John Otto Lundgren (born 12 October 1968) is a Swedish dramatic baritone opera singer.
Life 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 Puccini's La Bohème. He appeared there also as Enrico Ashton in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Verdi's Posa in Don Carlos and Amonasro in Aida, Wagner's Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, and the title role of Der fliegende Holländer, and Puccini's Scarpia in Tosca. He has performed many of these roles internationally and also added to them Carlo Gérard in Giordano's Andrea Chenier at the Bregenzer Festspiele and Jack Rance of La fanciulla del West in Stockholm in the 2011/12 season.
Lundgren has appeared in contemporary opera. In 2005, he performed as Prospero in The Tempest by Thomas Adès and four roles in 's Cecilia and the Monkey King at Drottningholm Theatre. 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 in Eine florentinische Tragödie.
In 2018, John participated for the third consecutive year at Bayreuther Festspiele. This time in two roles, Wotan in Die Walküre and the title role of the Flying Dutchman, Der Holländer. Later 2018 he will take part in the production of Wagner's Ring at The Royal Opera House London.
Awards In 2006, John Lundgren received the Birgit Nilsson Scholarship for being one of the few Scandinavian-born dramatic baritones of his generation. In 2010, Lundgren was honoured Knight of Dannebrog by HM The Queen of Denmark. In 2021, Lundgren was honoured Royal Court Singer by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf. https://www.kungahuset.se/kungl.-hovstaterna/kungliga-hederstitlar In 2022, John received the Jussi Björling Scholarship. In 2023, Lundgren was awarded with the prestigious Lunds Studentsångares Solistpris.https://www.studentsangarna.nu/solistpriset In 2023, Lundgren received the Richard Brodin Scholarship. https://operavannerna.com/stipendier/mottagare-av-richard-brodins-stipendium/
Recordings Puccini – La fanciulla del West (Royal Swedish Opera House, 2012) Handel – Giulio Cesare (Royal Danish Theater, 2007)
Repertoire Lundgren´s repertoire includes: +Year (debut)ComposerOperaRoleLocationThomas AdèsThe TempestProspero2007Ludwig van BeethovenFidelioDon PizarroDen Jyske OperaAlban BergWozzeckWozzeckGeorges BizetCarmenEscamilloBenjamin BrittenRape of LucretiaTarquiniusClaude DebussyPelléas et MélisandeGolaudGaetano DonizettiDon PasqualeMalatestaGaetano DonizettiLucia di LammermoorLord Enrico Ashton2012Umberto GiordanoAndrea ChénierCarlo GérardBregenzer FestspieleGeorge Frideric HandelGiulio CesareCurioReine JönssonThe Monkey KingDiversRued LanggaardAntikristThe hateWolfgang Amadeus MozartDon GiovanniLeporelloWolfgang Amadeus MozartCosì fan tutteGuglielmo / Don AlfonsoWolfgang Amadeus MozartDie ZauberflöteSprecherWolfgang Amadeus MozartLe Nozze di FigaroConte Almaviva2018Giacomo PucciniToscaBaron ScarpiaRoyal Swedish Opera2011Giacomo PucciniLa Fanciulla del WestJack RanceRoyal Swedish OperaGioachino RossiniIl Signor BruschinoGaudenziGioachino RossiniIl Barbiere di SivigliaBartoloGioachino RossiniIl Viaggio à ReimsDon ProfondoRichard StraussCapriccioHaushofmeisterRichard StraussElektraOrestRichard StraussDie Frau ohne SchattenBarak2019Peter TchaikovskyPique DameGraf TomskiRoyal Opera HouseGiuseppe VerdiIl TrovatoreConte di LunaGiuseppe VerdiNabuccoNabuccoGiuseppe VerdiLa TraviataGiorgio GermontGiuseppe VerdiSimon BoccanegraPaolo AlbianiGiuseppe VerdiDon CarlosPosaGiuseppe VerdiAidaAmonasroGiuseppe VerdiOtelloJagoGiuseppe VerdiMacbethMacbeth2016Richard WagnerSiegfriedDer WandererBayreuther Festspiele2017Richard WagnerSiegfriedWotanRoyal Swedish OperaRichard WagnerDer Fliegende HolländerHolländerRichard WagnerLohengrinTelramundRichard WagnerTristan und IsoldeKurwenalRichard WagnerParsifalAmfortas2018Richard WagnerDas RheingoldAlberichBayerischer Staatsoper München2018Richard WagnerSiegfriedAlberichBayerischer Staatsoper München2018Richard WagnerDie WalküreWotanBayreuther Festspiele2018Richard WagnerDer Fliegende HolländerDer HolländerBayreuther Festspiele2018Richard WagnerDas RheingoldWotanRoyal Opera House2018Richard WagnerDie WalküreWotanRoyal Opera House2018Richard WagnerSiegfriedDer WandererRoyal Opera House2016, 2017Richard WagnerDie WalküreWotanBayreuther FestspieleRichard WagnerRing des NibelungenAlberich2017Alexander von ZemlinskyEine florentinische TragödieSimoneDutch National Opera
References
External links Official website Hör en längre intervju med John Lundgren