As the holiday season approaches, the world of opera and classical music is buzzing with extraordinary events. December brings with it a stunning array of performances by some of the most gifted artists we have the honor of representing. With premieres, beloved classics, and festive masterpieces on the horizon, this month promises to be a musical celebration of the highest caliber.

On December 5th, the Oper Köln will raise the curtain on a powerful production of Verdi’s Nabucco. Taking on the formidable role of Abigaile, soprano TRINE MØLLER will dazzle audiences with her commanding presence and virtuosic technique, ensuring an unforgettable start to the festive season.

The festivities continue on December 7th at Musikhaus Trier with the premiere of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus. ROMAN IALCIC brings his magnetic stage presence to this effervescent operetta, guaranteeing a performance brimming with charm, wit, and Strauss’s irresistible melodies.

On December 11th, opera enthusiasts can enjoy the online premiere of Verdi’s Rigoletto with Opera Hedeland, with the remarkable HROLFUR SÆMUNDSSON in the title role and soprano MARLENE METZGER as Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. This digital offering grants unique access to the world of opera, to school children everywhere. Enjoy the timeless tragedy and soaring music of one of Verdi’s masterpieces from the comfort of you own home!

That same evening, the Copenhagen Phil will present Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a radiant celebration of the season featuring SIBYLLE GLOSTED, STEFFEN JESPERSEN, CONNY THIMANDER, and JENS SØNDERGAARD. Their collective artistry will fill the evening with joy and majesty as they bring Bach’s work to life.

December 13th and 14th in Haderslev Church, FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN’s luminous soprano voice will shine in Handel’s Messiah, while halfway across the globe in Singapore, her husband, ANDERS KAMPMANN alongside of bass STEFFEN BRUUN will deliver a stirring rendition of the same work. Additionally, soprano LOUISE MCCLELLAND will enchant audiences with her elegant interpretation of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performing with the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra in Denmark starting on December 12th.

The holiday spirit continues on December 14th with Baroque Christmas by the Randers Kammerorkester. Featuring soprano MARLENE MEZTGER, this concert will transport listeners back in time with a collection of exquisite Baroque repertoire perfectly suited for the season.

From December 19th to 21st, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio will resound throughout South Denmark as the Danish Philharmonic Orchestra tours the region. This spectacular event brings together a stellar lineup including once again soprano MARLENE METZGER, SIDSEL ERIKSEN, and MAGNUS PIONTEK, promising an extraordinary musical journey through one of Bach’s most celebrated works.

With such a rich program of performances this December, there’s no better way to embrace the season than by experiencing the artistry of these phenomenal singers. Whether you’re attending in person or tuning in online, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating the magic of music and the holidays.

Thank you for a magnificent 2024!

 November is packed with remarkable operatic premieres, concert performances, and a centenary tribute that highlights the depth and passion of this timeless art form.

Starting off on November 3rd at the Opernhaus Zürich, we celebrate the premiere of Leben mit einem Idioten, where the commanding bass MAGNUS PIONTEK will take the stage. Known for his deep and evocative tones, Magnus will bring intensity and gravitas to this unique, modern work in the role of Wärter. This opera promises to challenge and provoke, making it a memorable start to the month.

On November 11th, Händel’s Partenope will premiere at the Frankfurt Oper. Mezzo-Soprano CLÁUDIA RIBAS, who recently made waves by winning the prestigious international vocal competition ’s-Hertogenbosch, will be singing the role of Armindo.

November 15th-23rd offers a powerful concert performance-tour featuring Tchaikovsky’s iconic Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin sung by soprano AYLIN SEZER with the Phion Orkest.

The magic of the season continues with the return of The Snow Sister (’Snösystern’) at Malmö Opera on November 16th, where tenor CONNY THIMANDER will perform the role of Julian. This touching story follows Julian, a young boy who lost his sister and whose parents struggle to rekindle their Christmas joy.

