John Lundgren | |
---|---|
Birth name | John Otto Lundgren |
Born | 12 October 1968 |
Genres | Opera |
Occupation(s) | Opera singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
John Otto Lundgren (born 12 October 1968) is a Swedish dramatic baritone opera singer.
Educated at
Vadstena Academy and in The Opera Academy in
Copenhagen. During his studies he joined the ensemble of
The Royal Danish Theatre and debuted as Schaunard in
La Bohème. Since then he has frequently been singing in stagings in The Royal Danish Theatre, e.g. Enrico Ashton in
Lucia di Lammermoor, Posa in
Don Carlos, Amonasro in
Aida, Scarpia in
Tosca, Kurwenal in
Tristan und Isolde, and the title role of
Der Fliegende Holländer. He has continued to sing many of these roles internationally and also adding to them by singing Carlo Gérard in
Andrea Chenier in Bregenzer Festspiele and Jack Rance in the Stockholm staging of
La Fanciulla del West in 2011/12.
[1]
[2]
Lundgren has also sung contemporary opera. In 2005, he sang the part of Prospero in The Tempest by Thomas Adès and four roles in one and the same opera – Cecilia and the Monkey King by Reine Jönsson in
Drottningholm (Sweden). In 2016 he sang Devlin in the premiere of Notorious (opera based on the
Hitchcock movie with the same name) together with
Nina Stemme.
In 2016 he also expanded his classical dramatic baritone repertoire by singing
Wotan in
Bayreuth, repeating that part in
Stockholm in a single revival of the 2006 staging of
Der Ring des Nibelungen directed by
Staffan Valdemar Holm. In autumn 2017 John debuted at the
Dutch National Opera as Simone
[3] in
Eine florentinische Tragödie.
In 2018, John participated for the third consecutive year at Bayreuther Festspiele. This time in two roles, Wotan [4] in Die Walküre and the title role of the Flying Dutchman, Der Holländer. [5] Later 2018 he will take part in the production of Wagner's Ring at The Royal Opera House London. [6]
Lundgren´s repertoire includes: [8]
John Lundgren | |
---|---|
Birth name | John Otto Lundgren |
Born | 12 October 1968 |
Genres | Opera |
Occupation(s) | Opera singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
John Otto Lundgren (born 12 October 1968) is a Swedish dramatic baritone opera singer.
Educated at
Vadstena Academy and in The Opera Academy in
Copenhagen. During his studies he joined the ensemble of
The Royal Danish Theatre and debuted as Schaunard in
La Bohème. Since then he has frequently been singing in stagings in The Royal Danish Theatre, e.g. Enrico Ashton in
Lucia di Lammermoor, Posa in
Don Carlos, Amonasro in
Aida, Scarpia in
Tosca, Kurwenal in
Tristan und Isolde, and the title role of
Der Fliegende Holländer. He has continued to sing many of these roles internationally and also adding to them by singing Carlo Gérard in
Andrea Chenier in Bregenzer Festspiele and Jack Rance in the Stockholm staging of
La Fanciulla del West in 2011/12.
[1]
[2]
Lundgren has also sung contemporary opera. In 2005, he sang the part of Prospero in The Tempest by Thomas Adès and four roles in one and the same opera – Cecilia and the Monkey King by Reine Jönsson in
Drottningholm (Sweden). In 2016 he sang Devlin in the premiere of Notorious (opera based on the
Hitchcock movie with the same name) together with
Nina Stemme.
In 2016 he also expanded his classical dramatic baritone repertoire by singing
Wotan in
Bayreuth, repeating that part in
Stockholm in a single revival of the 2006 staging of
Der Ring des Nibelungen directed by
Staffan Valdemar Holm. In autumn 2017 John debuted at the
Dutch National Opera as Simone
[3] in
Eine florentinische Tragödie.
In 2018, John participated for the third consecutive year at Bayreuther Festspiele. This time in two roles, Wotan [4] in Die Walküre and the title role of the Flying Dutchman, Der Holländer. [5] Later 2018 he will take part in the production of Wagner's Ring at The Royal Opera House London. [6]
Lundgren´s repertoire includes: [8]