Pelléas et Mélisande
Pelléas
Thorbjørn Gulbrandsøy
Norwegian baritone Thorbjørn Gulbrandsøy received his Opera Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Glenville Hargreaves and Ingrid Surgenor, and sang the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Anthenor (Dardanus) and Night Watchman (A Night at the Chinese Opera). In 2003 he won the Nordic Pentti Koskimies Lied Competition. He recently made his BBC Proms debut in Grieg’s Four Psalms for Chorus and Baritone Solo with the BBC Symphony Chorus. Thorbjørn made his debut at the Norwegian National Opera as Dancairo in Carmen, and later sang the role of Dr Falke (Die Fledermaus) with the Norwegian National Opera on tour. In 2008 he sang Dancairo (Carmen) in his home town of Bergen and Pontifex 1 (St Matthew Passion) at the Glyndebourne Festival. He has also sung the title role in Le nozze di Figaro and Masetto in Don Giovanni. Plans include Danilo (The Merry Widow) in Savannah and a return to Glyndebourne to understudy the role of Morales (Carmen). The present production is his London debut.
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