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Laura Åkerlund
Born1987
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationMaster's degree in Musicology (Helsinki University), Opera Stage Directing (Sibelius-Academy), Theater Studies (Freie Universität Berlin), Management and International Business (Aalto University)
Occupation(s)Opera stage director, Pianist
Known forFinalist for Directrice Générale at Opéra de Lyon (2019), Finalist for Directrice Générale at Opéra National de Bordeaux (2021), Founder and Director of Comic Opera Helsinki
  • Himmerrä ja Valo (Musica Nova Helsinki, 2011)
  • Aallonharjalla (Malmitalo, Helsinki, 2011)
  • La Traviata (Putikon Hovi, 2015)
  • Eugen Onegin (St. Petersburg and Punkaharju, Finland, 2015)
  • Halka (Helsinki Opera Festival, 2018)
  • The Red Line (Kemi City Orchestra, 2018)
AwardsBest stage direction, best-leading performance (La Traviata, 2015)

Laura Åkerlund (born 1987 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish opera stage director and pianist. In 2019, she was a finalist for the position of Directrice Générale at the Opéra de Lyon, and in 2021, she was a finalist for the same position at the Opéra National de Bordeaux.

Biography

Åkerlund began piano lessons at the age of six and completed her studies privately at the Helsinki Conservatory. She went on to earn a Master of Musicology degree from Helsinki University. She also studied Opera Stage Directing at the Sibelius Academy, Theater Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, and Management and International Business at Aalto University. She speaks multiple languages, including Finnish, English, Swedish, German, and French.

She is the founder and director of the newest opera house in Finland, Helsingin Koominen Ooppera (Comic Opera Helsinki), inspired by the traditions of Opéra Comique in Paris and Komische Oper in Berlin. The opera house aims to introduce opera to new audiences while producing experimental performances in unconventional settings. In 2017, Comic Opera Helsinki produced the first immersive opera ever performed in Finland with Vixen. The opera was a co-production between Silent Opera and the Helsinki Festival and took place in an old train station.

Productions

As stage director

As assistant stage director and stage manager

  • 2006: Haydn: L’Isola disabitata. Finnish Chamber Opera. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager.
  • 2006: Aulis Sallinen: The Red Line, Fredrik Pacius: Kung Karls Jakt & Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin. Stage director trainee, Finnish National Opera.
  • 2007: Ilkka Kuusisto: Risto Ryti - vapauden vanki. Production assistant, Finnish Chamber Opera.
  • 2007: Seppo Pohjola: Kaksi kamarioopperaa rakkaudesta. Assistant stage director, Stage Manager. Helsinki festival & Turun Musiikkijuhlat.
  • 2008: Händel: Acis ja Galatea. Assistant Stage Director and Stage Manager. Finnish Chamber Opera. Stage director Vilppu Kiljunen.
  • 2009: Haydn: Il mondo della luna. Assistant stage director. Kulttuuritalo Gloria. Stage director Ville Saukkonen.
  • 2009: Gustav Holst: The Planets. Stage Manager, video art live coordinator. Helsingin Juhlaviikot. Helsinki City Orchestra, conductor John Storgårds. Video artist Petri Ruikka.
  • 2012: Richard Wagner: Tristan ja Isolde. Assistant Stage Manager. Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot) & Baltic Sea Festival Stockholm. RSO, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Stage director Peter Sellars.
  • 2013: Mozart: Don Giovanni. Assistant stage director and stage manager. New Generation Opera, Helsinki Festival (Helsingin Juhlaviikot). Stage director Erik Söderblom.
  • 2013: Miika Hyytiäinen: La Figure de la Terre. Assistant Stage director and Stage Manager. Sophiensaele Berlin. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
  • 2014: Miika Hyytiäinen: Aikainen 3D Opera. Grimeborn Festival for New Opera, London. Stage director Jaakko Nousiainen.
  • 2014: Birke J. Bertelsmeier: Querelle. Deutsche Oper Berlin. Stage director Tilman Hecker.
  • 2015: Richard Strauss: Salome. Stage director Kirill Serebrennikov. Oper Stuttgart. Richard Ayres: Peter Pan.
  • 2015: Seppo Pohjola: Harrbådan neito & Sibelius: Neito tornissa. Assistant stage director and Stage Manager. Stage director Aku-Petteri Pahkamäki. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).
  • 2015: Puccini: Gianni Schicci & Béla Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg. Komische Oper Berlin. Stage director Calixto Bieito.
  • 2016: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Stage director David Bösch. Fromental-Halévy: La Juive. Stage director Calixto Bieito. Bayerische Staatsoper.
  • 2016: Heinz-Juhani Hoffmann: Ahti Karjalainen : elämä, Kekkonen ja teot. Reprise direction, stage director Juha Hurme. West Coast Kokkola Opera (Kokkolan Oopperakesä).

TV work

Other work

References

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  2. Tilli, Inari. "Interview with Laura Åkerlund (in Finnish)". Yle Kantapöytä. Yle. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. Anastasio, Sofia (2019-10-04). "Dernière ligne droite pour le choix du futur directeur de l'Opéra de Lyon". Musiques – Actualité musicale. Radio France. France Musique. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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  21. "Staatstheater Karlsruhe: Finnin Laura Åkerlund neue Chefdramaturgin". No. 28.05.2019. Die Rheinpfalz.
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