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Samuli Taskinen is a young and talented Finnish bass-baritone with a strong, resonant voice, currently a studio member at Komische Oper Berlin.
With his diverse background in different styles of music, Samuli has a wide repertoire and a broad palette of colours in his voice. Having been trained as a dancer, Samuli's stage presence is commanding and adapts well to different kinds of characters.
His roles in the opera studio of the Komische Oper Berlin include Masetto in Don Giovanni, Colline in La Bohème, Zweiter Geharnischter in The Magic Flute, Paolo Calvi in Schreker's Die Gezeichneten, and Doctor and The voice of the Shepherd in Pelléas et Mélisande, to name a few.
Autumn 2015 marked Samuli's debut at the Finnish National Opera in two roles (Son, Porter) in Shostakovich's The Nose.
Despite his young age, he has already won prizes in Finnish competitions and is taking his first steps in an international career by joining the ensemble of Theater St. Gallen!
In 2019/2020, he can be seen there a.o. as Wagner in Faust, Achilla in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, and Jorg in Stiffelio.
With his diverse background in different styles of music, Samuli has a wide repertoire and a broad palette of colours in his voice. Having been trained as a dancer, Samuli's stage presence is commanding and adapts well to different kinds of characters.
His roles in the opera studio of the Komische Oper Berlin include Masetto in Don Giovanni, Colline in La Bohème, Zweiter Geharnischter in The Magic Flute, Paolo Calvi in Schreker's Die Gezeichneten, and Doctor and The voice of the Shepherd in Pelléas et Mélisande, to name a few.
Autumn 2015 marked Samuli's debut at the Finnish National Opera in two roles (Son, Porter) in Shostakovich's The Nose.
Despite his young age, he has already won prizes in Finnish competitions and is taking his first steps in an international career by joining the ensemble of Theater St. Gallen!
In 2019/2020, he can be seen there a.o. as Wagner in Faust, Achilla in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, and Jorg in Stiffelio.