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Matti Salminen is known for acting.
Born in Turku, Finland (age 80).
5 awards including Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
Matti Salminen has 1 credits in our database.
Studied at Array.
Filmography (1)
AWARDS (8)
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Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
1991
WON
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Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
1991
WON
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Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1988
WON
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Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
1982
WON
Biography
Matti Kalervo Salminen is a Finnish operatic bass, now retired, who has sung at the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival. He is distinguished by an imposing figure and height, a cavernous, heavy, dark voice with an expansive upper register, and an expressive face. According to one reviewer, in his prime Salminen was "... simply the largest bass voice in captivity. It is not just its roar in powering over Wagner's maximum orchestra, but the way he carves the sonority and forms the color."
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Matti Salminen was born in Turku, Finland.
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Matti Salminen has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include Wagner: Parsifal (2007).
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