ARTTU KATAJA
baritone
Finnish baritone Arttu Kataja has established a distinguished international career spanning opera, concert, and lied performance. He graduated from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and launched his professional trajectory by winning the Lappeenranta Singing Competition in 2002, followed by prizes at major competitions, including the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg.
In 2006, Kataja secured a permanent ensemble residency at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. At his home house, he has performed a vast array of baritone repertoire under legendary musical directors like Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle and Zubin Mehta. His notable house roles include Figaro and Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Guglielmo and Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Papageno and Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte), Marcello and Schaunard (La Bohème), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Vater (Hänsel und Gretel), Musiklehrer (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Heerrufer (Lohengrin).
Beyond Berlin, Kataja is a highly sought-after guest artist. His international operatic engagements include Theater an der Wien, Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile, Staatsoper Hamburg and Deutsche Oper am Rhein. In his native Finland, he frequently collaborates with the Finnish National Opera and Tampere Opera, where his performances include Germont (La Traviata, 2024) and Rodrigo (Don Carlo, 2026). He is also a regular guest at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, appearing in Tosca (2022), Roméo et Juliette (2023) and Boris Godunov (2025).
As an acclaimed concert singer and recitalist, Kataja works with world-class orchestras and conductors. Recent highlights include Janáček’s The Excursions of Mr. Brouček with the London Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s St. John Passion with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (Jesus) with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. His appearances span major venues such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (Schnittke’s Faust Cantata), Concertgebouw Amsterdam (Sibelius’ Kullervo), and Philharmonie Berlin (Faure’s Requiem). In 2025–2026, he performed Brahms' Requiem with FNO, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Dresden Philharmonic, and Sibelius’ Tulen synty with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
Deeply dedicated to Lied, Kataja frequently partners with pianist Pauliina Tukiainen. His much-praised albums include Des Knaben Wunderhorn (2024), Winterreise (2022), and Serious Songs (2020).
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Calendar
2026
02.10. Staatsoper Berlin
07.10. W.A.Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
13.10. Conductor: Marc Minkowski
15.10. Stage director: Jürgen Flimm
Graf Almaviva: Gyula Orendt
Gräfin Almaviva: Evelin Novak
Susanna: Johanna Wallroth
Figaro: Arttu Kataja
Cherubino: Ema Nikolovska
Marcellina: Natalia Skrycka
Basilio: Florian Hoffmann
Don Curzio: Marcel Beekman
Bartolo: Matthew Rose
Antonio: Manuel Winckhler
Barbarina: Defne Celik
25.10. Staatsoper Berlin
28.10. G.Puccini: Tosca
Conductor: Alexander Soddy
Stage director: Alvis Hermanis
Tosca: Aleksandra Kurzak
Cavaradossi: Benjamin Bernheim
Scarpia: Davide Luciano
Angelotti: Arttu Kataja
Mesner: Manuel Winckhler
Spoletta: Florian Hoffmann
Sciarrone: Temur Bidzishvili
Kerkermeister: Irakli Pkhaladze
29.10. Pori Sinfonietta
M.Duruflé: Requiem
Conductor: Teemu Honkanen
Mezzosoprano: Erica Back
Baritone: Arttu Kataja
31.10. Staatsoper Berlin
G.Puccini: Tosca
Conductor: Alexander Soddy Stage director: Alvis Hermanis
Tosca: Aleksandra Kurzak
Cavaradossi: Benjamin Bernheim
Scarpia: Davide Luciano
Angelotti: Arttu Kataja
Mesner: Manuel Winckhler
Spoletta: Florian Hoffmann
Sciarrone: Temur Bidzishvili
Kerkermeister: Irakli Pkhaladze
17.11. Oratorikören i Helsingfors
21.11. J.Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Lohjan kaupunginorkesteri
Lahden Sibeliustalo
Johanneksenkirkko Helsingissä
Conductor: Jani Sivén
Soprano: Tuuli Takala
Baritone: Arttu Kataja
28.11. Staatsoper Berlin
G.Puccini: Tosca
Conductor: Alexander Soddy Stage director: Alvis Hermanis
Tosca: Aleksandra Kurzak
Cavaradossi: Benjamin Bernheim
Scarpia: Davide Luciano
Angelotti: Arttu Kataja
29.11. Staatsoper Berlin
W.A.Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Conductor: Tim Fluch
Stage director: August Everding
Sprecher: Arttu Kataja
02.12. Staatsoper Berlin
G.Puccini: Tosca
Conductor: Alexander Soddy Stage director: Alvis Hermanis
Tosca: Aleksandra Kurzak
Cavaradossi: Benjamin Bernheim
Scarpia: Davide Luciano
Angelotti: Arttu Kataja
05.12. Staatsoper Berlin
W.A.Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Conductor: Tim Fluch
Stage director: August Everding
Sprecher: Arttu Kataja
13.12. Recital, Helsingin konservatorio
Cd release concert
Sibelius: Songs
Arttu Kataja, baritone
Pauliina Tukiainen, piano
17.12. Sinfonia Lahti
G.F.Händel: Messiah
Conductor: Hannu Lintu
Dominante choir
Soprano: MARI ERIKSMOEN
Alto: MATHILDA SIDÉN SILFVER
Tenor: ELGAN LLŶR THOMAS
Bass: ARTTU KATAJA
18.12. Wasa Sångargille
19.12. Julkonsert, Trefaldighetskyrkan
26.12. Staatsoper Berlin
29.12. W.A.Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Conductor: Tim Fluch
Stage director: August Everding
Sprecher: Arttu Kataja
Repertoire
Concert
Bach, C.P.E. Magnificat
Bach, J.S. Weihnachtsoratorium
Johannes-Passion
Matthäus-Passion
Magnificat
Messe h-moll
Kantaten
Beethoven 9. Sinfonie
Missa Solemnis
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Haydn Die Schöpfung
Die Jahreszeiten
Händel Messiah
Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Mendelssohn Elias
Paulus
Mozart Requiem
Schnittke Seid nüchtern und wachet
Schostakowitsch 14. Sinfonie
Schumann Faust Szenen (Faust, Marianus)
Sibelius Kullervo
Tulen synty
Repertoire
Opera
Beethoven Don Fernando (Fidelio)
Bernstein Maximilian (Candide)
Britten Mr. Flint (Billy Budd)
Ferryman (Curlew River)
Donizetti Belcore (L’elisir d’amore)
Malatesta (Don Pasquale)
Cecil (Maria Stuarda)
Eötvös Asleik (Sleepless)
Gounod Capulet (Roméo et Juliette)
Haydn Enrico (L’Isola disabitata)
Licone/Caronte (Orlando Paladino)
Humperdinck Vater (Hänsel und Gretel)
Massenet Bretigny (Manon)
Mozart Il Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro)
Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Guglielmo (Così fan tutte)
Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte)
Leporello (Don Giovanni)
Papageno (Die Zauberflöte)
Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte)
Puccini Marcello (La Bohème)
Schaunard (La Bohème)
Sharpless (Madama Butterfly)
Sonora (La fanciulla del West)
Rossini Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Don Alvaro (Il viaggio a Reims)
Taddeo (L’Italiana in Algeri)
Salieri Mr. Slender (Falstaff)
Strauss, R. Musiklehrer (Ariadne auf Naxos)
Geisterbote (Frau ohne Schatten)
Verdi Germont (La Traviata)
Rodrigo (Don Carlo)
Wagner Heerrufer des Königs (Lohengrin)
Weber Ottokar (Freischütz)
Weill Sparbüchsen-Bill (Mahagonny)
Discography
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