During my considerably long career as a critic, I cannot recall ever hearing a more beautiful Finnish lyric tenor voice. Miettola’s voice has brilliance, agility and height. His vocal technique is confident, phrasing stylized and musical lines elegant.
8. May 2021
After his acclaimed debut in the Finnish National Opera as Novice in Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd in March 2022, lyric tenor Tuomas Miettola has quickly established himself as one of the most sought-after young opera singers in Finland. In 2024, he was honored with the inaugural Jorma Hynninen Art Prize and in 2023 Miettola receiver 2nd Prize and the Audience's Favourite Prize in the Havets Röst Singing Competition. He has also been recognized as a scholar of a both Finnish Wagner Association and the "Friends of Salzburg Music Festival" Association in 2022.
His operatic roles on stage includes Tamino (Mozart: The Magic Flute), Fritz (Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz), Albert Herring (Britten: Albert Herring), Ferrando (Mozart: Cosí fan tutte), Male Chorus (Britten: The Rape of Lucretia), Jacquino (Beethoven: Fidelio), Gastone (Verdi: La Traviata), 3rd Jew (Strauss: Salome), Misail & Boyar (Musorgski: Boris Godunov) amongst others.
For the season 2025/2026 Miettola has been engaged for Young Singers' Programme at Finnish National Opera. Miettola will portray roles of tenor soloist in CircOpera 2.0. , A Young Servant in Elektra, Gastone in La Traviata and Alméric in Iolanta. During the season he will be seen also in double role as Arturo & Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor at Jyväskylä Opera. During the summer 2026 he will be seen again at the prestigious Savonlinna Opera Festival as Goro in Puccini's Madama Butterfly under the baton of Piergiorgio Morandi. On the concert stage Miettola will perform with Oulu Symphony Orchestra with soprano Silja Aalto and conductor Ville Matvejeff in Opera Gala Concert, Jyväskylä Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Lorenzo Passerini and Lappeenranta City Orchestra with Erkki Lasonpalo as a conductor.
Miettola has appeared as a soloist with prominent orchestras such as the Georg Enescu Festival Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Oulu Symphony Orchestra and Lapland Chamber Orchestra. He has had the privilege of collaborating with renowned conductors, including Hannu Lintu, Susanna Mälkki, Giancarlo Andretta, John Storgårds, Tarmo Peltokoski and Olari Elts.
Järjestyksessään ensimmäisellä Jorma Hynninen -taidepalkinnolla palkittu iisalmelaislähtöinen tenori Tuomas Miettola debytoi Suomen Kansallisoopperassa Noviisin roolissa Benjamin Brittenin oopperassa Billy Budd keväällä 2022. Siitä lähtien hän on ollut hyvin kysytty esiintyjä niin ooppera- kuin konserttilavoillakin. Viimeisen kahden vuoden aikana hänet on nähty Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlilla Misailin (Boris Godunov) ja 1.miehen (Viimeiset Kiusaukset) rooleissa, Oulun Kaupunginteatterissa prinssi Taminona (Taikahuilu), Tampereen Oopperassa Gastonena (La Traviata), Jacquinona (Fidelio) ja 1. miehenä (Viimeiset Kiusaukset) sekä Suomen Kansallisoopperassa 3. juutalaisena (Salome). Miettolan muita merkittäviä rooleja ovat olleet Fritz (Mascagni: L’Amico Fritz), Albert Herring (Britten: Albert Herring), Ferrando (Mozart: Cosi fan tutte) ja Male Chorus (Britten: The Rape of Lucretia) Sibelius-Akatemian oopperakoulutuksen produktioissa. Lisäksi Miettola on kantaesittänyt lukuisia oopperarooleja esiintyen mm. Ilmajoen Musiikkijuhlilla, Kuhmon Kamarimusiikissa, Rauma Festivossa, Meidän Festivaalilla sekä Korsholman Musiikkijuhlilla.
Jorma Hynninen -taidepalkinnon lisäksi Miettola on palkittu syyskuussa 2023 kansainvälisissä Havets Röst -laulukilpailuissa niin toisella palkinnolla kuin myös Andres Wiklöfin nimeä kantavalla yleisöpalkinnolla. Miettola on valittu myös Suomen Wagner -seuran ja Salzburgin musiikkijuhlien ystävien stipendiaatiksi vuonna 2022.
Kaudeksi 2025-2026 Miettola on kiinnitetty Suomen Kansallisoopperan nuorten laulajien ohjelmaan ja kausi sisältääkin roolit CircOpera 2.0.ssa (tenorisolisti), Elektrassa (Nuori palvelija), La Traviatassa (Gastone) ja Jolantassa (Alméric). Lisäksi Miettola vierailee Jyväskylän Oopperan Lucia di Lammermoorissa (Arturo & Normanno). Kesällä 2026 Miettola palaa kesällä 2026 Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlille Goron roolissa Puccinin mestariteoksessa Madama Butterfly. Oopperaroolien lisäksi Miettola esiintyy kaudella 25/26 Oulu Sinfonian, Jyväskylä Sinfonian sekä Lappeenrannan kaupunginorkesterin solistina.
