First prize at Lappeenranta voice competition!

Iida won first prize in the women’s category at Lappeenranta national voice competition in Finland with soprano Iris Candelaria. Soprano Sonja Herranen was awarded second prize. Sopranos Elisaveta Rimkevitch and …

Innocence premiere in Helsinki

Kaija Saariaho’s fifth opera “Innocence” has its Finnish premiere in Helsinki on October 21st 2022. The opera is a co-production of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Finnish National Opera, the Royal …

“Archipelago stories” out now!

Finnish composer Mari Sainio has released her newest album “Archipelago stories”. Iida has recorded the vocals for her song “Harbour”. Mari Sainio is a Finnish composer who works in different …

Concours Musical International de Montréal

Iida has been invited to take part in the Art Song competition at Concours Musical International de Montréal this coming May/June. 32 singers were chosen altogether from 387 applicants, 20 …

Iida part of Wehale.life campaign

Iida was featured in a campaign by Wehale.life, raising awareness for COPD, a lung condition that causes permanent damage to the airways and makes it difficult to breathe. The World COPD …

Iida a guest on YLE’s morning show

Iida was a guest on the morning show of YLE, the Finnish national public broadcasting company. She was interviewed about her role as Christine Daaé in the production of The …