I am very pleased to be appearing with Shoestring Opera as Iolanthe in Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe. First operatic adventure since the pandemic! The show opened on 5th June in Royal Wootton Bassett, and there is one more show left on Sat 18 June at 3.30pm at St Mary's Church, Charlbury. This is a walking distance from Charlbury station so very easy to get to!

I had some lovely feedback from a respected singing teacher who sat in the audience last week: 'Most of all I wanted to share how much I enjoyed Iolanthe herself as a singer, what a treat to hear such a lovely contralto (I know we don’t use that word any more)  but it was such a rich and soothing sound to the ear - like fine chocolate I thought. I was thinking that I haven’t heard a voice like that for ages.' Thank you for your kind words!

My next song recital will feature Robert Schumann's atmospheric and mysterious Liederkreis Op. 39 at St Botolph's Aldgate. Welcome!

This New Year I have decided to start a mailing list so I can let you know directly about any news or upcoming performances. Please send me a message via my Contact page if you would like to subscribe. Many thanks!

I'm looking forward to appearing as Cenerentola with Shoestring Opera in Chippenham on Saturday 6th January 2018 at 5pm. Crazy runs and fairytale romance - welcome!

I am thrilled to be appearing with Lambeth Orchestra on Saturday 1st July in their concert performance of Carmen. I will be singing the role of Mercedes together with great soloists including Aurore Lacabe as Carmen.

I am very excited to be appearing again with Barefoot Opera in a staged production of Monteverdi Madrigals in St Leonards on Sea on 17th June. The choir Cantemus will begin the celebration of Monteverdi's 450th anniversary with a programme of Josquin and Ingenieri, followed by Monteverdi madrigals performed by Barefoot Opera. The programme includes the famous Arianna's Lament.

My next recital at St Alfege Church, Greenwich, will be a new collaboration with pianist Maya Soltan. We will perform romantic songs themed on water and swans by Edvard Grieg, songs from Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures, and by the Finnish composers Toivo Kuula and Tauno Pylkkänen. 

I am repeating my Deep in the Forest recital programme with pianist Richard Black at St George the Martyr, Borough High Street, on Thursday 14th July at 1pm. These magical songs inspired by Finland's nature and landscape are well worth hearing!

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Aino will perform a Shakespeare-themed song recital with baritone Crispin Lewis and pianist Raymond Lewis at Burgh House, Hampstead, on 12th June 2016. 

Aino will sing songs by Thomas Arne (1710-1778), Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Franz Schubert (1797-1828) and Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1928), one of Finland's most prominent composers.