On November 22nd, Finnish National Opera presents Pohjalaisia, a Finnish classic featuring soprano JOHANNA NYLUND as Liisa.

The following day, November 23rd, brings the premiere of Otello at Göteborg Opera, where baritone JENS SØNDERGAARD will sing the role of Jago. With his commanding presence and rich, expressive voice, Jens will be a formidable force in this Shakespearean drama, adding layers to Verdi’s exploration of jealousy and honor.

Looking forward to yet another great month for our singers.

 As we step into the vibrant month of October, we're thrilled to present an exciting lineup of performances featuring our extraordinary roster of artists. This month promises a dazzling array of premieres, powerful roles, and competition triumphs. From intimate chamber operas to grand productions, our singers will be gracing stages across Europe and beyond. Here’s a glimpse of what’s to come in October.

The month kicks off with JOHANNA NYLUND on October 4th, starring in the world premiere of Sand Eye at The Northern Opera Company, a Chekhovian chamber opera that delves deep into the emotional complexities of women's choices and the demands of motherhood.

The following day, October 5th, brings a completely different energy as AYLIN SEZER leads the premiere of Piraten Konigin, a children’s opera composed by Monique Krüs and presented by Reisopera. Sezer’s dynamic voice and natural charisma will bring this adventurous story to life, captivating young audiences across the tour. That same week, we’ll also be cheering for MARLENE METZGER, who is a finalist in the prestigious Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition. The final rounds take place between October 5th and 12th, and Metzger’s lyrical soprano is sure to leave a lasting impression on the jury.

October 6th will be a double delight for opera lovers. At The Royal Danish Opera, SOFIE JENSEN will take on the role of the Contessa in a new production of Le Nozze di Figaro. Meanwhile, at Theater Basel, Trine Møller will be taking on the role of Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung - the monumental conclusion to Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

The excitement continues with the China premiere of Porgy and Bess on October 8th in Shanghai, followed by a performance at the prestigious Beijing Music Festival on October 12th. Directed by the visionary NOA NAAMAT, this semi-staged production is co-produced by the Beijing Music Festival, Cape Town Opera, and the KT Wong Foundation.

As we are nearing the 100th death day of Giacomo Puccini in November, Opera companies all over the world are making sure to celebrate this legendary opera composer; On October 9th, ANDERS KAMPMANN will take the stage as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with the Danish National Opera.
Following closely, on October 11th, GABRIELE MANGIONE will tackle the iconic role of Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot at Vanemuine Theatre in Estonia.

October 14th and 15th will offer a behind-the-scenes treat for opera aficionados. FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN. ANDERS KAMPMANN and TEIT KANSTRUP will lend their voices to a special masterclass for conductors with the Aarhus Symphonic Orchestra. In this unique setting, these talented singers will perform arias and ensembles, giving young conductors an invaluable opportunity to practice and refine their craft.

Continuing to honor Giacomo Puccini, on October 20th, The Royal Danish Opera will present the iconic production of Il Trittico. This triple bill features an outstanding cast, including LOUISE McCLELLAND as Lauretta and Suor Genoveffa, MARLENE METZGER as Suor Dolcina, STEFFEN BRUUN as Betto di Signa, and CHRISTIAN DAMSGAARD as Tinca. The production won the Reumert Award for opera of the year in 2013.

As we approach the end of the month, AYLIN SEZER returns to the Concertgebouw on October 26th for Peer Gynt with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. Sezer will lend her enchanting soprano to the role of Anitra.

On October 27th, FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN will perform the soprano parts in Mozart’s Requiem and Vesper. Her crystalline voice will soar through the famous Laudate Dominum aria, as well as the haunting and powerful passages of the Requiem, making this performance one not to be missed.

Don’t miss the opportunity to catch our artists in action this month.

September is here, and it's bringing a cascade of extraordinary performances from our artists that promise to enchant and inspire.

