KJETIL STØA TENOR BIOGRAPHY
The Norwegian tenor Kjetil Støa is one of Scandinavia’s most interesting tenors. His repertoire consists of many iconic roles in the operatic history, such Calaf in Turandot, Radames in Aida, Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly and Don José in Carmen.
The season 2023-24 he will make his debut in the Wagner repertoar, the role of Erik in Der Fliegende Hollender at the Gothenburg Opera House. These last seasons he got his debuts in many major roles in the operatic repertoire: sush as Pinkerton in Butterfly at Opera Trøndelag and the role of Don José at Opera Rogaland, Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca at Opera Festuka in Kristiansund, Don Carlos by Verdi at Folkoperan in Stockholm and Radames in Verdi’s Aida at Opera Hedeland.
Among recent engagements can be mentioned Macduff at the Opera in Kristiansund, Norway, the tenor part in the opera Borregaard at Sarpsborg Scene, Norway, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at Opera på Skäret in Sweden, Calaf in Turandot at Folkoperan in Sweden, Rodolfo in La Bohème at the Opera in Kristiansund and in Vestfold, Norway, Tormod Kolbrunarskald in the Norwegian production The Saint Olav Drama at the National Culture Center in Stiklestad, Norway and in Kiberg Odyssén with NordNorsk Opera and Symphony Orchestra.
Other roles and engagements: Zinovij Borisovich Izmailov in Lady Macbeth from Mtsensk, Monostatos in The Magic Flute, Messagero in Aida, Shepard in Oedipus Rex and 4th Jew in Salome, all at Den Norske Opera og Ballet in Norway, Wagner in Mefistofele (Boito) at Trondheim Music Theatre, Rodolfo in La Bohème in a tour production with NorrlandsOperan and Riksteatern in Sweden, the Emperor in Turandot with Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Norway in a staged production and Edwin in Die Csárdásfürstin at Oslo Operafestival. Kjetil Støa also participated in the world premiere of the opera I Cancelliradens Dage (Ragnar Söderlind) at Ringsakeroperaen in Norway and in KibergOdyssen with the NordNorsk Opera and Symphony Orchestra.
Kjetil Støa holds a Master of Arts in Opera from The University College of Opera in Stockholm and a Master of Arts in music performance NTNU from the Department of music atTrondheim Conservatory of Music. He has been awarded several prizes and scholarships such as Nord-Trøndelags Fylkes kulturstipend and a scholarship from Royal Academy of Music in Sweden.
