Events
Upcoming performances
CONCERTO COPENHAGEN FRIEND’S ASSOCIATION
An evening with Valdemar arranged by Concerto Copenhagen Friend's Association. Valdemar will sing baroque arias and talk about the difference between singing tenor and haute-contre (high tenor in the baroque music).
Find out more »SHAKESPEARE IN CONCERT
Valdemar appears in a leading role in the theatre/concert performance: Shakespeare in Concert at the Shakespeare Festival 2018. This prestigious festival takes place every year at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denmark (Hamlet's Castle). For tickets or more information: http://hamletscenen.dk/en/platforms/the-shakespeare-festival/shakespeare-festival-2018/shakespeare-in-concert-2018/
Find out more »SOLO CONCERT IN COPENHAGEN
Valdemar appears in a solo concert in Church of Holmen (Holmens Kirke) in Copenhagen, with Holmens Baroque Ensemble performing works by Bach, Mozart, Sarti, Dowland, Purcell, Rameau and Gluck. For more information: https://www.holmenskirke.dk/begivenhed/calendar/2018/08/30/event/tx_cal_phpicalendar/kapelkoncert-med-valdemar-villadsen/
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CARMINA BURANA IN DENMARK
Once again Valdemar appears as the tenor in Orff's Carmina Burana. This time with fellow soloists Lise Bech and Guido Paevatalu and with conductor Erik Jakobsen at concerts in Svendborg, Denmark. For more information (in Danish): https://www.fyens.dk/modules/mobile/article?articleid=3232874
Find out more »ST MATTHEW PASSION IN ICELAND
Valdemar appears as the evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion) in performances in Iceland. First performance is in Akureyri and second performance is in the majestic cathedral of Reykjavik: Hallgrímskirkja. For more information : https://en.hallgrimskirkja.is/2018/03/28/j-s-bachs-st-matthew-passion-in-hallgrimskirkja-in-reykjavik-on-good-friday-march-30-2018-at-6pm/
Find out more »OSLO CATHEDRAL – MAGNIFICAT
Valdemar appears in Bach's Magnificat in Oslo Cathedral in a performance of Bach's Magnificat with Oslo Cathedral Choir and Barokkanerne conducted by Vivianne Sydnes.
Find out more »CHARPENTIER – TE DEUM
Valdemar appears in a concert with Charpentier's oratorio "Te Deum" and Bach's "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" in Laurentius Kirche in Binzen near Basel. More information soon.
Find out more »THE QUEENS HALL – CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
Valdemar appears as the Evangelist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachts-Oratorium) with the Camerata Øresund with Peter Spissky in the Queen's Hall (Dronningesalen, Den Sorte Diamant) in Copenhagen.
Find out more »CONCERTO COPENHAGEN IN ROME
Valdemar appears in a concert / lecture with Concerto Copenhagen singing music by Giuseppe Sarti. Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Lecturer: Christine Jeanneret. The concert is also a celebration of the 50 years anniversary of The Danish Institute in Rome, and will be attended by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, http://performart-roma.eu/en/news/christine-jeanneret-wins-award-rome-given-the-queen-margrethe-ii-denmark/
Find out more »GRIEG HALL – CARMINA BURANA
Valdemar appears as a soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and with fellow soloists Lina Johnson and Audun Iversen. The concert will take place in the majestic Grieg Hall (Grieghallen) in Bergen, Norway. http://harmonien.no/english/concerts-and-tickets/2017/10/carmina-burana/
Find out more »MASS IN B MINOR IN ESSEN
Valdemar appears as a tenor soloist in Bach's Mass in B Minor (h-Moll-Messe) with Essener Barockorchester conducted by Andy von Oppenkowski. http://www.forum-kreuzeskirche.de/single-post/2017/02/11/15102017-Messe-h-moll-JS-Bach
Find out more »ARCTIC ARTS FESTIVAL – CARMINA BURANA
Valdemar will feature as the tenor soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana with the Arctic Philharmonics. http://festspillnn.no/nb/program/2017/carmina-burana
Find out more »KIEL OPERA HOUSE – SCYLLA ET GLAUCUS
Valdemar appears in the leading role as Glaucus in a production Leclair’s opera Scylla et Glaucus at the opera house in Kiel, Germany. The production will be conducted by Václav Luks and directed by Lucinda Childs. http://www.theater-kiel.de/oper-kiel/repertoire/produktion/titel/skylla-und-glaukos/
Find out more »L’ARPEGGIATA IN GHENT – L’ORFEO
Valdemar appears as Pastore in a production of Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo with L'Arpeggiata conducted by Christina Pluhar.
Find out more »NIKOLAISAAL, POTSDAM – L’ORFEO
Valdemar will appear as a tenor soloist in L'Arpeggiata's production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo conducted by Christina Pluhar in Nikolaisaal in Potsdam (Germany). For more information: http://www.nikolaisaal.de/alle-veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/claudio-monteverdi-lorfeo.html
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM
Once again, Valdemar will be tenor soloist and Evangelist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Weihnachts-Oratorium in Philharmonie Berlin. This time with the Berlin Baroque, Cantores Minores and Monteverdi Chor Berlin. For more information, please visit the Berlin Philharmonics' website: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/calendar/details/24524/
Find out more »COPENHAGEN CATHEDRAL – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah with Accademic Orchestra conducted by Nenia Zenana.
Find out more »MARTINSKIRCHE, KASSEL – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM
Tenor and evangelist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) I-III with St Martins Orchester conducted by Eckhard Manz.
Find out more »PALLADIUM, MALMÖ – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah with Camerata Oresund conducted by Peter Spissky,
Find out more »VIBORG CATHEDRAL – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah with Camerata Oresund conducted by Peter Spissky.
