Magne Fremmerlid

As a member of the Norwegian Opera soloist ensemble 1997 - 2016, Magne Fremmerlid's diverse repertoire included roles as Scarpia in Tosca, Sarastro in The Magic Flute, Colline in La Bohème, the Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Fafner in Das Rheingold, Hagen in Götterdämmerung, the Water Goblin in Rusalka, King Mark in Tristan und Isolde, Hermann in Tannhäuser, Stuart in Around the World in 80 Days and Time/Neptune in The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland.

Fremmerlid's stylistic range is extensive, including both the opera Querini on the island of Røst and the jazz opera Storkaren (The High Flyer) as part of the Fjord Cadenza Festival.

He is also a sought-after concert and oratorio singer, and has been a soloist a number of times with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

May this year (2025) Magne Fremmerlid will sing in the world premiere of the chamber opera Terminus, first at Scene 2 in Oslo, and then at Bergen International Festival (Festspillene i Bergen).

Next spring (2026) Fremmerlid visits Bergen National Opera in the role as Marchese d'Obigny in La traviata.

Main source: The Norwegian Opera & Ballett
Published April 2025