Sofia Nesje Enger
The Norwegian soprano Sofia Nesje Enger will make her role debut as Mélisande autumn 2025, directed by Alan Lucien Øyen.
Norwegian soprano Sofia Nesje Enger (b. 1995) completed her Master’s degree at the Academy of Opera in Oslo in 2024. While still a student, she embarked on her professional career with a several performances across Norway and Europe.
She made her operatic debut in 2022 as Clarice in Haydn’s Il mondo della luna with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera, with performances both in Norway and Poland. As the final production of her studies, she performed the role of Cephisa in Telemann’s Orpheus at the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, in collaboration with Barokksolistene and directed by Stefan Herheim.
In the spring of 2024, she was featured as the soprano soloist in Bruckner’s Mass in F minor with the Bucharest Radio Choir & Orchestra, conducted by Sascha Goetzel. During the same season, she performed the role of Vigdis in Kjell Habbestad’s Mostrasuite with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra under the baton of Eivind Gullberg Jensen.
In June this year (2025) she will appear as Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (Scene 2) with singers from the talent programme WOYS. The following year, she has been invited as a soloist for the New Year’s Gala at Théâtre de La Monnaie in Brussels.
Sofia Nesje Enger participated in Bergen National Opera’s summer academy Opera by the Fjord 2023 and appeared in Trippel Rossini at Den Nationale Scene the same year. Summer 2025 she is back at Opera by the Fjord – then as Donna Anna in the highlights from Don Giovanni by Mozart.
Updated June 2025
