Kouta Räsänen

Birthplace:
Helsinki, Finland

Studies:
Vocal studies: Sibelius Academy, Helsinki

Relation to the State Opera:
Kouta Räsänen sings 2nd bass in the chorus of the Hamburg State Opera since 2021/2022

Stations:
Theater Chemnitz (soloist, 2006-2016), otherwise freelancing

Solo roles in:
Oroveso (Norma, Bellini), Dulcamara (L'elisir d'amore, Donizetti), Don Pasquale (Don Pasquale, Donizetti), Wassermann (Rusalka, Dvořak), Mephistopheles (Faust, Gounod), Bartolo (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart), Antonio (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart), Commendatore (Don Giovanni, Mozart), Leporello (Don Giovanni, Mozart), Sarastro (The Magic Flute, Mozart), Tschelio (The Love for Three Oranges, Prokofiev), Geronte (Manon Lescaut, Puccini), Colline (La bohème, Puccini), Ashby (La Fanciulla del West, Puccini), Betto (Gianni Schicchi, Puccini), Basilio (The Barber of Seville, Rossini), Alidoro (La Cenerentola, Rossini), Zaccharia (Nabucco, Verdi), Sparafucile (Rigoletto, Verdi), Ferrando (Il Trovatore, Verdi), Grenvil (La traviata, Verdi), Il Grande Inquisitore (Don Carlo, Verdi), Ramphis (Aida, Verdi), The King (Aida, Verdi), Lodovico (Otello, Verdi), Montano (Otello, Verdi), Landgrave (Tannhäuser, Wagner), King Heinrich (Lohengrin, Wagner), Pogner (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wagner), Fasolt (Das Rheingold, Wagner), et al. a.