AURORA MARTHENS

Biography

Marthens was a member of the Vienna State Opera’s Opera Studio from 2020 to 2022 before joining the company’s soloist ensemble. During her time in Vienna, she appeared in roles including Gerhilde in Die Walküre, Anna in Nabucco, Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos, the Fifth Maid in Elektra and Mrs Jones in Alexander Raskatov’s Animal Farm. She has also appeared at the Finnish National Opera as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.

Her recent engagements include Elisabeth in Tannhäuser at Theater Magdeburg and appearances in concert repertoire ranging from Mozart’s Requiem to Rossini’s Stabat Mater. In 2026, she performed Mozart’s Requiem with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra under Sian Edwards and appeared as a soloist with the Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera at the Helsinki Festival.

A sought-after concert artist, Marthens has performed with orchestras including the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Lahti, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Lappeenranta City Orchestra. Her international concert engagements include a 2019 debut with the Orquesta y Coro Nacional de España in Grieg’s Peer Gynt under Miguel Harth-Bedoya, as well as a performance of Puccini’s Suor Angelica with musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko.

Marthens studied at the Turku Conservatory, the Sibelius Academy and the Universität der Künste Berlin, working with Riikka Hakola and Elisabeth Werres, among others. She has participated in masterclasses with artists including Jorma Hynninen, Soile Isokoski, Konrad Jarnot, Kamal Khan and Karita Mattila.

Her competition prizes include Second Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2024 ARD International Music Competition in Munich, First Prize at the Timo Mustakallio Singing Competition in 2017 and First Prize at the Helsinki Lied Competition in 2015. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2018 Glyndebourne Opera Cup and received Third Prize at the Lappeenranta Singing Competition in 2019.

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Kasper Dalkarl