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Rising Finn nets 40k

Rising Finn nets 40k

The Savonlinna soprano Iris Candelaria, 29, has been awarded the Finnish Cultural Foundation prize of 40,000 Euros for helping to build ‘a sustainable, pluralistic and multi-voiced Finland.

She’s presently singing Merry Widow in Helsinki and has yet to step onto the world stage.

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