Konserttilavalla Miettola on esiintynyt muun muassa Georg Enescu -festivaalin sinfoniaorkesterin, Tampere Filharmonian, Oulu Sinfonian, Vaasan Kaupunginorkesterin, Lohjan Kaupunginorkesterin, Suomalaisen Barokkiorkesterin ja Lapin kamariorkesterin solistina.
Upcoming performances
Opera
Concert
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If you long for a full-blooded opera classic, La Traviata is the perfect choice. The intimate story of love torn apart by illness is immortalised in Giuseppe Verdi’s (1813–1901) masterful music, which never fails to stir the heart. This intoxicatingly beautiful production by the Finnish National Opera echoes the very finest traditions of opera.
La Traviata is based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Lady of the Camellias (1848), which itself was inspired by a true story. Over the years, it has been adapted into plays, ballets, films, and even the musical Moulin Rouge! To this day, visitors in Paris lay flowers at the grave of the real-life heroine.
Cast & Crew:
Director: Giancarlo del Monaco
Sets & Costumes: Michael Scott
Conductor: Stephanie Childress
Violetta: Diana Alexe | Tuuli Takala
Alfredo: Alejandro Luévanos | Markus Nykänen
Giorgio Germont: Stefano Meo | Heikki Kilpeläinen
Gastone: Tuomas Miettola | Halim Shon
Baron Douphol: Ville Rusanen | Jussi Vänttinen
Marchese d'Obigny: Luke Scott | Arto Hosio
Doctor Grenvil: Antti Mähönen | Koit Soasepp
Flora: Niina Keitel | Sarah Zieba
Anniina: Ruut Mattila | Minna Grönthal
Mozart's Requiem will be performed 1st of April at 6 PM by Lappeenranta City Orchestra, soloists and South Carelian Classical Choir conducted by Erkki Lasonpalo. Soloists:
Silja Aalto, soprano
Tuija Knihtilä, mezzo soprano
Tuomas Miettola, tenor
Matti Turunen, bass
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford's Requeim will be performed at Temple Church in Helsinki at 11th of April 2026.
Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra,
Tomas Djupsjöbacka,conductor
Swedish Oratorio Choir of Helsinki
Hanna Rantala, soprano
Ida Wallen, alt
Tuomas Miettola, tenor
Markus Nieminen, baritone
Luonnotar
Luonnotar is based on Elias Lönnrot’s Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Jean Sibelius adapted the lyrics himself from its original verses. The piece tells the creation story of the world: a mythical bird lays an egg on Luonnotar’s knee, from which the moon, sky, and stars are born.
Iolanta
Princess Iolanta has been blind since birth, but her father, King René, has forbidden anyone from telling her. She lives in a beautiful, walled garden on the king’s estate, shielded from the outside world and cared for by Bertrand and Martha. Iolanta is betrothed to Duke Robert, who, like everyone else, is prohibited from revealing her blindness.
Performances: 15.5. | 20.5. | 22.5. | 26.5. | 28.5. | 30.5.
Cast & Crew:
Luonnotar
MUSIC Jean Sibelius
DIRECTOR Antony McDonald
CONDUCTOR Kristian Sallinen
SETS Antony McDonald
COSTUMES Antony McDonald
LIGHTING DESIGN Lucy Carter
SOPRANO SOLOIST: Silja Aalto
Iolanta
MUSIC Pyotr Tchaikovsky
DIRECTOR Antony McDonald
CONDUCTOR Kristian Sallinen
SETS Antony McDonald
COSTUMES Antony McDonald
LIGHTING DESIGN Lucy Carter
Jolanta: Nina Bezu
René: Mika Kares
Robert: Iurii Samoilov
Count Vaudémont: Edgaras Montvidas
Ibn-Hakia: Michael Kraus
Alméric: Tuomas Miettola
Bertrand: Koit Soasepp
Marta: Natalia Vinogradova
Birgitta: Elisaveta Rimkevitch
Laura: Anna Erokhina
One of the Giacomo Puccini's most beloved operas Madama Butterfly will return to Savonlinna Opera Festival next summer! Highly acclaimed production is originally directed by Henry Akina and will be conducted by maestro Piergiorgio Morandi.
Cast:
Butterfly: Silja Aalto
Pinkerton: Anthony Ciaramitaro
Suzuki: Emilia Rukavina
Goro: Tuomas Miettola
Performances: 4.7. | 7.7. | 10.7. | 15.7. | 18.7. | 23.7. |
Contacts
Tuomas Miettola
tuomas.miettola@gmail.com
+358 40 0898182
Tuomas has been generously supported by:
Code & Design Kaapo Ijas 2022