Maaria Eira

Maaria Eira

Birth : 1924-10-23, Helsinki, Finland

Death : 1999-07-19

History

Maaria Eira (real name Saskia D’Onofrio, née Suomalainen; 23 October 1924 – 19 June 1999) was a Finnish operatic soprano and film actress noted for her coloratura voice and stage presence.

Profile

Maaria Eira

Movies

Siren of the North
Delia Rosati
Directed by Hannu Leminen, Onnaiset (1954) is a romantic drama set in the early 20th century. The film is built around the music of Oskar Merikanto and is an independent sequel to the film Summer Night Waltz. Pianist Lauri Alango (Leif Wager) and his wife Annina (Eeva-Kaarina Volanen) 's fortune is cracked when opera diva Delia Rosati (Maaria Eira) attracts Lauri to accompany her on tour.
Mä oksalla ylimmällä
Maria Sawina
A fictional love story between famous composer Gabriel Linsén and opera singer Maria Sawina in 19th century Finland.
Miesmalli
Ilona Heli
A romantic comedy about a writer coming back to Finland is bored with the High Society life and starts a modeling job for a young and beautiful painter Ilona. Dressed as a vagabond, he soon starts to please Ilona and her many lady friends as shows quick learning skills and soon shows great knowledge of history, art, and literature.
Ballaadi
Ebba Dunckert