| Maikki Järnefelt | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria Pakarinen |
| Born | (1871-08-26)26 August 1871 Joensuu, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 4 July 1929(1929-07-04) (aged 57) Turku, Finland |
| Genres | Opera |
Maria 'Maikki' Järnefelt-Palmgren (née Pakarinen; 1871—1929) was an internationally-recognised Finnish operatic soprano and singing pedagogue, who toured extensively around Europe. She is especially known as a Wagnerian and Lied singer.
Maria Pakarinen's first marriage was to the composer and conductor, Prof. Armas Järnefelt (m. 1893 — div. 1908), with whom she had a child. She later married the composer, conductor and pianist, Prof. Selim Palmgren (m. 1910 — her death 1929). Both her husbands were also effectively her agents and managers.
Her sister-in-law from her first marriage was Aino Sibelius (née Järnefelt), the wife of Jean Sibelius.
She studied in Germany under Julius Hey [de], a renowned singing coach and personal friend of Richard Wagner.
Järnefelt-Palmgren died relatively young, at 57: she suffered a stroke during the dress rehearsal of her husband's cantata, Turun Lilja, and died in hospital shortly afterwards.
References
- ^ "Järnefelt-Palmgren, Maikki (1871 - 1929)" (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Palmgren-festivaalilla Porissa nousee esiin oopperalaulaja Maikki Järnefelt-Palmgrenin värikäs elämäntarina" (in Finnish). Satakunnan Kansa. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Taiteilijapari Maikki ja Armas Järnefeltin rakkaustarinan katkera loppu" (in Finnish). Yle. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- Kuka Kukin On (Who's Who) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1954. p. 295. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- "Maikki Järnefelt (soprano)". MusicBrainz.org. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
