John Lundgren

John Otto Lundgren (* 12. October 1968 ) is a Swedish opera singer of the vocal compartment dramatic baritone .

Life

Lundgren grew up in Sweden and studied at the Det Kongelige Danske Music Conservatory in Copenhagen . While still a student, he became a member of the ensemble at the Royal Theater there . Various engagements led him to a. to the opera houses in Munich, London, Leipzig, Hamburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Zurich, Beijing and Tokyo as well as to the Bregenz and Bayreuth Festivals .

His repertoire mainly includes the vocal subject of the dramatic baritone, but also other roles. His repertoire includes: Scarpia ( Tosca ), Amonasro ( Aida ), Schaunard ( La Bohème ), Giorgio Germont ( La traviata ), Escamillo ( Carmen ), Kurwenal ( Tristan and Isolde ), Albiani ( Simon Boccanegra ), Don Pizarro ( Fidelio ), Telramund ( Lohengrin ), Amfortas ( Parsifal ), Barak ( The Woman Without a Shadow ), the title role in The Flying Dutchman , Wotan ( The Valkyrie ) and the Wanderer ( Siegfried ).

Awards

2006: Birgit Nilsson scholarship
2009: Nomination for the Reumert Theater Prize as “Best Singer” in Der fiegen Holländer
In 2010, John Lundgren was made Knight of Dannebrog by Queen Margaret of Denmark .

2012: Nomination for the Reumert Theater Prize as “Best Singer” in Parsifal

records

Puccini - La fanciulla del West (Royal Swedish Opera House, 2012)
Handel - Giulio Cesare (Royal Danish Theater, 2007)

Web links

Commons : John Lundgren - collection of images, videos and audio files

John Lundgren at Operabase (engagements and dates)
John Lundgren in the Internet Movie Database (English)
John Lundgren at Discogs (English)
Website of John Lundgren (English)
BR-Klassik aktuell: Interview with John Lundgren - Neuer Wotan in Bayreuth, August 9, 2016

Individual evidence

↑ Bayreuth Festival »Deutsch» Programs »Performance Database» Person. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .
↑ Birgit-Nilsson-Scholarship. In: www.birgitnilsson.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
↑ About | John Lundgren. Retrieved March 8, 2018 (American English).
↑ Kungliga Operan: Flickan från Västern - La fanciulla del west - Kungliga Operan. December 15, 2011, accessed March 8, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Lundgren, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lundgren, John Otto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish opera singer with a dramatic baritone voice
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1968

[1] Bayreuth Festival »Deutsch» Programs »Performance Database» Person. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .

[2] Birgit-Nilsson-Scholarship. In: www.birgitnilsson.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018 .

[3] About | John Lundgren. Retrieved March 8, 2018 (American English).

[4] Kungliga Operan: Flickan från Västern - La fanciulla del west - Kungliga Operan. December 15, 2011, accessed March 8, 2018 .