Markus Nieminen

Baritone Markus Nieminen graduated from Sibelius Academy, Finland, with a Master's degree in Music, after which he continued his studies with Professor Gerhard Kahry at the Vienna Music Academy. During that time, Markus frequently participated in masterclasses with well-respected teachers such as Tom Krause, Rudolf Bautz and Thomas Hampson. Performing as a freelancer since 2005, Markus has sung a wide range of roles at Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, including Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Jeletski (The Queen of Spades), Conte (The Marriage of Figaro), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Papageno (The Magic Flute), Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) and the title role in Jukka Linkola's Robin Hood. He has also made guest appearances at the State Opera in Hamburg, Semperoper Dresden, Vienna Volksoper a