Hillevi Martinpelto

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.^[1] With Gardiner, she recorded Weber's Oberon and Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Idomeneo, to considerable acclaim.^[2]

Martinpelto performs at the 2005 Polar Music Prize ceremony.

In the summer of 2014 Martinpelto performed at Stålboga Summer Opera.^[3]

Martinpelto's father is Finnish.^[4]

Awards

• 2006: appointed Hovsångerska by H.M. the King of Sweden^[5]