Karita Mattila

…can Mattila be funky with a jazz ensemble instead of a Strauss of Janácek orchestra behind her? …her performances her grow in confidence from the rather stilted English of "It's all right... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2008 More…

Common to [all tracks] is a warm, enfolding orchestral presence, and that fusion of fearless strength with the ability to come intimately close to the listener which makes Mattila a totally... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

a thrilling crescendo of the performance art of one of the greatest living sopranos...She feasts on every language she takes on; and her fearless barefoot physicality in Dvorak's Gypsy Songs... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…