Vilma Jää
Vilma Jää | |
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| Born | 20 November 1995 Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland |
| Education | Sibelius Academy (MMus) |
| Occupations | Singer, composer |
| Years active | 2016– |
| Style | Folk, opera, pop |
| Website | vilmajaa |
Vilma Jää (born 20 November 1995 in Hollola, Finland[1]) is a Finnish singer, composer, and fiddler. A specialist in Finnish folk music, she is best known for her role in the 2021 opera Innocence.
Career
While composing her opera Innocence, the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho discovered Jää on YouTube and asked her for an audition tape. The two then collaborated to create the role of Marketa, with Saariaho tailoring the music to Jää's voice and technique.[2] Upon the opera's premiere at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2021, Jää's performance received wide acclaim.[3][4][5] She has reprised the role at the Finnish National Opera, the Dutch National Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera, among others.[6]
Jää's debut album, Kosto, was released in 2023. It combined Finnish folklore with electronic music.[2] On 5th June, 2026, Jää’s "Manalan Mailla", which was exclusively made for the Control Resonant trailer, premiered.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Kytölä, Laura (17 November 2025). "Yhdistelmä kansanperinnettä ja modernia" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera's production of 'Innocence'". AP News. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ OperaWireAdmin2 (17 July 2021). "Festival d'Aix-En-Provence 2021 Review: Innocence". OperaWire. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Woolfe, Zachary (7 July 2021). "Review: A Composer Creates Her Masterpiece With 'Innocence'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Ross, Alex (19 July 2021). "The Sublime Terror of Kaija Saariaho's "Innocence"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Barone, Joshua; Etheredge, George (22 April 2026). "Her Voice Is Unlike Anything in Opera". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Wilson, Mike. "New 'Control Resonant' Trailer Delves Into a Twisted Version of New York [Watch] - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (5 June 2026). "CONTROL Resonant 'Paranatural Manhattan' trailer, screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved 8 June 2026.