We begin the month with a mesmerizing concert at Holmens Church on September 3rd, where the gifted countertenor STEFFEN JESPERSEN will fill the sacred space with his ethereal voice.

The picturesque town of Ribe hosts the Rued Langaard Festival, celebrating one of Denmark’s most intriguing composers. Soprano LOUISE McCLELLAND is this year’s artists in residence, and can be experienced over three days from September 6th-8th. Immerse yourself in a festival that blends history, innovation, and pure vocal brilliance.

Opera aficionados, this one’s for you! Verdi’s Don Carlos premieres September 8th at The Royal Danish Theatre with a stellar cast, including baritone JENS SØNDERGAARD as Posa, TAE JEONG HWANG as the deceased emperor Carlo V, MARLENE METZGER as Tebaldo and JENS CHRISTIAN TVILUM as Count Lerma. This production promises to be a grand exploration of love, power, and politics—an unmissable evening of drama and passion.

Journey to the American West on September 13th with Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West at Landestheater Detmold, featuring the talented baritone JONAH SPUNGIN as the Sheriff Jack Rance. Saddle up for an evening of sweeping melodies and thrilling action!

On September 19th is the premiere of the opera OREST. A modern retelling of ancient myth, comes to life at The Royal Danish Theatre, and among the voices that haunt Orest, you will hear SIBYLLE GLOSTED, FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN, FRANCINE VIS and KIRSTEN VOSS.

Join Copenhagen Phil for an unforgettable rendition of Bach’s B-Minor Mass. Baritone JENS SØNDERGAARD and tenor CONNY THIMANDER will be bringing their profound interpretation to one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire. Experience the grandeur and spirituality of Bach’s masterpiece on September 27th.

Closing the month on a high note is the premiere of Siegfried, featuring the remarkable soprano TRINE MØLLER as Brünnhilde, at Theater Basel on September 28th. Wagnerian drama doesn’t get more thrilling than this—prepare to be captivated!

Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and prepare to be swept away by the magic of live performance when we can again cosy up inside of theaters and concerts halls everywhere.

It is already August and our artists have a busy month ahead, as opera houses are beginning to prepare for the new season. But before opening their doors for real, there are still plenty of summer festivals going on this month. 

As the season 2023/24 in opera houses everywhere come to a close, there’s a buzz and a stir as the opera festivals of the summer will soon open!

Soprano LOUISE MCCLELLAND, recently awarded the Sonning talent prize, Else Brems travel grant and the Memorial scholarship of Elisabeth Dons, will be celebrated by the Danish Broadcasting corporation, with a new podcast series in five episodes, as part of her receiving the P2 talent of the year award. She will also be featured in the segment “the P2 concert” on July 2nd with a brand new composition, partly composed using brand new AI technology. Make sure to tune in to DR P2. You can also find it all in the app DR LYD

July 3rd you can catch LOUISE MCCLELLAND live in concert, when she offers a recital with songs by Rued Langgaard at the Hindsgavl Chamber Music Festival

The Carlo Coccia Theater Foundation of Novara has also made it’s way out of the theater when Verdi’s masterpiece "Aida" is to be set at the Amphitheater Giovanni Paolo II near Sordevolo. Tenor GABRIELE MANGIONE will be singing the part of Radamès in this grand production, opening on July 5th

Further north, in Savonlinna, Finland, soprano JOHANNA NYLUND makes her debut at the Savonlinna Opera Festival singing Anna in the opera “Nabucco”, when the festival opens on July 6th. Ms. NYLUND will also be appearing as Donna Anna in “Don Giovanni” later in the festival on July 13th.

Baritone JONAH SPUNGIN make as appearance as well later in the festival as Tsargo in the opera “Adriana Mater” by Kaija Saariaho on august 4th

At the end of July the long awaited production of Bellini’s “Norma” opens at Opera på Skäret with soprano ALINA TKACHUK in the title role (28 juli, 4 aug, 10 aug, 15 aug, 18 aug, 25 aug) and with mezzo-soprano and recent third place winner in the Wilhelm Stenhammer International Singing Competition, MATHILDA BRYNGELSSON singing the role of Clotilde. The opera premieres in July 27th.

