Simen Bredesen has proved himself to be one of the most interesting young tenors in Scandinavia.
His most recent and future engagements include (among others): Spoletta/Tosca, Dancaïro/Carmen, Pierre/Nothing, and Pluto/Orphée aux enfers at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Leonard/Den Stundesløse at Operaen i Kristiansund, Edwin/Die Csárdásfürstin w. the Arctic Philharmonic, Canio/Pagliacci (concert version) with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Beppe/Pagliacci and Goro/Madama Butterfly at Ringsakeroperaen, Don José/Carmen with Opera Nordfjord and Opera Østfold, Johannes/An-Magritt and Carmina Burana (scenic) at Opera Trøndelag, and Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore (sung in Norwegian, short version) at the Midtåsen Kulturfestival in Sandefjord (2024 and a re-invite in 2025).
On the concert scene, his projects feature Haydn’s Nelson Mass with the Arctic Philharmonic and at the Risør Chamber Music Festival, Mozart’s Requiem and a Gala concert with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Canio/Pagliacci
(in concert) with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, a New Year’s concert with the Jönköpings Sinfonietta, a concert with the Sønderjyllands Symphony Orchestra at Opera på Grænsen (Denmark), Petite messe solennelle with Ringsakeroperaen and Flagstadfestivalen, Händel’s Messiah with Cæciliaforeningen, a New Year’s concert with the Bærum Symphony Orchestra, and Olav den Heldige concerts in Sarpsborg and Verdal.
Simen Bredesen is a Norwegian tenor educated at the Grieg Academy and the Norwegian Opera Academy in Oslo.
In 2021, he became part of the Norwegian National Opera’s Young Artist Programme and made his debut on the main stage that same year. Since then, he has performed several roles on the opera’s main stage.
He has collaborated with a number of prominent orchestras and ensembles, including the Arctic Philharmonic, Cæciliaforeningen, Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra, Jönköping Sinfonietta, Kristiansund Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and has performed at the renowned Risør Chamber Music Festival.
He has sung several roles, including Don José in Carmen, Pluto in Offenbach’s Orpheus aux enfers, Pierre in Nothing, Beppe in Pagliacci, Goro in Madama Butterfly, Spoletta in Tosca, and Edwin in Die Csárdásfürstin.
As a tenor soloist, Bredesen has performed a wide range of major oratorios and large-scale works, including Handel’s Messiah, Schubert’s Great Mass, Haydn’s Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Requiem, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, and the role of the Swan in Carmina Burana.
| OPERA
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|---|---|---|
| Bizet, G. | Carmen | Dancaïro |
| Don José | ||
| Remendado* | ||
| Bruce, D. | Nothing | Pierre |
| Donizetti, G. | L’elisir d’amore | Nemorino |
| Heggie, J. | Dead Man Walking | Howard Boucher |
| Gonoud, C. | Faust | Faust |
| Händel, G.F. | Alcina | Oronte |
| Kálmán, E. | Die Csárdásfürstin | Edwin |
| Leoncavallo, R. | Pagliacci | Beppe |
| Canio | ||
| Mozart, W.A. | Die Zauberflöte | Tamino* |
| Offenbach, J. | Orphée aux enfers | John Styx |
| Orff, C. | Carmina Burana | The Swan |
| Pluto | ||
| Puccini, G. | Madama Butterfly | Goro |
| Tosca | Spoletta | |
| Sommerro, H. | An-Magritt | Johannes |
| Strauss, J. | Die Fledermaus | Eisenstein |
| Alfred* | ||
| Strauss, R. | Elektra | Junge Diener |
| Tchaikovsky, P. I. | Eugene Onegin | Lensky |
| Triquet* | ||
| Verdi, G. | La Traviata | Alfredo* |
*studied roles
| CONCERT
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|---|---|---|
| Händel, G.F. | Messiah | |
| Haydn, J. | Missa in angustiis No. 11 in D minor – Nelson Mass | |
| Mozart, W.A. | Requiem | |
| Rossini, G. | Petite Messe Solennelle | |
| Schumann, R. | Dichterliebe | |
| Schubert, F. | Grosse Messe | |
Simen Bredesen – Rigoletto by G. Verdi – Questa o quella (2023)
Simen Bredesen – Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart – Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (2023)
Nothing by David Bruce at the Norwegian Opera & Ballet (Nov. 2023)
