Hillevi Martinpelto (born 9 January 1958 in Älvdalen) is a Swedish lyric soprano. She made her debut in Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1987. She is best known for her work with John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir.Biography on bach-cantatas.com With Gardiner, she recorded Weber's Oberon and Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Idomeneo, to considerable acclaim.Biography on Barnes & Noble
In the summer of 2014 Martinpelto performed at Stålboga Summer Opera.
Martinpelto's father is Finnish.Eero Kestiä kantaesitetään Kouvolassa Kouvolan Sanomat
Awards 2006: appointed Hovsångerska by H.M. the King of Swedenhttp://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page
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