Toi, toi, toi, to you all!
 

We are closing in on the final shows of the season 2023/24 as theaters prepare to close down for the summer. But fret not, because our artists are still out and about on the many classical music summer festivals, and here are some highlights of June

On June 5th soprano LOUISE MCCLELLAND will take on the gorgeous soprano solo in Gustav Mahlers 4th symphony with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

In Basel rehearsals for the Ring Cycle continue, and the two first operas, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, will be playing on June 8th and 9th with soprano TRINE MØLLER as Brünnhilde

A rather new festival, with not so new music, is the baroque festival in Copenhagen “Stenbroens Barokdage” beginning on June 14th with the opera “La Serva Padrona” and bass STEFFEN BRUUN as the old Uberto looking for a wife.

And on June 16th the opera power couple FREDERIKKE and ANDERS KAMPMANN offers an outdoor opera gala concert with Ensemble Storstrøm at the Gisselfeld Cloister.

We hope you will get a chance to experience some of our artists in June!  

 As temperatures rise outside, things are definitely heating up in concert halls and opera houses as well. Here is what our artists are up to this month.

It's award season and the Danish “Reumert Awards” just announced their nominees, which include productions in which quite a few of our talented singers have sprinkled their stardust.
The newly composed opera “Hjem” (Home) is nominated for “Opera of the Year”, and the multifaceted performance of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” is nominated for “Special performance of the Year”
Congratulations to our singers JENS CHRISTIAN TVILUM, STEFFEN BRUUN, FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN and CONNY THIMANDER! We will be crossing our fingers and looking forward to the Reumert Award show on June 20th!

On May 5th the Royal Danish Opera will do a concert performance of “Madama Butterfly” in Aalborg featuring our singers JENS SØNDERGAARD (Sharpless) and TAE JEONG HWANG (the imperial Commissioner). The concert will take place in “Aalborg Kongres og Kulturcenter”.

“Die Zauberflöte” returns to the Royal Danish Opera on May 16th with bass-baritone SIMON DUUS as Papageno and soprano LOUISE MCCLELLAND as Pamina, with coloratura soprano SVETLANA MOSKALENKO joining them, in the production by Barrie Kosky, as Queen of the Night, on May 28th

May 18th is a big premiere day; We have singers in three premieres this day!
Our tenor FABIAN DÜBERG will sing Truffaldino in Prokofjew’s opera “The Love for the Three Oranges” with Theater Bremen. The very same day in Denmark, baritone JENS SØNDERGAARD sings Kurwenal in a new production of “Tristan and Isolde “, opening at The Royal Danish Opera. A bit further south, tenor GABRIELE MANGIONE will be singing Luigi in “Il Tabarro” when Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar premieres their production of “Il Trittico”.

Soprano LOUISE MCCLELLAND will be joining Copenhagen Phil in concert on May 23rd for their concert series “MESTERSTYKKER” (masterpieces), singing beautiful arias by Mozart and Bizet in the great concert hall of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Stage director NOA NAAMAAT is creating a new production of “La Traviata”, opening on May 24th at the festival “Alden Biesen Zomeropera” in the Netherlands. This production will be playing throughout May and June (final performance on June 21st)

Toi, toi, toi to everyone!

There’s suddenly a buzz in the air and the trees are slowly awakening from their winter slumber. Our artists are in two world premieres this month, and have several concerts and performances to look forward to.

On April 5th the opera “Fjordenes Drømmespil (HOLOGRAMMET)” (Dream vision’s of the Fjords (THE HOLOGRAM)) will see its World Premiere in no other place than in the city mall of Randers in Jutland, Denmark. Our Tenor CHRISTIAN DAMSGAARD in singing the tenor part in this newly written piece by composer Katinka Fogh Vindelev and performed by Randers Kammerorkester.

