Eir Inderhaug

INTRODUCTION

Eir Inderhaug is first class lyric-light soprano, well known and highly charismatic. She is a ‘modern opera’ specialist.

The artist has performed with most Norwegian symphony orchestras and have been on tour with the Norwegian Concert Institute, State Touring Theatre and The Royal Danish Opera (Copenhagen).

RECENT AND FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS

Most recent and future highlights include (among others):

• Real I, Virtual I in Angus Lee’s opera Chasing Waterfalls at Semperoper Dresden;
• Violetta/La Traviata at the Kristiansund Opera and at Opera Trøndelag;
• Gepopo and Venus/Grand Macabre in Zürich (w. Luisi/Biexto), and at Czech National Opera in Prague;
• Verkaufte Braut, Daughter/Soprano Solo in Cathedral/Brezel seller in The Nose at La Monnaie de Munt, Bruxelles;
• Eurydike/Orfeus i underjorden and an operetta gala at the Malmö Opera;
• Boulanger’s Pie Jesu and Fauré’s Requiem with Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra;
• Synnøve/Krenket: Vern barnet at the Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera
• Mozart’s Requiem and Håkon Berge’s Kyndelsmesse (2024, premiere) w. the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.

BIOGRAPHY

Operasinger Eir Inderhaug grew up in Stavanger, Norway. She started her career early when she won the talent show Talentiaden on Norwegian national television in 1991.

Past engagements in recent years

In the recent pre-pandemic years, Eir took the stage as Queen of the Night/Magic Flute at Norwegian National Opera and Ballet; Weird Sister/Macbeth Underworld by Dusapin at Opéra Comique Paris and in Rouen; Mädchen/Der Park and Tytania/A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Britten at the Malmö Opera; concerts with Bergen National Opera.

Highlights from previous seasons

Eir Inderhaug has performed as Queen of the Night/The Magic Flute, Despina/Cosi fan Tutte, Adele/Die Fledermaus and Rosina/Il barbiere di Siviglia at Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Fiakermilli/Arabella at Bayerische Staatsoper and Gabrielle/Devils of Loudon at Copenhagen Royal Opera. She has sung in Morton Feldman’s Neither in Dresden production and in Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre with Düsseldorfer Symphoniker.

In season 2013-14 Eir Inderhaug sang Gepopo/Venus in Le Grand Macabre at Komische Oper, Berlin, at Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, at La Monnaie in Bruxelles, and at The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen. She also sang at the 90-year anniversary concert of the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir.

In 2011 Eir Inderhaug premiered the opera Teskjekjerringa at Nordnorsk Opera, where she performed the title role as well as sang Lucie in the opera Olav Engelbrektson at Steinvikholmen. Previous productions also include Les Misérables at Trøndelag Teater; different roles at The Gothenburg Opera like Fiakermilli/Arabella by R. Strauss and Blonde/Die Entführung aus dem Serail – the latter she also performed at Komische Oper in Berlin – Autonoe/Die Bassariden by Henze at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Die Fledermaus at Gothenburg Opera, Pamina/Die Zauberflöte at Dalhalla, and Iphis/Jephtha at The Royal Theater, Copenhagen.

Eir Inderhaug has contributed to several CD recordings. Amongst others on Okkenhaug’s Songs “Eg veit ei lita jente” and on the recording of the Danish opera Belissa where she sings the title role.

EDUCATION

Norwegian Eir Inderhaug received her education at Rogaland Musikkonservatorium, The Opera Academy in Copenhagen and in the Soloist Class at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.

AWARDS

In 2003 Eir was selected Norwegian Concert Institutes ‘Intro Musician’.

In 2008 she received excellent reviews for her performances during Risør Chamber Music Festival.

She won Critics’ Prize in 2014 for Venus/Gepopo in Le Grand Macabre.