Anders Larsson (born 24 April 1969) is a Swedish operatic baritone. He received

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’s Grant in 1992. While studying at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (Stockholm), Anders Larsson joined the Gothenburg Opera House in 1994 and was the first prize winner of the Swedish Placido Domingo National Contest.

Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Carlo Menotti (, ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept h ...

selected him to sing Eugene Onegin at the Spoleto

Festival dei Due Mondi The ''Festival dei Due Mondi'' (Festival of the Two Worlds) is an annual summer music and opera festival held each June to early July in Spoleto, Italy, since its founding by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958. It features a vast array of conce ...

1996 and the next year Anders was Sweden’s representative in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 1997. Anders Larsson was 1999 invited to the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium to sing Pelléas in Debussy’s Opera Pelléas et Mélisande conducted by George Benjamin and 2001 to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, England to sing the Count Almaviva in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. In 2007 he sang Mandryka in

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's fantastic new production of

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with Nina Stemme at Gothenburg Opera House 2007. Anders Larsson has sung leading roles as a guest artist with several other important theatres and Orchestras internationally, including the Frankfurt Opera (Germany), the Royal Danish Theatre, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Spain), Barbican Hall in London, Deutsche Staatsoper (Germany), Teatro Real (Spain), Minnesota Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonique du Luxembourg to name just a few.

Selected recordings

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, ''Pelléas et Mélisande''. Anders Larsson,

Juanita Lascarro Juanita Lascarro is a Colombian soprano in opera and concert, and a voice teacher. She began her career in Europe in the title role of ''Daphne (opera), Daphne'' by Richard Strauss at several houses. Based at Oper Frankfurt, she has performed le ...

, José van Dam, Anne Gjevang,

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, Conducted by George Benjamin (1999). Bruxelles CD5337 (www.operapassion.com). * Luca Francesconi, ''Ballata''. Anders Larsson (Young Mariner), Conducted by Ono Kazushi. La Monnaei, Bruxelles. Stradivarius, Ricordi oggi (2011). * Andreas Hallén, ''

Waldemarsskatten ''Waldemarsskatten'' (Waldemar's Treasure) is a romantic opera in 4 acts by Andreas Hallén to a libretto by Axel von Klinkowström. Composed in 1898, it was first performed 8 April 1899 at the Royal Swedish Opera, under conductor Conrad Nordqvist ...

''. Conducted by

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. Swedish Radio Orchestra, Stockholm. Sterling Records (2023). *

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, ''Förklädd gud''/''Den Heliga natten'', Conducted by Petter Sundkvist, NAXOS 1996. *

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, ''Åtta barfotasånger'' with Nordic Chamber Orchestra. Anders Larsson, Conducted by

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BIS (2009). *

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, ''Ariadne auf Naxos''. Jane Eaglen, Villars, Makarina, Fox, Donose, Pescevich, Peterson, Anders Larsson (Harlekin). Conducted by Jeffrey Tate and Minnesota Orchestra (1999) CD656 (www.operapassion.com). *

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, ''Lohengrin''.

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, Michael König,

Catherine Naglestad Catherine Naglestad, born in San Jose of Scandinavian parentage, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an American soprano singer. She earned her Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory, furthering her studies in Rome, Mil ...

Dolora Zajick Dolora Zajick (born 24 March 1952) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who specializes in the Verdian repertoire. Zajick has been described as having "one of the greatest voices in the history of opera". Early life Born in Salem, Oregon, ...

and Anders Larsson. Conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. Teatro Real, Madrid 2014. CD1000000 (www.operapassion.com).

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