Mezzo-Soprano FRANCINE VIS is getting ready to board the pirate ship as the Captain in the newly written opera “Nalle Havsöga” (Teddy Bear Sea Eye), about the teddy bear pirates who have strandede on a deserted island, and who discover that their tears might be their rescue. This Children’s opera can be experienced at the Malmö Opera’s small stage, Operaverkstan from April 6th

In Aarhus on april 11th soprano FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN and Mezzo-Soprano SIDSEL ERIKSEN will portray the Elf King’s daughter and the Mother in Niels W. Gade’s grandiose orchestra piece “Elverskud” (Elf King’s Daughter) as well as a newer orchestra piece “Synderjysk Sommersymfoni” (Symphony of Southern Denmark) by Bo Holten, with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra.

Soprano SOFIE JENSEN will sing the soprano part in Leonard Bernstein’s “Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra” with Copenhagen Phil on April 12th.

The long awaited premiere of Gluck’s opera “Orphée et Eurydice” will open in a travel friendly format on April 13th in the Wilminktheater in Enschede, with our tenor YAROSLAV ABAIMOV in the leading role of Orphée.

On April 28th soprano AYLIN SEZER will sing a wonderful display of various art songs by Barber, Grieg, Poulenc and Ravel with pianist Ed Spanjaard at a Sunday Morning matinée in the concert hall Musis in Arnhem.

Happy spring to all of our wonderful artists!  

Spring is undeniably getting closer as our artists prepare various performances and concerts this month.

Soprano ALINA TKACHUK will be touring the Netherlands as Rosina in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with the Moldova opera. They will visit cities as Nieuwegein, Amstelveen, Hoorn, Tiel, Rotterdam and more. The tour is from February 29th-March 22nd

Recent nominee for the Icelandic Music Award as “Singer of the Year” (Íslensku tónlistaverðlaunin), icelandic baritone HRÓLFUR SÆMUNDSSON will be singing the 1st SS officer in the opera “Die Passagierin” opening on March 1st in Teatro Real in Madrid.

On March 7th, Danish soprano SOFIE JENSEN will visit Aalborg Symphony Orchestra with the demanding orchestra and soprano piece “Let me tell you”, composed by Hans Abrahamsen, a composition which was awarded the Nordic council music prize in 2016.

As we approach Easter, many of our artists will be performing Easter related music and oratorios this month: FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN and STEFFEN BRUUN will team up as Adam and Eve in the creation by Joseph Haydn March 10th in Viborg, March 16th in Holstebro and March 17th in Aarhus.

Counter tenor STEFFEN JESPERSEN will be singing the Alto part in St. John’s passion with the Aarhus Bach Society on March 10th.

On March 16th PAVEL KOLGATIN sings the tenor part in the C minor mass by Mozart in the concert called “the gift of the youth” with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tenor CONNY THIMANDER travels to Lisbon in Portugal to sing the evangelist and tenor solo in three sold out performances of the Bach’s St. John’s passion, with the Gulbenkian Music Foundation on March 26th, 27th and 28th.

Soprano JOHANNA NYLUND will be performing in a completely newly composed version (by Bent Sørensen) of the St. Matthew's Passion with the Danish broadcasting corporation orchestra on March 28th.

This is also the month where the highly anticipated and playful production of “Ariadne auf Naxos” by director Katie Mitchell (which first opened in Aix en Provences in 2018) will be premiering on March 13th at The Royal Danish Theatre, with three of our singers on the cast list: SIMON DUUS (Truffaldino), MARLENE METZGER (Najade), and IAN BJØRSVIK (An officer)

And finally, we're looking forward to our new mezzo-soprano CLÁUDIA RIBAS singing Cornelia in “Giulio Césare” which will premiere on March 24th at Oper Frankfurt.

Yet another month full of music from our magnificent artists!