Aleksander Myrling
bass-baritone
© Barbara Aumüller
This young bass-baritone left the Stuttgart State Opera's opera studio to join the Ensemble in Frankfurt this season, during which roles include Angelotti in Tosca, a Landlord / Captain in Manon Lescaut, Barbavano in Offenbach's The Bandits, Zuniga in Carmen. and a Guest /Woodcutter in this new production of Fortner's Bluthochzeit / Blood Wedding. 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 sang solo in many concerts. He worked free-lance during the 2022/23 season in Norway, where he comes from, and abroad: highlights 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. 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.