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE
Tenor in Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine Philharmonie Berlin For more information, please visit the homepage of the Berlin Philharmonics. http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/details/24265/
Find out more »AARHUS SUMMER OPERA – LÆNKER
Valdemar appears in the leading role as Adam in the world premiere of Svend Hvidtfeldt Nielsen's opera Lænker (Chains) at Aarhus Summer Opera. The new opera has David Riddell as conductor of The Danish Sinfonietta, and Jens Krogsgaard is directing. For more information, visit Aarhus Summer Opera's website: http://www.aarhus-sommeropera.dk/english/season.html
Find out more »WIESBADEN STATE OPERA – DIE SOLDATEN
The Officer in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's contemporary opera Die Soldaten at Wiesbaden State Opera - Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Conducted by Zsolt Hamar. http://www.staatstheater-wiesbaden.de/programm/spielplan/die-soldaten-imf-2016/
Find out more »SOLO RECITAL IN ROME
Valdemar Villadsen, tenor Enrica Ruggiero, piano Guest soloist: Helene Lang, soprano The solo recital is part of the Roman International Culture Festival 2016: http://www.turismoroma.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MESE-DELLA-CULTURA-2016.pdf Works by Rossini, Bellini, Peter Heise and Lange-Müller June 23 20.30 Sala Accademia
Find out more »INTERNATIONALE MAIFESTSPIELE WIESBADEN – DIE SOLDATEN
The Officer in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's contemporary opera Die Soldaten at Wiesbaden State Opera - Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Conducted by Zsolt Hamar. http://www.staatstheater-wiesbaden.de/programm/spielplan/die-soldaten-imf-2016/ The performances in May is part of Internationale Maifestspiel Wiesbaden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationale_Maifestspiele_Wiesbaden
Find out more »KREUZESKIRCHE, ESSEN – MATTHÄUS-PASSION
Evangelist and Tenor in Bach's Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew's Passion). Essener Barockorchester Essener Kantorei Sopran: Dorothea Brandt Alt: Elvira Bill Tenor: Valdemar Villadsen Bass: Markus Volpert Conductor: Andy von Oppenkowski Kreuzeskirche Essen Germany
Find out more »LAURENTIUS KIRCHE – KRÖNUNGSMESSE (CORONATION MASS)
tenor in Mozart's Krönungsmesse (Coronation Mass) Laurentius Kirche Binzen Germany
Find out more »STADTKIRCHE LÖRRACH – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM (CHRISTMAS ORATORIO)
Evangelist in Bach's Weihnachs-Oratorium. Lörrach Barockorchester. Conductor: Johannes Lang. Lörrach, Germany.
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM (CHRISTMAS ORATORIO)
Evangelist in Bach's Weihnachs-Oratorium. Monteverdi Choir Berlin Baroque. Cantores Minores. Cast: Marie Luise Werneburg (Sopran), Stefan Kahle (Alto), Valdemar Villadsen (Tenor & Evangelist), Jörg Gottschick (Bas), Conductor: Gerhard Oppelt. Philharmonie Berlin (KMS). Berlin, Germany.
Find out more »COPENHAGEN NATIONAL CATHEDRAL – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah. Accademic Orchestra. Conductor: Nenia Zenana. Copenhagen National Cathedral (Københavns Domkirke)
Find out more »SCT NICOLAI CHURCH – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah. Accademic Orchestra. Conductor: Nenia Zenana. Sct. Nicolai Church. Nakskov. Denmark. December 12
Find out more »SOLO RECITAL IN PARIS
works by Rossini, Bellini, Gluck, Rameau and Britten. Le Philo, Paris, France.
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – LOUIS XIV
works by Lully, Clerambault and Charpentier. Berlin Baroque. Berlin Figuralchor. Cast: Soetkin Elbers (Sopran), Liska Hoppe (Mezzosoprano), Valdemar Villadsen (tenor/haute-contre), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jörg Gottschick (bariton), Conductor: Gerhard Oppelt. Philharmonie (Kammersaal). Berlin, Germany.
Find out more »COPENHAGEN OPERA FESTIVAL – COFFEE CANTATA (NARRATOR)
the Narrator (Tenor) in an opera production of Bach's Coffee Cantata. Concerto Copenhagen / Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Cast: Sophie Junker (Lieschen), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (Schlendrian), Valdemar Villadsen (Narrator), Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Director: Elisabeth Linton, Concerto Copenhagen. Copenhagen Opera Festival. Recorded and broadcasted by EBU. http://operafestival.dk/en/performances/historic-coffee-bash-with-concerto-copenhagen
Find out more »TEATRO PRINCIPAL DE BURGOS – GLI AMORI D’ APOLLO E DI DAFNE (APOLLO)
Apollo in an opera production of Cavalli's opera Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne. Cast: Valdemar Villadsen (Apollo), Tina Silc / Judith Lebiez (Dafne), José Mena Polo (Giove), Shawn Mlynek (Pan), and many more. Conductor: Carlos Mena / Javier Illan / Manuel Minguillon. Director: Dionysios Kyropoulos. Festival de Música Antigua, Teatro Principal de Burgos, Spain.
Find out more »KURT WEILL FACTORY – DREIGROSCHENBOHÈME (RODOLFO / DIRECTING)
Rodolfo in Kurt Weill Factory's cabaret / opera performance Dreigroschenbohème. Works by Puccini and Kurt Weill. Cast: Helene Lang (Mimì), Valdemar Villadsen (Rodolfo), Conductor: Matthew Toogood, Director: Valdemar Villadsen, Kurt Weill Factory. Several performances on different locations in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. March and April.
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