28/05/2026
✨ Soloist spotlight ✨
One of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, Karen Cargill, is the amazing soloist in our collaborative project with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler's 3rd Symphony. We are also happy to have Karen join us again in the Fiskars Summer Festival 2026, where she'll be the soloist for our Festival Finale-concert and the Open House-concert 🤩
Described as having a voice that “dazzles” with a “treacle-rich middle register” and a “full and rich top,” Karen Cargill has established herself as one of the leading singers of her generation, with upcoming engagements at the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dutch National Opera, Canadian Opera Company, and Norwegian National Opera.
Equally celebrated on the concert stage, she regularly collaborates with conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Robin Ticciati, Rafael Payare, and Edward Gardner. Highlights of her 25/26 season include Judith in Bluebeard’s Castle at the Canadian Opera Company, Adelaide in Arabella at the Metropolitan Opera, performances of Pelléas et Mélisande, Götterdämmerung, Mahler Symphonies 2 & 3, and La Damnation de Faust with leading orchestras across Europe and North America.
Recent seasons have included acclaimed performances at Glyndebourne, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and San Diego Symphony.
With recital partner Simon Lepper, Karen has performed at Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall, and has recorded acclaimed albums for Linn Records. She is also Patron of the National Girls’ Choir of Scotland and sang at the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III in 2023.
