Wiktor Sundqvist

The Swedish tenor Wiktor Sundqvist has this season made his debut at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm as Kaj in the contemporary opera Snödrottningen/The Snow Queen, composed by Benjamin Staern, a role he also performed in 2016 when the opera had its world premiere at the Malmö Opera. Wiktor has this spring been a guest at Folkoperan in Stockholm where he has sung Ferrando in Così fan tutte and the role of The Son in the world premiere of the contemporary staged oratorio Ålevangeliet/The Gospel of the Eels.

In the season of 2019-2020 Wiktor Sundqvist sung Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at NorrlandsOperan in northern Sweden. He also participated in the independent opera company Kamraterna’s production of Antonia Walpurgis’ Talestri, regina delle amazon where he appeared in the role of Orontes. The previous season included Juan in Don Quijote at Folkoperan and Kaj i Snödrottningen/The Snow Queen at the Malmö Opera. At the Malmö Opera, Wiktor has previously sung the roles Harlekin and The Soldier in the chamber opera Döden sägen nej (Death says no) by Viktor Ullman and he has sung Ahmed in Tusen och en natt (One Thousand and One Nights) by Daniel Fjellström.

Wiktor Sundqvist has previously been a guest at the Wermland Opera where he has sung Alfred in Die Fledermaus. He has appeared as Pang in Turandot at Folkoperan in Stockholm, as Narciso in Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at the Läckö Slottsopera and he has participated in Piteå Kammaropera's contemporary Stilla min Eld. At the Malmö Opera Wiktor has appeared in the roles of Harlekin and The Soldier in Döden säger nej by Viktor Ullman and as Ahmed in A Thousand and one nights by David Fjellström. Wiktor Sundqvist has also been engaged at the Göteborg Opera where he sung Janek in Janáček’s Věc Makropulos. In the summer of 2014 Wiktor appeared in Silverskeppet at the VadstenaAcademy in Sweden and the following season included engagements of Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro at the Norrland Opera. In 2015 he participated in the contemporary opera Son of Heaven by Japanese composer Moto Osada at the Vadstena Academy.

Wiktor graduated in 2015 from the University College of Opera in Stockholm. At the University College he has studied roles like Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Pierre in Holst’s The Wandering Scholar, Franz in Les contes d’Hoffmann and Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos.

June 2022