Aleksander Myrling
bass-baritone
© Caroline Olava Halvorsen
This young bass-baritone left the Staatsoper in Stuttgart's opera studio to join Oper Frankfurt's ensemble in 2025/26, during which roles include Angelotti in Tosca, a Landlord / Captain in Manon Lescaut, Barbavano in Offenbach's The Bandits and Zuniga in Carmen. Roles in Stuttgart included 2nd Soldier (Salome), 2nd Armed Man (Die Zauberflöte), Monterone (Rigoletto), Voce di Nettuno (Idomeneo), 2nd Knight of the Grail (Parsifal), Montano (Otello) and he was a soloist in many concerts. He worked free-lance during the 2022/23 season in Norway, where he comes from, and abroad: highlights that season included Escamillo in Carmen (Opera Rogaland), Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde (Stavanger Symphony Orchestra) and the title role in Gianni Schicchi (Orchestra Mediterranea) in Palermo. He reached the semi-finals of the Renata Tebaldi Competition in San Marino. Born in Norway, he studied at the University for Music in Oslo, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Rogaland Music Conservatoire in Stavanger and with Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz. He made his operatic debut singing Ceprano in Rigoletto at the 2016 Oslo Opera Festival. He was awarded scholarships by the Lilly and Tom Wilhelmsen's foundations, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Steensland Schlarship and won the Jonas Gundersen Music Prize.