Audun Iversen (Baritone)
Norwegian baritone Audun Iversen began singing
at the age of 22. In July 2007 Audun Iversen made the final
in the “Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition” in Vienna.
He won the “Queen Sonja International Singing Competition” in Oslo
in August 2007, in addition to being the first singer to win
the newly founded “Ingrid Bjoner Scholarship”.
Audun sang the Count Le Nozze
di Figaro and the title role in Eugene Onegin with the Royal Danish
Opera in Copenhagen, where he was Principal artist for 08-09
season, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro
at Deutsche Oper Berlin, the title role in Eugene Onegin for Opйra
de Lille, Zurga in concerts of The Pearl Fishers
with Moscow State Philharmonic Society and Britten’s War Requiem with the Royal
Scottish National Orchestra.
He opened the 10/11 season performing
the title role in Don Giovanni with Glyndebourne on Tour, followed
by Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at the Royal Danish Opera his
debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
as Albert in Werther conducted Antonio Pappano, and
the title role in Eugene Onegin for the Bolshoi at the Athens
International Festival. November — December 2011 — the title role
in Eugene Onegin for English National Opera.
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