Topi Lehtipuu was born on 24 March 1971 in Sydney, Australia, to Finnish parents and grew up in Finland. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He made an early mark in the title role of Britten’s Albert Herring at the Finnish National Opera and went on to sing across Europe, including at Glyndebourne, the Paris Opera, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and La Monnaie in Brussels. Alongside singing he has worked as an arts administrator, directing the Turku Music Festival and later the Helsinki Festival.

Lehtipuu is particularly associated with Mozart, where his roles include Ferrando, Belmonte and Tamino, and with the Baroque repertoire, working with conductors such as William Christie, René Jacobs and Christophe Rousset. His Ferrando in the 2006 Glyndebourne Così fan tutte was widely seen on video. He created the role of the Creature in the 2019 world premiere of Mark Grey’s Frankenstein at La Monnaie. His concert repertoire ranges from Bach and Monteverdi to Rautavaara, Schoenberg and Stravinsky.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topi_Lehtipuu