Thérèse Karlsson
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Thérèse Karlsson is a Finnish
singer (soprano
) and actor (from the Åland islands). She did the part of Yvette in Brecht's Mutter Courage, Swedish Theatre
(Svenska Teatern) 2004. She rose to stardom when she got the title role in The Municipal Theatre of Turku
's (Turun Kaupunginteatteri) musical Elisabeth
2005-2006 (with over 50 000 tickets sold it is the greatest success in the history of The Municipal Theatre of Turku).
She is currently starring in the musical Les Miserables
, directed by Georg Malvius, at The Swedish Theatre of Turku (Åbo Svenska Teater).
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
singer (soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
) and actor (from the Åland islands). She did the part of Yvette in Brecht's Mutter Courage, Swedish Theatre
Swedish Theatre
The Swedish Theatre is a Swedish-speaking theatre in Helsinki, Finland and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi . It was the first national stage of Finland.- History :...
(Svenska Teatern) 2004. She rose to stardom when she got the title role in The Municipal Theatre of Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
's (Turun Kaupunginteatteri) musical Elisabeth
Elisabeth (musical)
Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
2005-2006 (with over 50 000 tickets sold it is the greatest success in the history of The Municipal Theatre of Turku).
She is currently starring in the musical Les Miserables
Les Misérables
Les Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
, directed by Georg Malvius, at The Swedish Theatre of Turku (Åbo Svenska Teater).