Carl Johan Falkman
Baritone

Carl Johan Falkman has established himself as one of the leading baritones in Sweden. Since his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 1973 as Ferdinand in Werle’s Tintomara, he has appeared in not far from all the major parts in his fach, including Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Tonio in I Pagliacci, Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana and the title roles of Rigoletto and Wozzeck. In the 2007/2008 season Falkman returned to the Royal Opera in the title role of Falstaff. The 2009/2010 season have included Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus and the revival of Falstaff at the Royal Opera. In the summer of 2010 Carl Johan Falkman appears in the title role of Don Giovanni at the Drottningholm Court Theatre.

In Peter Brook’s La Tragedie de Carmen, Carl Johan Falkman sang the part of Escamillo. The production toured Europe and USA and was also filmed. Carl Johan Falkman has appeared as Don Giovanni in Prague and Moscow. He has been a guest at the opera houses of Nice, Lausanne and Wiesbaden.

In operetta and musical, Carl Johan Falkman’s appearances have included Weill’s One Touch of Venus, Danilo in The Merry Widdow and Higgins in My Fair Lady. For the latter he was awarded the Guldmasken Prize.

Carl Johan Falkman is also frequently engaged as an actor in theatre, television and film. During 2002/2003 he has appeared as Feste in John Caird’s praised production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. He has received the prestigious Guldbagge award for his interpretation of the main character in the Swedish feature film Pensionat Oskar.

UPDATED August 2010
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