was the Prima Donna of choice for a range of characters. Some included Maria (Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa”, directed by. S.F. Bondarchuk) as well as Amelia (Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” (dir. S.A. Stein) in 1987; Elisabeth of Valois (Verdi’s “Don Carlos”, dir. I.M. Tumanov) as well as Santuzza (Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” directed by. S.A. Stein) in 1988; Tatyana (Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” in 1988, narrated by. B.A. Pokrovsky) along with Lisa (Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” (dir. Baratov) in 1989; Oksana (Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Christmas Eve” (dir. A.B. Tittel) during 1990 as well as Joan (Tchaikovsky’s “Maid of Orleans” in 1990, a.k.a. B.A. Pokrovsky) between 1992 and 1993 and numerous others.

Nina Rautio was held in very high regard by Luciano Pavarotti, who performed with her in numerous productions in the 1990s, including “Don Carlos”, “Un Ballo in Maschera”, “Manon Lescaut”, “Andrea Chenier”, Verdi’s Requiem Mass, amongst others.

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Nina Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Nina Rautio celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.